Energy efficiency: Translating your improvements into major corporate savings

The International Energy Agency predicts better energy usage and prouction policies could contribute 78% of avoided CO2 emissions by 2030. The global credit squeeze, plus continuing high commodity prices make energy efficiency a no-brainer for everyone. And since rising fuel costs shorten pay-back time for energy saving technologies, it's no wonder a new Economist survey confirms over 50% of leading business executives say energy efficiency is a top sustainability priority.

• Best ways to assess energy consumption and pinpoint your reduction priorities
• Tackling energy efficiency throughout your operations and supply chain: What are the major challenges - and solutions?
• Buildings account for over 40% of EU energy consumption - making them a major expense for your company: How to green your buildings - whether or not you actually own them
• Smart metering and other technological solutions: How much energy and money they can you save?
• Upcoming regulation in building efficiency: What to expect and how to prepare
• Energy performance certificates: Should you wait until the next transaction to do your energy audits?

• Tesco, Katherine Symonds, Sustainability Manager
• BT, Richard Tarboton, Director of Energy and Carbon

Moderator: ClimateChangeCorp.com, Zara Maung, Editor

Carbon management: How do you measure, set targets - and achieve them?

KPMG's latest Global Climate Change Risks Report shockingly reveals that none of the eighteen sectors studied are properly prepared to handle the risks brought by climate change.

The UK's upcoming Carbon Reduction Commitment will make carbon management mandatory - and any failure to comply will have a material impact on profitability. Having said that, carbon reduction is also a major opportunity for those who know how. BP, for example, has saved $650 million in just four years by reducing factory CO2 emissions. You'll leave this session with a hugely valuable step-by-step Guide to Carbon Reduction to help you achieve serious savings of your own.

• What - exactly - do you need to measure, and what metrics should you use?
• What's the most effective way to carry out a carbon audit - and pinpoint inefficiencies?
• What about verification and assurance?
• Do's and don'ts of choosing the baseline and setting your targets
• How to achieve carbon neutrality and maintain it - year-on-year
• How to develop a comprehensive carbon management strategy that delivers maximum savings
• Carbon auditing: How to get the most from it
• CRC: How to be ranked as a strong performer and receive kickbacks

• Forum for the Future, Peter Madden, Chief Executive
• PepsiCo UK & Ireland, Andrew Smith, Head of Corporate Responsibility
• First Climate, Jochen Gassner, Director of the Climate Neutral Department

Moderator: Ethical Corporation Institute, Pamela Muckosy, Research Manager

Renewable energy: How to make it boost your company's reduction goals and profit the bottom line

The EU's 20% target and the UK's suggested 15% are both ambitious - especially as the UK currently sources only 2% of its energy from renewables. How can you make sure your company's renewable energy strategy is on the right track?

• Green tariffs: Is there a reputational risk?
• Carbon accounting within Carbon Reduction Commitment: What to expect - and how to prepare
• Energy sourcing: How to choose the right provider and key questions you should must ask
• UK mechanism for supporting renewable electricity - are effective drivers in place?
• Renewables and transport fuel consumption: How to green your fleet and save money
• Electricity labeling: How can it help your company reach its renewables targets?
• On-site renewables generation: Ensuring it enhances your reputation and benefits the bottom line

• Centrica, José Davila, Head of Strategy and Communications, for British Gas New Energy

Moderator: ClimateChangeCorp.com, Zara Maung, Editor

From carbon footprint to environmental footprint management: Puttiing climate change into a broader context

The holistic approach to environmental responsibility makes perfect business sense. And why wouldn't it, if saving the planet can also save money? Moreover, unless you address environmental issues beyond carbon, it's not credible to speak about climate change mitigation...

• What issues should you focus on - and what are the top priorities?
• Bio-diversity and sustainable forestry: How to integrate them into your strategy
• The risks of failing to manage your environmental footprint
• Waste, water management and environmental liabilities: How are your peers responding to these challenges and which solutions are proving most effective?
• How to ensure sure your company complies with RoHS, REACH and WEEE
• Combining carbon audits with environmental audits: How much will you save in time and resources?
• Energy management: Is switching from coal to more expensive - but less polluting - natural gas worthwhile?
• Should nuclear and biofuels be part of your energy mix?

• Johnson & Johnson, Jack de Bokx, Senior Director Environment Health and Safety for EMEA

Moderator: Ethical Corporation Institute, Dermot Hikisch, Associate Researcher

Investor disclosure & environmental reporting: Why it's so important. And how to get it right

Ninety per cent of investors say environmental and social factors affect a company's value. So it's no surprise that thousands of companies now publish CSR reports to document policies and performance on these two key issues. Many also include a third-party assurance statement to address the report's credibility and completeness.

As the current economic crisis shows, failing to address undisclosed risk in the short term can lead to larger problems in the long run...

• Wisdom from a leading institutional investor: What questions to expect - and what to disclose
• How are your competitors are making use of environmental reporting?
• Educating investors on the financial benefits of your environmental strategies - as well as the reputational rewards
• Making sure reporting is cost-effective in the current economic climate

• Man Group, Rob Challis, Global Head of Corporate Responsibility
• Carbon Disclosure Project, Nigel Topping, Chief Development Officer

Moderator: Ethical Corporation Institute, Pamela Muckosy, Research Manager

Engaging suppliers in your green agenda: Tricks of the trade

Reducing emissions and implementing green strategies in the supply chain are never easy. But the bottom line benefits and reputational rewards make it more than worthwhile. So where do you start - or go next - how much can you save? Plus everything you need to know about effectively engaging suppliers in your environmental issues.

• What really works to encourage first and second tier suppliers to go green and improve corporate environmental compliance?
• Why to give up on generic e-shots - and the communication techniques that are so much better
• What are other businesses are doing to improve their supply chain visibility - and what you could do?
• The business-critical essentials of an effective environmental supply chain management strategy for your supply chain

• Marks & Spencer, Carmel Mcquaid, Climate Change Manager
• Dairy Crest, Dr. Stuart Marsden , Technical Controller for Milk Procurement

Moderator: ClimateChangeCorp.com, Zara Maung, Editor

The future of a carbon-constrained transport industry

The transport industry has escaped the Kyoto Protocol and the EU Emissions Trading Scheme - so far. But with transportation emissions responsible for such a high amount of the EU figure, the sector is under huge scrutiny on issues like aeroplane fuels, electric vehicles and hybrid or lower-carbon engines. Find out about key issues that will affect every business sooner rather than later:

• Logistics and the environment: Where is regulation headed?
• Transportation fuels: Has the biofuels debate hurt EU carbon emissions targets?
• Reducing carbon from business travel: how to develop a balanced strategy for your comopany?

• Fiat Group, Luis Cilimingras, Director of Digital Strategy
• WWF-UK, Jean Leston, Transport Policy Officer, Climate Change Team

How to green your products: From life cycle assessment to innovative design solutions

The EC's determination to green products made in Europe means businesses need to reduce their environmental footprint across the value chain - from design to disposal and beyond. Germany is proving particularly successful, with the country's Environment Agency claiming 80% of a product's environmental impacts are determined during the design phase. What are the lessons to be learned

• Cutting-edge Life Cycle Assessment methodologies - and how to use them in your company
• Retaining supply chain compatibility and flexibility without sacrificing CO2 reduction targets
• Simple steps that deliver cost reductions, optimum efficiency and full productivity
• How are leading companies are greening their products - and what's being achieved by way of immediate bottom line benefits?
• What to expect from the new European Eco-design rules and other green product regulation - and how to prepare your business
• How to reduce your overall environmental impact and achieve maximum cost-efficiency and productivity in your operations

• Henkel, Roland Shroeder, Director of Sustainability

Engaging top management and employees in your green agenda: Best practice

IBM saved $17.8 million in a single year just by asking staff to turn off unused lights and equipment. But battling climate change fatigue and winning environmental advocates at management level is hard.

• Find out how to ensure green issues stay high on the corporate agenda even when economic circumstances divert attention elsewhere
• What works - and what doesn't - when it comes employee engagement?
• How to keep your messages fresh - and increase engagement without turning off those who are already devoted to the green agenda
• How to get commitment from the Board and develop a successful communications strategy for the rest of the company

• Standard Chartered, Yulanda Chung, Head of Sustainable Business

Reducing waste and excess packaging: Best practice

Reducing the vast amount of British food waste sent to landfill could save 18 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent in emissions annually. And that's just one industrial sector! With landfill tax currently at £32 per ton, unnecessary packaging and waste is a costly by-product of manufacturing. And right now, the financial implications of using unnecessary materials for packaging and waste are too great to be ignored.

• What's on the horizon for tougher European packaging and waste regulations?
• Understand the benefits of the cradle-to-cradle versus cradle-to-grave approach: How can you mange your waste and make more money?
• How do you identify the most effective waste management and packaging solutions for your business?

• ASDA, Julian Walker Palin, Head of Corporate Policy for Sustainability & Ethics

Stakeholder engagement: How to build mutually beneficial relationships with NGOs

Establishing long-term partnerships with NGOs can help improve your environmental strategies and reduce the negative attitude that often comes from the NGO community. But stakeholder engagement is rarely easy or straightforward...

• Understand the benefits - and major challenges - of stakeholder engagement
• How to increase your empathy with NGO's value sets - and find common ground
• Secrets of achieving an equitable, win-win partnership that meets agreed objectives

• WWF, Dax Lovegrove, Head of Business and Industry Relations
• Nokia Siemens Network, Raj Kumar

Moderator: Future 500, Juliette Terzieff , Senior Director of Global Stakeholder Initiatives

Innovative technology solutions for environmental challenges: What's in it for you?

New technologies for could reduce man-made global emissions by 15% in the next decade - while delivery over €500 billion worth of energy savings, according to a new report from the Climate Group and the Global e-Sustainability Initiative.

• Which specific technologies can help your business drive efficiency, save money and reduce its environmental footprint?
• How do you ensure your chosen innovations are cost-effective and good for the environment? What works and what's better avoided?
• From smart meters to teleconferencing: Proven solutions to mange your environmental footprint and cut costs
• Car fleet optimisation: which technologies are good for the environment and even better for your bottom line?

• EDF Energy, Robert Sansom, Director of Strategy & Sustainable Development