GEMI Launches New Solution Tool: GEMI Quick Guide On Renewable And Alternative Energy

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Global Environmental Management Initiative (GEMI) today announced the availability of a solution tool, the GEMI Quick Guide on Renewable and Alternative Energy.

"The GEMI Quick Guide on Renewable and Alternative Energy is designed to provide insight into how corporations assess and implement renewable and alternative energy technologies," said GEMI's Renewable and Alternative Energy Work Group co-chair and leader Steve Skarda, Energy/CO2 Leader, The Procter & Gamble Company.  "The guide is designed to assist companies in evaluating their renewable and alternative energy options. The information and mini-case studies provided in this guide are designed to help a company define a strategy that makes sense for them.  In addition to the Quick Guide, GEMI members provided mini-case studies to share with users of the guide unique attributes that made their renewable and alternative energy technology project and strategy successful," he added. 

GEMI Chair, Lori Williams, Business Strategy Advisor, FedEx Corporation stated, "The objective of the GEMI Quick Guide toolkit series is to provide a closer look into the methods corporations use to address sustainability topics. These guides will feature best practices to address real-time issues and topics of sustainability concepts, accompanied by mini case studies from member companies. The GEMI Quick Guides incorporate members' experiences and support the GEMI mission of 'business helping business achieve environmental sustainability excellence'."

GEMI Communications Chair, Bob Toy, Director of Environmental Sustainability, Union Pacific, who developed the concept of GEMI's Quick Guides, noted that "the first four GEMI Quick Guides will focus on: Renewable and Alternative Energy, Cultivating Sustainability Internally, Preparing for the Next Wave of Change in Environmental Management,  and Engaging Employees on Sustainability.  These will provide the reader a sense for how they could apply the content to their own challenges and opportunities."  He continued, "GEMI intends to make each of the GEMI Quick Guides a 'living document' so they can evolve as experiences evolve.  In addition, the case studies for each of the Guides will also be a "living document" so that additional case studies may be added by members as projects are developed and completed."

Mr. Toy added, "GEMI is pleased to announce that in continuing its partnership with 2degreesnetwork, GEMI will host with 2degreesnetwork, a webinar on September 3 at 11:00am EDT to share more information about this Quick Guide.  You may register for the webinar here:  https://www.2degreesnetwork.com/groups/2degrees-community/resources/gemi-quick-guide-renewable-and-alternative-energy/

The GEMI Quick Guides and supporting mini-case studies may be found at http://www.gemi.org/GEMIpublications.aspx.

GEMI members include: 3M; Ashland Inc.; Biogen Idec; BNSF Railway Company; Carnival Corporation & plc; ConAgra Foods; ConocoPhillips; Eni spa; FedEx; Halliburton; Koch Industries; Kraft Foods Inc.; Merck & Company, Inc.; Occidental Petroleum Corporation; Perdue Farms Inc.; Phillips 66; The Procter & Gamble Company; Sealed Air Corporation; Smithfield Foods, Inc.; Southern Company; Tennant Company; Union Pacific Railroad; and WW Grainger.

For more information about GEMI please visit GEMI's website at www.gemi.org

For More Information Contact:
Amy Goldman, GEMI, 202-296-7449

SOURCE Global Environmental Management Initiative (GEMI)