the transparency train: a perspective on energy and climate disclosures
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The Transparency TrainA Perspective on Energy and Climate Disclosures
PNWARS 2015 Semi-Annual Conference
March 4-5, 2015
Energy Update Session
Sustainability - The Big Picture
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Population Growth
Urbanization
Wealth
Water
Food
Energy &
Fuel
Global Economic Driving Forces Eco-Enablers
Increases in Economic Driving Forces Often Tend to
Strain Natural Resources
Resource Availability Affects the Quantity and Quality of
Economic Driving Forces
Deforestation Climate Change
Ecosystem Decline
Our Success Managing the Interactions Above Determine Long
Term Global Sustainability
Material Resources
Environmental Impacts – Realized or Avoided
Source: KPMG Expect the Unexpected: Building business value in a changing world
The Transparency Train
Business and Sustainability ConnectionsThe Transparency Train
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Sustainability Challenges
Fuel/energy efficiency and renewables
Climate change and resiliency
Water stewardship
Routine and Non-routine releases to the environment
Land use management and ecosystem protection
Environmental compliance, reporting, and disclosure
Social/community impacts
Business Implications
Operational costs (+/-)
Stakeholder transparency and trust
Risk and crisis management (continuity and resiliency)
Brand and reputation
Suppliers and sustainable supply
Pressure Amplifiers
Hyper Transparency
Corporate Expectations for Reporting and Disclosure
Natural Resource Impacts and Availability
confidential and proprietary
The World of Direct DisclosuresThe Transparency Train
confidential and proprietary 3
Employees
CustomersInvestors
Government Regulators
SuppliersLocal
Communities
Media
NGOs / Non-Profits
Voluntary: GRI aligned Sustainability Report, website
Investor-Driven: CDP, DJSI, FTSE4Good responses
Surveys/Rankings: Newsweek, Oxfam, ClimateCounts.org
Regulatory: SEC, SASB, OSHA, EPA disclosures
The World of Indirect DisclosuresThe Transparency Train
confidential and proprietary 4
Energy & Climate Change Disclosures
3 Disclosures That Should Be On Your Radar
confidential and proprietary5
CDP Climate DisclosureThe Transparency Train
confidential and proprietary 6
SASB – Rail TrainsportationThe Transparency Train
confidential and proprietary 7
Customer Requests & DisclosureThe Transparency Train
confidential and proprietary 8
Questions & Curiosities?
confidential and proprietary 9
Nick MartinSustainability Practice LeaderSenior Consultant+1 703 861 [email protected]