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Executive Order 13514:
Verisae’s Sustainability Resource Planning (SRP) Platform for Federal Agencies

As world leaders gather in Copenhagen to debate a successor to the landmark Kyoto Protocol, it is no overstatement to say that all eyes will be on the United States. Executive 0rder 13514 is President Obama's most significant call to environmental action.

The Executive Order 13514 request plans and accurate tracking of each agency's greenhouse gases. The process of making sustainability actionable begins with radical levels of detail across agencies and a level of collaboration not yet experienced by large organizations.

Critics point to stalled legislation in Congress, noting that other countries have codified their versions of meaningful legislation and are moving forward to force a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. E013514 is President Obama's most significant step so far towards assuaging the fears of the international community, a worry that the new administration will be “more of the same.”

Compliance Challenges & Sustainable Solutions

There will undoubtedly be repercussions throughout an agency should it fail to move forward toward the goals specified in the order or under-perform as indicated through the publication of an efficiency “scoring” table, something along the lines of the corporate carbon emission “league table” promised in the United Kingdom.

One of the first tasks mandated by the Executive Order 13514 is to accurately gauge the size of each agency's carbon footprint. The process of emissions understanding must begin with radical levels of detail for each asset or piece of equipment under an agencies control.

All agency resources must be discovered, measures, and managed before an accurate overall assessment may be made and target goals set for onward ratification by the chairman of the steering committee and ultimately by the president.

A Solution to Executive Order 13514 Challenges

Verisae recognizes the difficulties faced by each federal agency. We offer a proven and extensible environmental management system. Our integrated Sustainability Resource Planning (SRP) platform enables each agency to identify and plan initiatives, track emissions, energy, & assets, and bring to bear efficiency programs to ensure successful EO13514 implementation and reporting.

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