In the first post of this series, we reviewed how an organization can identify which systems or assets are most vulnerable to climate change. Here, we consider how business continuity management (BCM) systems can be used to bolster and build climate resilience.
Being able to access the world of Sustainable Value thinking and action can be a game changer for businesses and organizations. The purpose here is to translate the sustainability conversation from simply adding efficiency measures into one of re-thinking and re-design.
Linking our personal actions to advancing a grand sustainability strategy is one important way to carry out our citizenship. We can help advance that strategy by transitioning to cleaner energy as soon as possible. The California Energy Efficiency Coordinating Committee will be looking at what it takes to create a movement movement that produces higher rates of applied energy efficiency. You have an opportunity to influence the design and delivery of energy efficiency programs in California by tracking and participating in these efforts.
On November 30th, 2016 REV hosted our first of an ongoing series of Business Sustainability Workshops — this one at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. As part of the half-day interactive event, Shelley Billik, Founder of the sustainability consultancy EcoBiz and former VP of Environmental Initiatives at Warner Bros. Studios; and Chris Anderson, Energy Manager for the Pasadena Unified School district, shared their experience, insights, and advice.
The election is obviously a shocking and disappointing turn of events for most, if not all of us at REV. I believe our work at REV — and that of others in the field — is now more important than ever. Our nation and our world, as we all know, are at a critical juncture in history, facing great threats and challenges like no other time. We have a critically important role to play, and we are just at the beginning.
