Ecova,
a total energy and sustainability management company, today announced it
has earned accreditation from CDP
as a silver software partner for the third year in a row. The
accreditation reflects Ecova’s continued success helping its clients
accurately calculate and report greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions with the
use of Ecova’s carbon accounting solution, Carbon
Manager.
“By offering an energy service package, Ecova can perform greenhouse gas
emissions calculations for clients using their utility billing data,
thereby avoiding a data-entry hurdle for that client,” said Paul Robins,
CDP’s Head of Corporate Partnerships. “This is one of many benefits that
Ecova provides, and we are delighted that they will continue to be a CDP
silver software partner in 2014.”
CDP is an international, not-for-profit organization providing the only
global system for companies and cities to measure, disclose, manage and
share vital environmental information. Considered the de facto standard
for carbon disclosure methodology and processes, more than 4,500
companies reported to CDP in 2013. Accredited partners of CDP work to
encourage the highest-quality reporting and disclosure of data that is
related to climate change, such as carbon emissions.
“We were hearing regularly from investors, customers and potential
customers that they wanted to know what we were doing around
environmental responsibility, and we wanted to be able to address the
diverse questions of our knowledgeable and engaged stakeholder base,”
said John Thaler, Director of Environmental Health and Safety for Pitney
Bowes. “Having a company like Ecova manage our carbon data for us
has created consistency in how it is captured, calculated and reported;
their tools make it a simple process.”
“Tracking and managing greenhouse gas emissions is becoming an
increasingly essential business strategy for companies in today’s
eco-conscious society,” said Jeff
Heggedahl, CEO of Ecova. “Ecova has access to more than 2.5
billion energy data points, which provides the data foundation
needed to properly manage, track and report on a company’s GHG
emissions. As one of 13 accredited CDP software partners, we are proud
of the role we play in helping our clients be responsible environmental
stewards and on the leading edge of business practices.”
Ecova’s comprehensive Carbon
Management Solution combines Ecova’s Carbon Manager Software, a
suite of analytic tools built on a foundation of high-resolution
consumption data and in-depth industry knowledge, with its Carbon
Consulting solutions, a team of industry-leading carbon management
experts who assist in development of right-sized carbon management
programs. With more than 50 carbon accounting clients and direct access
to clients’ primary data, Ecova has data management expertise and a
breadth of experience unrivaled in the industry.
About Ecova
Ecova is the total energy and sustainability management company
whose sole purpose is to see
more, save
more, and sustain
more for its clients. Using insights based on consumption, cost and
carbon footprint data spanning thousands of utilities, hundreds of
thousands of business sites and millions of households, Ecova provides
fully managed, technology-optimized solutions for saving resources,
which in turn increase returns, lower risks, and enhance reputations.
Ecova is the largest non-regulated subsidiary of Avista Corp. (NYSE: AVA
and avistacorp.com).
For more information, visit the company’s website at ecova.com,
on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/company/ecova,
or follow Ecova on Twitter at @ecovainc.
About CDP
CDP is an international, not-for-profit organization providing the only
global system for companies and cities to measure, disclose, manage and
share vital environmental information. CDP works with market forces,
including 767 institutional investors with assets of US$92 trillion, to
motivate companies to disclose their impacts on the environment and
natural resources and take action to reduce them. CDP now holds the
largest collection globally of primary climate change, water and forest
risk commodities information and puts these insights at the heart of
strategic business, investment and policy decisions. Please visit www.cdp.net
or follow us @CDP
to find out more.
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