Next Gen Procurement
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Five Customers, Five Questions: GM
Our first interview is with Monica Walker, General Motors’ renewables and energy strategy manager. Discussions about greenhouse gas accounting all too often overlook the tremendous role of energy customers in driving grid decarbonization investments and the efforts of the people who make that clean energy procurement happen. The Clean Energy Buyers Institute has interviewed five…
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Five Customers, Five Questions: Perspectives on Greenhouse Gas Accounting
Discussions about greenhouse gas accounting all too often overlook the tremendous role of energy customers in driving grid decarbonization investments and the efforts of the people who make that clean energy procurement happen. The Clean Energy Buyers Institute has interviewed five energy professionals and asked five questions, to reveal insights and real stories about their…
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FTC Green Guides Updates Should Continue to Help Energy Customers Make Verifiable Clean Energy Claims
By Kerri Metz and Doug Miller Energy customers rely on regulatory guidance from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to inform how to advertise their clean energy claims. The FTC’s Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims (Green Guides) provide environmental marketing recommendations aimed at shielding consumers from potentially deceptive claims, and the FTC…
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Customers Seek Increased Clean Energy in Value Chains to Reduce Scope 3 Emissions
By Hanna Ye and Doug Miller To meet organizational goals, emerging regulations, and stakeholder demands, energy customers are beginning to assess solutions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across their value chains. These Scope 3 emissions originate from upstream and downstream sources and on average represent 75% of an organization’s total emissions. At the beginning of…