CTA Watch Overview 6-18-10

Emerging Issues

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Posted on August 13, 2010
Asset Performance
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Posted on August 22, 2010
Building Efficiency
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Posted on August 22, 2010
Global Asset Sustainability
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Posted On August 16, 2010
Global Energy Efficiency
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Posted On August 18, 2010
Global Energy Performance
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As environmental consultants help to ensure that distributed enterprises are compliant with a multitude of different environmental standards. Their everyday tasks rely very heavily on the generation and analysis of relevant data to produce reports that are audited against environmental laws. Often an environmental consultant is directly employed by a major organization to ensure compliance and fend off any potential compliance related fines or penalties.

With increased focus on environmental matters, the role of environmental consultant takes on added meaning. Government regulators are sure to increase the already significant and punitive penalties which may be levied against those who do not conform to set standards.

Verisae Value for Environmental Consultants

  • Sustainabiliy Resource Planning (SRP) platform is a value-added service during client projects
  • Flexible workflow allows SRP to adapt to new regulations as they are developed
  • Extensive data structure and reporting tools allows for reporting across many programs

As legislation is considered and modified for subsequent passage, it is becoming clear that carbon emissions management is going to be heavily regulated and that carbon itself is going to be priced into the business operations. Not only must a distributed enterprise assess its potential liability from an economic standpoint, but as carbon emissions become further regulated environmental consultants will also become more active in understanding supply chain emissions and full product life cycle analysis (LCA).

Environmental consultants who are engaged by an enterprise to monitor its output and compliance will benefit from engaging the services provided by Verisae. We feature a Sustainability Resource Planning platform, featuring on-demand sustainability services that flourish and are flexible in an uncertain future.

As an example, its flexible software design allows environmental consultants to draw detailed data feeds and perform complex calculations to assess gas leaks or the level of standard carbon emissions alike. Problems can be traced to asset level and detailed reports provided to enable the consultant to decipher the implications accordingly.

As environmental degradation becomes more than a buzzword, the consultant will be under pressure to ensure that he or she produces a high level of feedback and a comprehensive analysis of any issues for the organization to review its environmental compliance as a whole.

As a company takes steps to own its carbon footprint it will likely come under increasing pressure from a variety of external stakeholders. For example, external source financing for major expansion projects may likely rely in part on an organization's ability to ensure it is carbon compliant and has services, procedures, and reporting in place & in support.