Photovoltaics Value Analysis
Source: Contreras, J. L., et al., U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) 2008, 68 pagesSummary Review: This report is of interest for its assessment of the value of PV systems to both...
View ArticleFrom Concept to Contract: Hewlett-Packard’s San Diego Solar Power Project
Source: Jon Guice and Don Bray, AltaTerra Research October 2008, 7 pagesSummary Review: This report should be useful to finance, facililties, sustainability and...
View ArticleSolar Employee Purchase Programs: Will Corporate Customers Take It Home?
Source: Anneke Mueller and others, AltaTerra Research November 2008, 24 pagesSummary Review:This is the PV industry’s first report to identify and analyze the emerging trend...
View ArticleFrom Concept to Contract: Macy’s West Solar Program
Source: Jon Guice and Don Bray, AltaTerra Research November 2008, 11 pagesSummary Review:This report should be useful to finance, facilities, sustainability and renewable...
View ArticleShaking Up the Residential PV Market: Implications of Recent Changes to the ITC
Source: Bolinger, M., et al., Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory November 2008, 12 pagesSummary Review:This report is of interest for its in depth examination of how the Energy Improvement...
View ArticleSolar Power Services: How PPAs are Changing the PV Value Chain
Source: Jon Guice, AltaTerra Research, et. al. , published by Greentech Media February 2008 Summary Review: This report was the first public report to provide an overview of the PPAs in the...
View ArticleGreening the Data Center: Organizing Framework for Sustainable Energy Efficiency
Source: Zen Kishimoto and Don Bray, AltaTerra Research March 2009, 25 pagesSummary ReviewThis report is required reading for IT, energy, facilities, and sustainability...
View ArticleCorporate Governance and Climate Change: The Banking Sector
Source: Ceres January 2008, 55 pagesThis report starts from the premise that financing decisions made...
View ArticleGuidelines on Environmental Management and Reporting for the Financial...
Source: FORGE Group November 2000, 90 pagesCreated by the FORGE Group—a consortium of leading UK financial...
View ArticleLifecycle Assessment: Where is it on your sustainability agenda?
Source: Deloitte August 2009, 5 pagesThis whitepaper introduces lifecycle assessment, including the drivers behind current...
View ArticleToward a Just and Sustainable Solar Energy Industry
Source: Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition January 2009, 45 pagesAcknowledging that solar photovoltaic (PV) energy is an essential part of the global move toward...
View Article2009 Greening of Corporate America
Source: Siemens’ Building Technology Inc. and McGraw Hill Construction September 2009, 44 pages Corporate Sustainability has moved into the mainstream as more America’s largest corporations...
View ArticleEnsuring Survival: Business Models in a Low-Carbon World
Source: Arthur D Little September 2009, 12 pages The low-carbon future is becoming a reality as governments across the world begin to...
View ArticleWeathering the storm: The State of Corporate Citizenship in the United States
Source: The Hitachi Foundation and Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship September 2009, 48 pages Despite the recent economic recession, American companies continue to place corporate...
View ArticleThe Business of Sustainability
Source: MIT Sloan Management Review and Boston Consulting Group September 2009, 84 pagesThis report by the MIT Sloan Management Review and Boston Consulting Group explores how...
View ArticlePalo Alto Cuts Carbon with Hara
Source: Don Bray, AltaTerra Research, with Justin Moresco October 2009, 15 pagesSummary ReviewThis new case study from AltaTerra Research will be of interest to sustainability, social responsibility,...
View ArticleGreening the Company Website
Source: Jaclyn Pitera and Kathleen Acuff, AltaTerra ResearchJanuary 2010, 20 pagesSummary ReviewThis study presents evaluation and analysis of the websites of sixty global companies that are publicly...
View ArticleS&P 100 Sustainability Reporting Comparison
Source: Sustainable Investment Research Analyst Network (SIRAN) and Social Investment Forum (SIF)December 2009This report from the Sustainable Investment Research Analyst Network (SIRAN), a working...
View ArticleCase Study: Lab Setpoint Increase
Source: Cisco at Silicon Valley Leadership Group's Data Center Energy Efficiency Summit (Review, editing and finalization by AltaTerra Research)October 2009Based on industry understandings of potential...
View ArticleCase Study: Maximizing Cooling Efficiency in a Concurrently Maintainable &...
Source: RagingWire at Silicon Valley Leadership Group's Data Center Energy Efficiency Summit (Review, editing and finalization by AltaTerra Research)October 2009This case study demonstrates...
View ArticleCase Study: Control of Computer Room Air Conditioning Using Sensors in the IT...
Source: Intel at Silicon Valley Leadership Group's Data Center Energy Efficiency Summit (Review, editing and finalization by AltaTerra Research)October 2009The goal of this demonstration was to show...
View ArticleCase Study: Dynamic Power Management: Adjusting Data Center Capacity in...
Source: Power Assure at Silicon Valley Leadership Group's Data Center Energy Efficiency Summit (Review, editing and finalization by AltaTerra Research)October 2009The application utilization for larger...
View ArticleCase Study: Control of Computer Room Air Handlers Using Wireless Sensors
Source: Franchise Tax Board at Silicon Valley Leadership Group's Data Center Energy Efficiency Summit (Review, editing and finalization by AltaTerra Research)October 2009This project demonstrated how a...
View ArticleTelepresence & Flying
Source: Haddock Research & Branding February 2010, 213 pagesThis updated edition of Haddock Research & Branding's Telepresence & Flying report provides...
View ArticleEmployee Engagement Survey 2009: An Analysis of the Extent and Nature of...
Source: Brighter Planet February 2010, 38 pagesIn this report, Brighter Planet provides results and analysis from their 2009 survey on employee...
View ArticleThe Business Case for Environmental and Sustainability Employee Education
Source: National Environmental Education Foundation February 2010, 16 pages This white paper presents information about the business case for employee education on environmental sustainability....
View ArticleA Review of PV Inverter Technology Cost and Performance Projections
Source: National Renewable Energy Laboratory January 2006, 100 pagesThis report evaluates PV inverter technologies and the cost improvements reduction...
View ArticleThe Sustainable Corporation 2010: Solutions from the Innovation Economy
Source: Silicon Valley Leadership Group in association with AltaTerra ResearchMay 2010, 23 pages Summary ReviewThis conference report features key takeaways from the Silicon Valley Leadership Group's...
View ArticleGrading North American Feed-in Tariffs
Source:World Future Council May 2010, 18 pages In this report, Paul Gipe analyzes how well North American Feed-in Tariffs (FiT) compare to FiT best practices from around the world. A grading system was...
View ArticleSMART 2020: Enabling the low carbon economy in the information age
Source: The Climate Group on behalf of the Global eSustainability Initiative (GeSI) June 2008, 87 pages Summary Review This report quantifies direct emissions from ICT products and services based on...
View ArticleGreen Teams and Value: Engaging Employees in Meeting Sustainability Goals
Source: Anneke Hohl and Don Bray, AltaTerra ResearchSeptember 2010, 20 pages Summary Review This report addresses how green teams can most effectively contribute to organizational environmental...
View ArticleEvaluating the carbon-reducing impacts of ICT: An assessment methodology
Source: The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) on behalf of the Global eSustainability Initiative (GeSI)September 2010, 80 pages Summary ReviewThis report proposes a methodology for identifying and...
View ArticleSeven questions CEOs and boards should ask about ‘triple bottom line’ reporting
Source: Ernst & Young October 2010, 32 pages Summary Review In this whitepaper, Ernst & Young addresses the following seven questions: Who issues sustainability reports?Why report on...
View ArticleUtility Solar: U.S. Market Takes Off
Source: Jon Guice, Larry Sherwood, and Eric Paul, AltaTerra ResearchNovember 2010 Summary ReviewThis report presents an overview of the development of utility solar in the United States with...
View ArticleCSR Trends 2010
Source: Craib Design & Communications and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLPNovember 2010, 56 pagesSummary ReviewThis report looks at the effectiveness of company communications on CSR strategies and...
View ArticleBest Management Practices and Guidance Manual: Desert Renewable Energy Projects
Source: Renewable Energy Action Team (California Energy Commission, California Department of Fish and Game, U.S. Department of Interior Bureau of Land Management, and Fish and Wildlife Service)November...
View ArticleEmbedding CSR in Organizational Culture: A Systematic Review of the Body of...
Source: Network for Business Sustainability December 2010, 74 pages Summary Review The aims of this report are to summarize the current body of knowledge on embedding sustainability into...
View ArticleBarriers and Breakthroughs for Multi-Tenant Developments
Source: Rocky Mountain Institute 2008, 8 pages Summary Review This paper notes current thinking that the case for investing in high-performance building features is more easily made in...
View ArticleGreen Lease Guide for Commercial Office Tenants
Source: Real Property Association of Canada (REALpac) January 2010, 76 pages Summary ReviewThis guide is designed to help commercial office tenants ask the right questions and make the right...
View ArticleCarbon Management Solutions: Business Value through a New Lens
Source: Don Bray and Letha Dawson, AltaTerra Research June 2009, 34 pagesSummary ReviewThis report will be of interest to sustainability, corporate responsibility, finance, and IT executives. As...
View ArticleSustainability and High Performance in the Communications and High-Tech Industry
Source: Accenture with AltaTerra Research December 2009, 11 pages In this report, Accenture--with contributions from AltaTerra Research--conducted in-depth interviews with...
View ArticleSilicon Valley Energy Summit: 2010—Conference Report
Source: Silicon Valley Leadership Group and Stanford University Precourt Energy Efficiency Center, "Silicon Valley Energy Summit: 2010 Conference Report”, written in association with AltaTerra...
View ArticleHigh Performance Hospitality: Sustainable Hotel Case Studies
Source: Michele Diener, Amisha Parekh, Jaclyn Pitera, and Andrew J. HoffmanMarch 2008, 196 pages Summary ReviewHigh performance hotels are designed, constructed, and operated sustainably, using...
View ArticleGreen Innovation in Business Network, “2010 Solutions Labs Series Summary...
Source: Jaclyn Pitera, AltaTerra Research February 2011, 27 pages Summary Review In this report, AltaTerra Research highlights ideas discussed at the Green Innovation in Business Network (GIBN) 2010...
View ArticleCities Govern for Green Savings: Case Studies from Leading Municipalities
Source: Don Bray and Jaclyn Pitera, AltaTerra Research January 2011, 22 pages Summary Review Through background research and case studies, this report describes how cities are saving money by...
View ArticleSolar Water Heating on the Rise: Tapping into Commercial Solar Thermal
Source: Eric Paul and Jon Guice, AltaTerra ResearchApril 2011, 82 pages Summary ReviewThis study answers customer-facing questions about solar thermal systems producing hot water in US commercial and...
View ArticleEnterprise Sustainability Management Solutions: Reference Architecture and...
Source: Don Bray and Jaclyn Pitera, AltaTerra Research June 2011, 95 pages Summary ReviewOrganizations around the world are elevating resource efficiency and sustainability from a tactical to a...
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Freeing the Grid: Best Practices in State Net Metering Policies and...
Source: Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC), The Vote Solar Initiative, and the Network for Renewable ChoiceThe 2011 Freeing the Grid report offers a policy guide and state-by-state grades for...
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Status and Trends in U.S. Compliance and Voluntary Renewable Energy...
Source: Jenny Heeter and Lori Bird, National Renewable Energy LaboratoryOctober 2011, 56 pagesSummary ReviewThe market for renewable energy certificates (RECs) in both the compliance and voluntary...
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KPMG International Survey of Corporate Responsibility Reporting 2011
Source: KPMG November 2011, 32 pagesSummary ReviewIn this survey, KPMG examines the state of corporate responsibility (CR) reporting on a global scale by analyzing CR reports from more than 3,400...
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