Business Drivers for Carbon Management

Organizations around the world are being driven to launch climate-change programs by top and/or bottom-line concerns. They recognize that GHG issues represent potential business risks and opportunities. Climate change puts pressure on your business in many ways.

Risk factors:

• Regulations or standards
• Competition
• Employee knowledge transfer
• Access to production sites
• Company valuation
• Data auditing
• Corporate image

Operational goals:

• Reduce costs – energy prices, insurance
• Increase the quality of products and services
• Diversify products and services
• Stimulate innovation
• Increase employee motivation
• Personal commitment and responsibility to community
• Maintain or increase market share

External drivers:

• Customer or consumer demands for "greener" products
• Profitability and access to capital -- investors interest is growing
• Shareholders demanding accountability and transparency
• Competitive advantage by setting the trend or following the market leader