“Business Revs Up for Carbon Regulation - CNBC” plus 4 more |
- Business Revs Up for Carbon Regulation - CNBC
- Oracle Develops Trimble GeoManager Extension to Add Location-Based ... - Finanz Nachrichten
- Doug Thompson Joins MedeAnalytics as SVP, Business Advisory Services - PR Inside
- Business group endorses legislator candidates - MPNow
- CORRECTED - UPDATE 2-Co-op membership jumps as Britons shun big ... - Reuters
| Business Revs Up for Carbon Regulation - CNBC Posted: 12 Oct 2009 06:29 AM PDT Whatever an eventual carbon market looks like in the United States, Corporate America has been using this time to prepare for emissions rules that appear increasingly inevitable. The corporate prep work completed to date "really does depend on the company"—its own financial health, the emissions challenges of its sector and other competitive forces—says Dan Bakal, director of electric power programs at Ceres, a Boston-based network of investors and environmental organizations that works with companies like American Airlines [AMR Loading... () Bakal says a comprehensive inventory of all greenhouse gas, GHG, emissions is crucial, but he adds management teams also need to take a big-picture approach. "We ask companies to look beyond the emissions, to look at what other strategic issues climate change might present," he says. That includes, for example, new competitors or physical risks that they or their supply chain might face with rising oceans. For companies looking to get a head-start on federal regulation, or for those making emissions reduction part of a wider corporate sustainability plan, a voluntary carbon market exists with the Chicago Climate Exchange. A handful of regional carbon compliance markets are planned if nothing comes out of Washington. Only one of these operates currently. The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, RGGI, in the Northeast, launched in 2005, auctions carbon allowances for some power in member states. Slideshow: The Cleanest Companies States are also moving ahead. California's landmark Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 – also known as AB32 – aims to reduces the state's emissions outputs to 1990 levels by 2020, about a 25% reduction from "business as usual" emissions levels. It is now tackling the problem through a variety of early-action measures, like regulating vehicle air conditioning systems and capturing landfill methane, but will eventually create a statewide cap-and-trade market. But all eyes right now are on Washington D.C., where two pieces of legislation are before Congress. The American Clean Energy and Security Act, ACES, brought forth by Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) was passed by the House in June. In October, Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) unveiled a somewhat similar bill, the Clean Energy Jobs And American Power Act, in the Senate. One key difference is that the Boxer-Kerry bill calls for a 20% reduction in greenhouse gases below 2005 levels by 2020, compared to 17% under Markey-Waxman. President Obama prefers a 14%-percent reduction. But given the raucous healthcare debate, time and political will may be in short supply to get something done in 2009. "Two-thousand and nine seems very unlikely at this point; then, next year raises questions," says Kyle Danish, partner at the law firm Van Ness Feldman and his firm's coordinator for their climate change and emissions trading practice. "Next year is a mid-term election year for Congress, which traditionally is not a time for complicated and controversial legislation. If it's going to happen next year at all, it likely will have to be enacted in the first part of the year." And the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, is getting ready to step in whatever happens on the Hill. Having lost a Supreme Court decision in April 2007 that defined carbon emissions as a pollutant, the EPA has its own plans to regulate even if legislation doesn't happen. In early September, it sent a draft proposal to President Obama to regulate large sources of emissions, calling for caps on any sources that emit over 25,000 tons of CO2-equivalent greenhouse gases annually. "We're getting about 80% of emissions," says EPA administrator Lisa Jackson about the agency plan, which should cover over 13,000 emissions sources, from energy plants to manufacturing to large animal feedlots. Jackson admits it's not a perfect plan, but it's a start. "We're not taking small businesses, and we're losing 20% (of carbon), but were gaining that 80% and we're gaining knowledge in the process," she says. But the approach is likely to keep EPA lawyers busy, since under the auspices of the Clean Air Act, which the agency monitors, any emissions source of over 250 tons of CO2 equivalents annually must be regulated. "It's unclear whether [the EPA] has the legal authority to change that number," says Danish. "The CAA isn't the best vehicle. "It's set up to handle local pollution issues, and carbon is a global problem with millions of sources." But with all the activity at the state, national and international level, Ceres' Bakal says Corporate America seems to have reached a tipping point and will begin tackling the issue on its own, as it did with health care. "An increasing number of big businesses want something to come out of Washington on this issue," he says. "This has been a long time coming." This content has passed through fivefilters.org. | |
| Oracle Develops Trimble GeoManager Extension to Add Location-Based ... - Finanz Nachrichten Posted: 12 Oct 2009 06:36 AM PDT
| SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Trimble announced today that Oracle , the world's largest business software company, has developed an extension which allows Oracle Field Service Applications (part of Oracle E-Business Suite) users to add Trimble's GeoManager(TM) solution to create an enterprise-level intelligent scheduling and dispatching platform for field service organizations. The on-demand location-based features of GeoManager will allow organizations to improve fleet performance and the management of mobile workers and distributed assets. "By developing an extension for Trimble GeoManager, Oracle E-Business Suite Field Service can now take advantage of real-time location information to increase field workforce productivity and streamline call dispatch operations," said Steve Tonas, vice president of Oracle's EBS CRM Applications. "Working with Oracle allows Trimble to provide an integrated global solution across many industries for businesses that want to streamline operations and increase productivity," said Rick Beyer, vice president of Trimble's Mobile Solutions segment. Using Trimble GeoManager with Oracle E-Business suite, customers will be able to see real-time jobs and technician locations on a map, find the nearest vehicle to a job, send messages to the mobile workforce, and view detailed reports. GeoManager provides engine idling, fuel economy and carbon emissions information for fleet operations and fuel/carbon management programs. Speed, driver performance and engine fault codes can also be monitored and managed with Trimble's GeoManager solution. Oracle E-Business Suite provides organizations of all sizes, across all industries and regions with a global business foundation that reduces costs and increases productivity through a portfolio of rapid value solutions, integrated business processes and industry-focused solutions. With hundreds of cross-industry capabilities spanning enterprise resource planning, customer relationship management, and supply chain management, Oracle E-Business Suite helps companies manage the complexities of global business environments. Trimble Mobile Resource Management (MRM) solutions are designed to automate the management of mobile resources and to optimize the service delivery process for customers across a variety of industries. Trimble delivers MRM solutions on a global basis to vertical markets which include: global communications, construction supply, field service, and transportation&distribution. Trimble MRM solutions are designed to provide a secure, scalable, upgradeable, enterprise-class platform, and are offered in on-demand software delivery, on-premise or hybrid environments that can seamlessly connect mobile workers in the field to real-time data. More information about Trimble MRM solutions can be found at: http://www.trimble.com/mobile_resource_management. The E-Business Suite software extension for the GeoManager is available from Oracle. The GeoManager solution is available from Trimble's MRM distribution channel. About Oracle Oracle is the world's largest enterprise software company. For more information about Oracle, please visit: http://www.oracle.com/. About Trimble Trimble applies technology to make field and mobile workers in businesses and government significantly more productive. Solutions are focused on applications requiring position or location--including surveying, construction, agriculture, fleet and asset management, public safety and mapping. In addition to utilizing positioning technologies, such as GPS, lasers and optics, Trimble solutions may include software content specific to the needs of the user. Wireless technologies are utilized to deliver the solution to the user and to ensure a tight coupling of the field and the back office. Founded in 1978, Trimble is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif. For more information, visit Trimble's Web site at http://www.trimble.com/. GTRMB Trimble CONTACT: Willa McManmon, for Investors, +1-408-481-7838, Web Site: http://www.trimble.com/ © 2009 PR Newswire
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| Doug Thompson Joins MedeAnalytics as SVP, Business Advisory Services - PR Inside Posted: 12 Oct 2009 04:20 AM PDT 2009-10-12 13:17:03 -
MedeAnalytics, a leading provider of healthcare performance management solutions, today announced that Doug Thompson has been named senior vice president, business advisory services. In this capacity, Thompson will be responsible for the MedeAnalytics' consulting offerings, which enhance the company's performance management value proposition. He will report to Mike Gallagher, MedeAnalytics' chief executive officer. Thompson joins MedeAnalytics with over 20 years of experience in consulting and recognized expertise in defining and measuring the value of healthcare information technologies and translating technologies into operational improvements and strategic advantage.Prior to joining MedeAnalytics, Thompson was a director for Navigant Consulting (NYSE: NCI), a specialized, international consulting firm. Before Navigant, from 2001 to 2008 he served as a principal and strategy expert for CSC/First Consulting Group, primarily working for healthcare providers. From 1997 to 2000, he served as president of Ivan Thompson & Co., and from 1993 to 1997, he was founder and vice president of APACHE Medical Systems, Inc.'s management consulting practice. Thompson also was a manager with Ernst & Young from 1989 to 1993, working with healthcare clients, and started his career at the healthcare consultancy APM, Inc. He holds a bachelor's degree in general business from Brigham Young University and a M.B.A. degree in marketing from Columbia University Business School. "MedeAnalytics' solutions reflect the company's unique combination of deep expertise in healthcare and innovative, advanced technology," commented Thompson. "I am delighted to join this dynamic company and look forward to building MedeAnalytics' consulting business." Founded in 1994, MedeAnalytics enables healthcare organizations to improve clinical, financial and operational performance through on-demand analytics and client services. For hospitals and health systems, MedeAnalytics provides solutions to address revenue cycle, patient access, clinical operations, staff productivity, regulatory compliance, finance and accounting, and enterprise performance management. For healthcare payers, the company's solutions address network management, medical management, pharmacy management, employer reporting, and operations management. MedeAnalytics delivers business intelligence to over 700 healthcare organizations using a hosted, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model, which reduces up-front costs and enables rapid implementation and exceptional time-to-value. For more information, visit www.medeanalytics.com :
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| Business group endorses legislator candidates - MPNow Posted: 12 Oct 2009 05:46 AM PDT Seven incumbent Monroe County legislators and five newcomers received endorsements from the Committee for a Strong Economy, the political action committee of the Rochester Business Alliance.
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| CORRECTED - UPDATE 2-Co-op membership jumps as Britons shun big ... - Reuters Posted: 12 Oct 2009 03:58 AM PDT (Corrects date in penultimate paragraph from 2006)
* 300,000 new members in H1; 4.5 million members in total * H1 profit up 17 pct to 228.8 mln stg * Growth driven by food business; jump in new bank accounts * Says economy has bottomed, but sees no quick recovery (Adds CEO comments, more detail, background) By Mark Potter LONDON, Oct 12 (Reuters) - The Co-operative Group, Britain's biggest mutual retailer, attracted 300,000 new members in the first half of its financial year as recession-weary shoppers showed their disillusion with capitalist big business. "We're seeing a real increase in interest in membership," Chief Executive Peter Marks told reporters on Monday. He said this was partly down to cash-strapped shoppers seeking a better deal, as all members share a dividend paid out of profits depending on how much they spend with the group. "But also, we're finding that people are really interested in our business model," he said, pointing to an increase of over 60 percent in consumers opening a Co-op bank current account. "I think that's down to what's happened in the last couple of years, especially in the financial services sector." The Co-op, which traces its roots back to the founding of the co-operative movement in Rochdale, northwest England, in 1844, said profit before tax rose 17 percent to 228.8 million pounds ($363 million) in the 28 weeks to July 25. Growth was driven by the group's grocery business, Britain's fifth biggest, where sales at shops open at least a year rose 7.3 percent, excluding fuel and VAT sales tax. That beat industry growth of around 5 percent, Marks said, and compares with the 3.7 percent rise on the same basis reported by Tesco (TSCO.L), Britain's biggest retailer, for the 26 weeks to Aug. 29. [ID:nL5512187] Continued... This content has passed through fivefilters.org. |
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