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- How do you track data on energy use and carbon emissions today?
- What is your primary driver to collect this data? (check all that apply)
- What are your primary sources of energy and carbon data? (check all that apply)
- How do you structure your energy and carbon inventory?
- Do you structure your carbon data for regulatory reporting separately from your carbon data for voluntary reporting?
- How do you verify or audit your data?
- How frequently do you view and report your energy use?
- How frequently do you view and report your carbon emissions?
- What external reports do you prepare? (check all that apply)
- Have you set any quantitative energy and carbon reduction goals for your organization?
- If you have set a reduction goal, what type is it?
- How do you drive performance to achieve your energy and carbon goals? (select all that apply)
- What aspects of your business do you benchmark for energy use or carbon emissions (select all that apply)
- What external datasets do you benchmark your energy and carbon performance?
- Why do you benchmark?
- At what level in your organization do you prioritize energy project funding decisions?
- How do energy and carbon projects compete for budget?
- What types of energy management approaches have you implemented? (select all that apply)
- How frequently do you monitor your energy and carbon performance?
- How often do you report energy and carbon performance to executive management?
- How does monitoring drive change in your operations? (check all that apply)
- Do you have any employee engagement programs for sustainability?
- Do you have incentives programs for your customers or suppliers on their sustainability performance?
- What type of tools or resources do you use to conduct your product LCA?
- How do you collect supply chain energy and carbon data to assess your product(s)?
- What is your primary reason for conducting product LCAs? (select all that apply)
- What is the most time consuming part of LCA?
- What type of sustainability metrics do you measure with product LCAs?
- What stage of the product lifecycle is most important in your assessment?
Spreadsheets
48%EHS software
12%In-house custom software
11%Outsourced to consultant
18%Not at all
12%Environmental Compliance
36%Material Disclosure (financial reports)
10%Brand or Reputation
19%Operational Efficiency
28%Profitability
6%Building or Plant Metering systems (e.g. CEMS, DCS)
29%Utility Bill (Consolidator or Direct)
46%Travel Management software
6%Supplier Surveys
9%ERP software (e.g. invoices)
11%By business unit
28%By cost/profit center
3%By geography
19%By facility/asset
28%By product
22%Yes
15%No
26%In the future
7%Unsure
52%Self-certification
29%Internal audit group
18%3rd-party limited assurance
11%Certified 3rd-party verification
43%Hourly
16%Daily
11%Weekly
18%Monthly/Quarterly
45%Annually
9%Daily
20%Weekly
9%Monthly
27%Quarterly
25%Annually
20%GHG Regulatory Compliance (e.g US EPA, UK CRC)
25%Voluntary GHG Programs (e.g. CDP, The Climate Registry)
30%Corporate Annual Report
5%Corporate Sustainability Report or GRI
30%Supply Chain Partner (e.g. Walmart)
10%Yes - and we have published them externally
45%Yes - internally only
27%We plan to
12%No plans
12%Why bother... we cannot measure performance because our data is a mess
3%Time-based absolute goal (e.g. X tons CO2e by 2020)
25%Intensity-based goal (e.g. tons CO2e/product)
50%Relative performance goal (e.g. Y% from previous year)
0%Regulatory compliance (e.g. # of deviations)
0%Financial goal (e.g. energy costs)
25%Include in annual corporate goals
56%Tie to direct compensation of sustainability/EHS group
11%Tie to direct compensation of operational units
22%Added bonus for individual achievement
11%Non-financial recognition
0%Facilities
45%Business Units
17%Regions/Geographies
17%Products/Brands
3%None
17%Industry trade associations or consortiums (e.g. EICC)
36%Government data (e.g US EPA)
9%Carbon Disclosure Project
18%Sustainability Indices (e.g DJSI, Ceres)
9%Product Benchmarking (e.g. )
0%None
27%Improve operational performance
73%Enhance brand reputation
13%Share best practices
13%Set industry standards (e.g. in supply chain)
0%Global / Corporate Level
30%Line of Business
40%Regional Level
20%Facility Level
10%Not sure
0%Based on traditional financial criteria (e.g. hurdle rates)
46%Using shadow cost of carbon
8%Strategic budget for sustainability
15%Replenishing budget using cost savings
31%Metering (e.g. smart meters)
38%Demand Response
12%Building Management System
15%Outsourced Energy Management Services
23%Don't know
12%Hourly or less
21%Daily
14%Weekly
14%Monthly
21%Quarterly or more
29%More than once a month
13%Monthly
25%Quarterly
25%Bi-annually
0%Annually
38%Triggers reporting on deviations
33%Initiates immediate corrective action
50%Drives operational or process changes
0%Influence long-term investments
17%Supports cross-unit benchmarking
0%We have awareness programs
0%We engage and reward employees
20%No but plan to
30%Not sure
50%We share best practices with our customers and suppliers
0%We offer preferred status or recognition
40%We offer rewards or other financial incentives
0%No but plan to
40%Not sure
20%Lifecycle engineering software (e.g. GaBi)
42%Spreadsheets
33%Consultants
17%Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) or other enterprise software
8%Custom software
0%Supplier portal provided by your company
25%Send suppliers a spreadsheet to complete
25%Through email
13%Through web surveys
13%We dont collect at this time
25%For marketing purposes
13%To identify areas for improved efficiency
25%For product labeling
50%Due to customer or supply chain pressures
13%Goal and scope definition
0%Data collection
100%Calculation of Impact
0%Data analysis
0%Energy
0%Carbon
0%Water
0%Toxics
0%Social criteria (e.g. conflict minerals, labor practices)
100%Raw material extraction
0%Component manufacturing
67%Finished Goods manufacturing
0%Distribution
33%Use and disposal
0%Connect with SAP
