Resources for energy and sustainability professionals

Take your energy efficiency and sustainability programs to the next level. Check out our best practices and learn how organizations are managing energy - and achieving business results.

Aviva Chooses Hara Software to Drive Measureable Energy and Sustainability Results Company-Wide

SAN MATEO, Calif., April 30, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ — Hara™, a leader in enterprise energy management and sustainability software, today announced that Aviva (LSE: AV, NYSE: AV) has chosen Hara to track, verify and manage Aviva’s energy and CRC activities on a UK wide basis.

Aviva, the UK’s largest insurer and one of Europe’s leading providers of life and general insurance, now has the visibility and transparency into its current distributed energy and water activities through one single system of record. Hara is helping the company aggregate accurate and auditable data within Hara.  By proactively investing in energy savings technologies, Aviva now has improved ability to actively track consumption, forecast future use, and better manage its resource efficiency on a wider UK basis.

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Sustainable Waterloo Region Chooses Hara Software to Drive Sustainability and Energy Efficiency

SAN MATEO, Cali., April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ — Hara, a leader in energy and resource data management software, today announced that  Sustainable Waterloo Region has chosen Hara to track, verify and manage energy efficiency and sustainability initiatives for its member companies, and support attainment of this region in Canada’s long-term reduction goals. Sustainable Waterloo Region (SWR) is a not-for-profit that advances the environmental sustainability of organizations across Waterloo Region through collaboration.

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Best Practices for the 2013 CDP Reporting Season

Companies around the world are gearing up for the 2013 Carbon Disclosure Project reporting period. More than ever, stakeholders are looking for leading companies to provide thorough data submission and complete reporting. Learn about what’s new in this year’s CDP requirements and hear about best practices that will help your organization’s reporting go smoothly.

When it comes to best practices Diebold has been a pack leader amongst CDP reporting entities. With an organization that spans 46 countries with 397 facilities, Diebold must manage a long and complex information chain. Diebold has used Hara data collection and reporting tools to guide their CDP reporting and will share how Hara’s automated systems streamline its process.

Discover how Diebold:

COLLECTS effectively from a widespread organization

USES AUTOMATED TOOLS to check on data completeness and integration with CDP requirements

SAVES time and effort while bringing best-in-class transparency to its reporting data

Learn how to adopt best practices for this year’s CDP reporting season and how Hara’s software can make your process more streamlined. Watch the webcast now.

Getting Reporting Right: Tips for Solving for Gaps in Your Energy and Sustainability Data

Gaps in reported energy and sustainability data are a common challenge.These gaps are the result of leased locations where utility bills are paid indirectly, or can be the result of insufficient or nonexistent data collection systems and processes. Solving for gaps is critical to getting internal and external sustainability reporting right. Such gaps represent a risk to the quality and completeness of an organization’s GHG emission inventory and company investor disclosure (through the Carbon Disclosure Project), and they can also jeopardize the entire decision-making process around an organization’s investments in energy efficiency.

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Hara Announces Partnership with CDP

Hara is pleased to announce accreditation as a CDP silver carbon calculation partner. Through this alliance, Hara strengthens its commitment to drive greenhouse gas reduction and responsible resource consumption with better data collection and reporting. The partnership also reinforces Hara’s mission – to turn energy and resource data into business results for some of the world’s biggest brand names. Dell, News Corporation, Hasbro, Tandus, Akamai, and US Bank, among others, already use Hara’s robust software solution for reporting, including CDP reporting.
 

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Energy and Resource Data Management: 13 Best Practices for 2013

download the white paperGet started managing energy and resource data in new ways, even if you are just starting out. Here are thirteen best practices, brought to you by our influential customers and expert account team. 

According to our surveys, 34% of energy and sustainability professionals are still managing energy and resource data in spreadsheets. What is even more surprising is that 27% of professionals are not managing this data at all. If you are in a foundational place, Hara can help.

Insights in this white paper:

+Tips that remove barriers to accurate data collection and analysis

+Best practices for reporting “season” - and beyond

+Suggestions for engaging stakeholders inside and outside of the enterprise

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Energy Leader Insights: An Interview with Applied Materials

download the white paperLearn how Applied Materials leverages the power of data to advance energy and sustainability initiatives across the enterprise. Download Energy Leader Insights: An Interview with Applied Materials.

Applied Materials recently achieved a 22% reduction in worldwide electricity use, and has exceeded their stated goal of a 20% absolute greenhouse gas reduction (from a 2006 baseline). Learn more about how they did it, the role that energy and resource data plays in informing their efforts, and what’s next for their efficiency goals and initiatives.

Insights in this interview:

+How data collection forms the foundation of a strategic, proactive approach to energy and resource conservation

+How data transparency with customers, suppliers, and other stakeholders builds relationships

+ How Applied engages employees across the enterprise through their energy and resource efficiency iniatives and goals.

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Why VCs see gold in energy management software

December 8, 2012 9:00 AM 
Ashley M. Halligan

Software-based cleantech like energy management software (EMS) is a fast-growing segment as interest in hardware-based cleantech wanes. Leading EMS vendors like C3 and Hara offer tools that allow organizations to measure their energy consumption and, often, identify operational inefficiencies. That can lead to savings in energy consumption as well as real dollars, a fact that’s attracting some business owners’ attention.

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Ashley Halligan is an analyst at Austin-based Software Advice

Excellence in Energy and Resource Management: The Journey at Dell

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Dell’s dedication to understanding – and acting on – energy insights are a key part of their commitment to effective resource management and continuous improvement. With the help of new software tools such as Hara, Dell, for the first time, has the opportunity and means to aggregate and analyze relevant data.

Discover how Dell:

REMOVES BARRIERS to effective data collection and measurement

USES DATA AND ANALYTICS to inform strategic decisions related to energy and resource use and efficiency initiatives

COLLABORATES with its supplier network and customers to measure and report on energy performance

Learn how to create transparency around your environmental footprint, and turn energy and resource data into competitive advantage. Watch the webcast now.