September 30, 2009—The Pew Center on Global Climate Change has launched a Corporate Energy Efficiency Web Portal that features a myriad of resources designed to help businesses develop new and stronger energy efficiency strategies.
The Web portal is part of a larger Pew Center project to document and communicate best practices in corporate energy efficiency strategies in internal operations, supply chains, products and services, and cross-cutting issues.
The broader project is being funded by a three-year, $1.4 million grant from Toyota. The Web portal will continue to be built out over time, and currently features preliminary research findings and other resources, including:
- A comprehensive, searchable database of energy efficiency initiatives undertaken by the 45 companies in the Pew Center’s Business Environmental Leadership Council (BELC);
- Key results from a survey designed to gather key quantitative data, identify trends, and gauge current activities in corporate energy efficiency;
- Presentations delivered at a series of workshops held by the Pew Center to support the project; and
- Notable external resources on corporate energy efficiency strategies and news articles.
In April 2010, the Pew Center will release a comprehensive report that tells the story of how leading corporations achieved significant gains in energy efficiency, and will describe best practices that other companies can emulate. Upon release of the report, the Pew Center will host a major conference in Chicago, April 6-7, 2010.
