• Disclosures of Climate Change Impacts: A Look at the SEC's Recent Ruling (Feb. 22, 2010 - ACCO Webcast)
• Copenhagen De-Brief: Reflections on the Successes and Failures of COP-15 and Impacts on US Policymaking Efforts (Jan. 26, 2010 - ACCO Webcast)
• Looking Ahead to Clean Energy Week 2010: An Analysis of the State of Clean Energy in the US (Jan. 25, 2010 - ACCO Webcast)
• Organizational Structures and the Role of the Climate Change Officer: A Look at How Industry is Evolving to Address Climate Change (Dec. 16, 2009 - Livestream Webcast from Copenhagen)
• The Road to Copenhagen: Understanding the Negotiating Table at COP-15 (Dec. 4, 2009 - ACCO Webcast)
• Overview of EPA's Proposed Greenhouse Gas Tailoring Rule for Air Permitting Programs (Nov. 9, 2009 - ACCO/BNA Premium Webcast)
• EPA's Green Power Partnership Program - Case Studies from Industry and Municipalities on Leveraging the Program in Support of Climate Change Strategies (Oct. 21, 2009 - ACCO/BNA Premium Webcast)
• EPA's Green Power Partnership Program - Case Studies from Industry and Municipalities on Leveraging the Program in Support of Climate Change Strategies (Oct. 15, 2009 - ACCO Webcast)
• Competing in a Low-Carbon Economy: Climate Change in the Supply Chain (Sept. 30, 2009 - ACCO Webcast)
• Beyond "Best Practice" -- The Next Generation of Corporate Climate Leadership (Sept. 1, 2009 - ACCO Webcast)
• Engaging Stakeholders of Climate Change Initiatives within Corporations, Government Entities and NGO-Based Activities (July 30, 2009 - ACCO Webcast)
• Analyses of the Groundbreaking American Clean Energy & Security Act (ACESA) (July 23, 2009 - ACCO Webcast)
• EPA's ENERGY STAR Program Helps Manufacturers Meet Their Climate Goals Through Energy Management (June 30, 2009 - ACCO Webcast)
• Action for a Sustainable America (June 10-11, 2009 - Seattle, WA)
• The Relevancy of Climate Change for Investors (June 9, 2009 -- ACCO Webcast)
• EPA's Climate Partnership Programs - Helping Industry to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions (May 27, 2009 -- ACCO Webcast)
• Carbon Counting 2009 (May 13-14, 2009 - Houston, TX)
• EPA's Proposed Rule for Mandatory Reporting of GHG Emissions (May 11, 2009 - ACCO Webcast)
• Sustainable Manufacturing Summit (April 29-30, 2009 - Chicago, IL)
• EPA Climate Protection Award Winner Roundtable (April 21, 2009 - Washington, DC)

Each year, EPA Climate Protection Award winners are invited to a special networking event where they can meet their peers, discuss challenges they are facing, learn about EPA programs and services, and identify opportunities. This event marked the first time EPA invited both current and former winners.  The program featured Sen. Bernie Sanders, Gov. Howard Dean and more than 75 industry leaders and government officials.

Please click here to read a summary of the working group discussions.

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This 2-day event examined the latest developments in sustainable strategies for manufacturers of all sectors. Featured speakers included CEOs and senior sustainability professionals from: Siemens, McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry (MBDC), Kraft, Toshiba, US Steel, Abbott Laboratories, Sara Lee, Pfizer, Owens Corning, Hollander, the Department of Energy, Applied Materials, Motorola, The North Face, Eaton Corporation, Herman Miller, Shaw Industries, and more.

Please click here to view slides from the presentation given by Daniel Kreeger (ACCO).

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Speakers:

• Katherine Sibold, Environmental Protection Specialist, Office of Air & Radiation, Climate Change Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Barbora Jemelkova, Environmental Protection Specialist Office of Air & Radiation, Climate Change Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

EPA staff presented on the proposed Mandatory Reporting for Greenhouse Gases rule. The rule calls for suppliers of fossil fuels or industrial GHGs, manufacturers of vehicles and engines, and facilities that emit 25,000 metric tons or more of GHG emissions per year to submit annual reports to EPA.

Please click here to view slides from the presentation given by Katherin Sibold (EPA) and Barbora Jemelkova (EPA).

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FRA’s second annual Carbon Counting conference was structured for companies ramping up for impending federal climate change legislation and who wanted to know what that legislation was going to look like. The conference featured experts from NGOs, government, and industry to discuss potential investment and operations considerations in a carbon constrained regulatory environment.

Please click here to view slides from the presentation given by Daniel Kreeger (ACCO) on May 14. 
You can also click here to view a presentation on ACCO from May 13.

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Host: Dr. Stephen Andersen, Director, Strategic Climate Projects, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Speakers:

• Deb Berlin, Communications Director, EPA Climate Leaders, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Blaine Collison, Director, Green Power Partnership, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Kristen Taddonio, Program Director, EPA Climate Choice, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

EPA works with businesses, organizations, governments, and consumers to reduce emissions of the greenhouse gases that contribute to global climate change by promoting greater use of energy efficient and other cost-effective technologies. We also work to improve understanding of the more potent greenhouse gases and options for sequestering carbon dioxide. This Webinar will provide an overview of EPA partnership programs, focusing in detail on the Climate Choice and Climate Leaders Programs, as well as the Green Power Partnership.

• Climate Leaders is an EPA industry-government partnership that works with companies to develop comprehensive climate change strategies. Partner companies commit to reducing their impact on the global environment by completing a corporate-wide inventory of their greenhouse gas emissions based on a quality management system, setting aggressive reduction goals, and annually reporting their progress to EPA. Through program participation, companies create a credible record of their accomplishments and receive EPA recognition as corporate environmental leaders.
• Climate Choice is a new EPA partnership program that promotes emerging innovative technologies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
• The Green Power Partnership helps companies and institutions make voluntary purchases of green electricity. Designed to help accelerate the development of new U.S. renewable energy generation, the Partnership provides technical and communications assistance to C&I energy users of all sizes and scopes.

Please click here to view slides from the presentations given by Deb Berlin, Blaine Collison and Kristen Taddonio.  You can also watch a replay of excerpts of the webcast by clicking here.

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Speakers:

• Cary Krosinsky, Vice President, Trucost Inc
• Sonal Mahida, Vice President USA, Carbon Disclosure Project
• Julie Fox Gorte, Senior Vice President for Sustainable Investing, PaxWorld
• Brian Rice, Investment Officer, Corporate Governance, CalSTRS

As the world moves to global negotiations later this year in Copenhagen, a true, global price on carbon inevitably will impact public companies, and therefore their investors. What approaches are being taken by investors to encourage efficiencies and understanding? What existing metrics and tools are used by investors today, and what is likely on the horizon? What other factors other than carbon emissions are relevant and why?

Please click here to view slides from the presentations given by Cary Krosinsky, Sonal Mahida, Julie Fox Gorte and Brian Rice.  You can also watch a replay of excerpts of the webcast by clicking here.

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This event examined developments in sustainable strategies for manufacturers of all sectors. It offers access to the corporate executives and green experts leading the transformation to sustainable and cost-efficient manufacturing. ACCO co-sponsored the cocktail reception on June 10 with the Seattle Climate Partnership.  ACCO Executive Director Dan Kreeger also moderated a speaking at this event.

Featured speakers included CEOs and senior sustainability professionals from: Siemens, McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry (MBDC), Kraft, Toshiba, US Steel, Abbott Laboratories, Sara Lee, Pfizer, Owens Corning, Hollander, the Department of Energy, Applied Materials, Motorola, The North Face, Eaton Corporation, Herman Miller, Shaw Industries, and more.

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Host:

• Elizabeth Dutrow, Director, ENERGY STAR Industrial Sector Partnerships, U.S. EPA

Speakers:

• Steve Coppinger, Director, Energy Services, CalPortland Company
• Mike Whaley, Director, EHS, Allergan
• Tom Pagliuco, Energy Director, Schering-Plough Corporation

Energy efficiency is a basic step in meeting climate goals. Learn how EPA's ENERGY STAR program can help your organization manage energy well and how several U.S. industrial companies have been able to successfully impact their carbon footprints through good practices, tools and techniques learned as a part of their partnership with ENERGY STAR. 

Please click here to view slides from the presentations given by Betsy Dutrow, Steve Coppinger, Mike Whaley and Tom Pagliuco.  You can also watch a replay of the webcast by clicking here.

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Speakers:

• Manik ("Nikki") Roy – VP, Federal Government Outreach,
  Pew Center on Global Climate Change
• Keith Cole – Director, Legislative & Regulatory Affairs,
  General Motors
• Peter L. Gray – Partner, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP
  (and Co-Founder, ACCO)
• Frederick R. Anderson – Partner, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP
• Geraldine E. Edens – Partner, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP

Moderator:

• Steven Cook – Reporter, BNA

On June 26, 2009, the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly approved game-changing climate change legislation, the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACESA), also called Waxman-Markey (HR 2454) -- the first major environmental legislation to be approved by either the House or the Senate in almost twenty years. The come-from-behind 219-212 vote took place amidst defections by supporters in industry and environmental organizations alike, with even the White House expressing concern about global trade impacts as the vote approached. The bill requires a 3% cut in CO2 emissions from 2005 levels by 2012, 17% by 2020, 42% by 2030, and 83% by 2050.  This would transform the US economy and in particular the energy sector, and create a multi-billion dollar new market in valuable rights to emit greenhouse gases.

Please click here to view slides from the presentations given by Nikki Roy, Keith Cole, Peter Gray and Fred Anderson.  You can also watch a replay of the webcast by clicking here.

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Speakers:

• Justin Yuen – President, FMYI
• Michael Armstrong – Deputy Director, Bureau of Planning and Sustainability, City of Portland
• Dave Newman – Former Head Global Climate & Energy, Nike
• Patrick Nye – Vice President, Climate Business Group, Bonneville Environmental Foundation

Businesses, institutions and government entities that are successful in establishing sound GHG management infrastructure and inducing culture change will mitigate risk and create new opportunities while others will struggle to achieve their goals. This webcast will discuss stakeholder engagement at corporations and government entities, NGO-based marketing efforts, and leveraging social media.

Please click here to view slides from the presentations given by Justin Yuen, Michael Armstrong, Dave Newman and Patrick Nye.  You can also watch a replay of the webcast by clicking here.

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Speakers:

• Erin Meezan – VP of Sustainability, Interface
• Patrick Browne – Sustainability Program Manager, UPS
• Kevin Moss – Head of Corporate Social Responsibility, BT Americas
• Samantha Putt del Pino – Co-Director, Business Engagement in Climate and Technology, World Resources Institute

There is a compelling business case to minimize climate risks, yet the current approach is not sufficient to achieve necessary greenhouse gas emission (GHG) reductions by 2050. The World Resources Institute's new report, Sharpening the Cutting Edge: Corporate Action for a Strong, Low-Carbon Economy draws on collaboration with dozens of companies to assess how businesses are preparing for and adapting to the emergence of a low-carbon future. “Best practices” have emerged and allowed business across sectors to succeed in verifying and registering emissions data, identifying cost-effective GHG reductions, and begin capturing new business opportunities. Experiences at leading companies like Interface and BT Americas have highlighted important barriers and major opportunities.

Please click here to view slides from the presentations given by Erin Meezan, Patrick Browne, Kevin Moss and Samantha Putt del Pino.  You can also watch a replay of the webcast by clicking here.

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Webcast

Speakers:

• Bruce Klafter – Senior Director of EHS and Sustainability, Applied Materials
• Jay Celorie – Global Program Manager, Hewlett-Packard
• Mary White – Senior Manager, Environmental Supplier Outreach, PepsiCo
• Chrystina Gastelum – US Director, CDP Supply Chain, Carbon Disclosure Project

Changes taking place in the regulatory and economic business landscapes require companies to understand and take action on GHG emissions. Physical shifts in the climate are driving increased adaptation measures, and regulation is mounting on all levels. According to a 2008 McKinsey study, as much as 80% of a company's climate-related risk and opportunity resides in the supply chain. Leading companies are collecting and acting on this information to prepare for competition in a low-carbon economy.

Please click here to view slides from the presentations given by Chrystina Gastelum, Bruce Klafter, May White and Jay Celorie.  You can also watch a replay of the webcast by clicking here.

Speakers:

• Dawn Murray – Manager, Corporate Real Estate, ING
• Cheri Chastain – Sustainability Coordinator, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
• Haris Alibasic – Sustainability Director, City of Grand Rapids, Michigan
• Jacob Glickel – Environmental Assistant, City of Boston, Massachusetts
• Moderator: Blaine Collison, Director, Green Power Partnership, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

The EPA's Green Power Partnership program helps companies and institutions make voluntary purchases of green electricity. Designed to help accelerate the development of new U.S. renewable energy generation, the Partnership provides technical and communications assistance to commercial and industrial energy users of all sizes and scopes.

This complimentary program will examine how organizations and municipalities are using the Green Power Partnership program as key components of their climate change strategies. With case studies from Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, ING and the cities of Grand Rapids and Massachusetts, this webcast will look at challenges, opportunities and best practices for leveraging this key EPA climate partnership program.

Please click here to view slides from the presentations given by Dawn Murray, Cheri Chastain, Haris Alibasic, Jacob Glickel and Blaine Collison.  You can also watch a replay of the webcast by clicking here.

Speakers:

• Phil Chandler – Head of Subfab and Environmental Products, Applied Materials
• Denise Sheehan – Vice President, Government and Regional Affairs, The Climate Registry
• Steve Frenkel – Chief Policy Advisor, Illinois EPA
• Geraldine E. Edens – Partner, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP
• Additional speakers to be announced shortly

On Sept. 22, 2009, the Environmental Protection Agency announced its final rule for a national mandatory greenhouse gas reporting requirement. The rule, which is expected to cover approximately 85 percent of all U.S. GHG emissions from nearly 10,000 facilities, includes many changes from the draft rule. Although the emissions threshold level remains at 25,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per year, the source categories covered by the rule have changed. Another key change allows facilities covered under the rule to cease reporting if their emission levels fall under the threshold level for a certain period of time.

ACCO, BNA and The Climate Registry invite you to a presentation on the final rule, with an interactive question-and-answer session and commentary and analyses on the rule, impacts on industry, and next steps for covered entities.  During the two-hour presentation, the panelists:

• Reviewed the final mandatory GHG reporting requirement;
• Highlighted differences between the final rule and the proposed rule published earlier this year;
• Identified measures that industry must take to prepare to meet the requirement;
• Discussed the reporting requirement in the context of other recent climate change policy activities (e.g. Kerry-Boxer Senate bill, EPA’s recently proposed rule to regulate GHG emissions under the Clean Air Act, and President Obama’s executive order to federal agencies); and
• Assessed how and if states and regional climate pacts will harmonize their activities with EPA’s efforts.

To purchase a replay of this ACCO/BNA Premium Webcast, please visit http://ehsstore.bna.com/Past.aspx.

Speakers:

• Joe Mangino – Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Air Quality Policy Division, US EPA
• Howard Hoffman – Air and Radiation Law Office, Office of General Counsel, US EPA

On September 30, 2009, EPA announced a proposal that is focused on large facilities emitting over 25,000 tons of greenhouse gases a year. These facilities would be required to obtain permits that would demonstrate they are using the best practices and technologies to minimize GHG emissions.  The rule proposes new thresholds for greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) that define when Clean Air Act (CAA) permits under the New Source Review (NSR) and title V operating permits programs would be required for new or existing industrial facilities.  The proposed thresholds would “tailor” the permit programs to limit which facilities would be required to obtain NSR and title V permits and would cover nearly 70 percent of the national GHG emissions that come from stationary sources, including those from the nation’s largest emitters—including power plants, refineries, and cement production facilities.

To watch and listen to a streaming WebEx replay of the original webcast, please visit the following link:

https://workgreen.webex.com/workgreen/lsr.php?AT=pb&SP=EC&rID=2977447&rKey=aef9a4b8656448ee

A Windows Media Player version of this replay is also available.  To download slides from the presentation, please click here.

Speakers:

• Glenn Prickett – Senior Vice President & Executive Director, Conservation International
• Lisa Jacobson – President, Business Council for Sustainable Energy
• David Thomas – First Secretary, Energy and Environment, British Embassy, Washington

Since the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) entered into force, the parties have been meeting annually in Conferences of the Parties (COP) to assess progress in dealing with climate change, and beginning in the mid-1990s, to negotiate international accords to establish legally binding obligations for developed countries to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. In December 2009, the 15th Conference of Parties will assemble to revisit the Kyoto Protocol and seek to develop a worldwide consensus on regulating greenhouse gas emissions in developed and developing countries.

ACCO and BNA invite you to a presentation on what to expect from COP-15, with an interactive question-and-answer session, analysis of impacts on industry, and next steps for those who will be participating in activities in Copenhagen. During this 90-minute presentation, the panelists will:

• Review the negotiating process and identify major players;
• Highlight opportunities for success and challenging issues requiring resolution;
• Discuss the anticipated U.S. strategy entering into the negotiations;
• Assess how the activities of subnational governments and other regimes such as the Montreal Protocol may inform these negotiations; and
• Forecast results from the negotiations.

To watch and listen to a streaming WebEx replay of the original webcast, please visit the following link:

https://workgreen.webex.com/workgreen/lsr.php?AT=pb&SP=EC&rID=3255702&rKey=977aa1471aabed0b

To download slides from the presentation, please click here.

Speakers:

• Bruce Klafter – Senior Director of EHS & Head of Corporate Responsibility/Sustainability, Applied Materials
• Alice Madden – Climate Change Advisor to the Governor, State of Colorado
• Steve Westly – Managing Partner, The Westly Group (formerly Controller, State of California & Senior Vice President, Ebay)

An historic wave of challenges and opportunities associated with climate change is sweeping through the public and private sectors. In addition to the obvious risks associated with climate change itself, an unprecedented alignment of consumer, investor, regulatory, and industry interests is forcing us all to take stock in how we develop and implement emissions management strategies. Additionally, significant opportunities await organizations that position themselves to capitalize on these market and regulatory forces.

A paper authored by the Association of Climate Change Officers, recently published by BNA, examined the risks and opportunities related to climate change for businesses, non-profit institutions, and governmental organizations and explored the emerging role of the climate change officer.

ACCO and Climate Spark invite you to a presentation of how industry and government are responding to organizational challenges related to climate change considerations.  The program will feature discussions on organizational structures, change management, inducing culture change and educating staff across numerous components of an organization.

To watch excerpts from this event, please visit:

• Interview with Alice Madden and Steve Westly
• Interview with Bruce Klafter

Speakers:

• Kateri Callahan – President, Alliance to Save Energy
• Jeff Anderson – Executive Director, Clean Economy Network
• Cathy Calfo – Executive Director, Apollo Alliance

Following a year of unprecedented policy and economic activity related to clean energy in 2009, leading experts from the Alliance to Save Energy, the Clean Economy Network and the Apollo Alliance will look at the current state of the American clean energy sector, analyze the impacts of impending policy initiatives, and identify challenges that the clean energy sector faces in 2010 and beyond.

As a member of the Clean Energy Week steering committee, ACCO invites you to a discussion that will exemplify the events and thought leadership that will take place from February 1-5 in Washington, DC. During this 90-minute presentation, the panelists will:

• Review recent policy initiatives at state and Federal levels, including analyzing the impacts of the 2009 economic stimulus on the clean energy sector;
• Discuss anticipated surges in capacity and applicability of clean energy technologies; and
• Assess how the activities of industry, academia, and government will play a role in advancing the clean energy sector.

To watch and listen to a streaming WebEx replay of the original webcast, please visit the following link:

https://workgreen.webex.com/workgreen/lsr.php?AT=pb&SP=EC&rID=3693247&rKey=30dfaa144be7c260

To download slides from the presentation, please click here.

Speakers:

• Howard Learner – Executive Director, Environmental Law & Policy Center
• Thomas Peterson – President & CEO, Center for Climate Change Strategies
• Manik "Nikki" Roy – VP, Federal Government Outreach, Pew Center on Global Climate Change

In December 2009, the 15th Conference of Parties assembled in Copenhagen to revisit the Kyoto Protocol and seek to develop a worldwide consensus on regulating greenhouse gas emissions in developed and developing countries.  While an international treaty was not achieved, there were significant successes and failures realized through this hallmark event, which saw nearly 50,000 delegates worldwide descend upon Copenhagen to participate.

ACCO and BNA invite you to a discussion on the successes and failures of COP-15, and the impacts this event will have on the US policymaking process at Federal and sub-national levels. 

To watch and listen to a streaming WebEx replay of the original webcast, please visit the following link:

https://workgreen.webex.com/workgreen/lsr.php?AT=pb&SP=EC&rID=3707352&rKey=d5f168bc03f2e8a0

To download slides from the presentation, please click here.

Speakers:

• Sean Dilweg – Commissioner of Insurance, State of Wisconsin
• Peter Gillon – Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP (Co-Founder and Board Member of ACCO)
• Julie Fox Gorte – Senior Vice President for Sustainable Investing, PaxWorld (Board Member of Ceres)
• Patrick Parenteau – Professor of Law & Senior Counsel, Environmental and Natural Resources Law Clinic, Vermont Law School

Over the past 10 years, investors have increasingly sought to obtain comprehensive information related to the impacts of climate change on publicly traded companies.  Groups such as the Carbon Disclosure Project and Ceres have seen a significant increase in disclosures from industry.  In early February, the SEC conducted a hearing and published guidance on the its existing disclosure requirements as they relate to climate change matters.  While the guidance did not set uniform standards for disclosure, it did highlight examples of areas where climate change may trigger disclosure requirements.

On February 22, 2010, ACCO and BNA invite you to a discussion on the SEC's recent ruling featuring insights from Wisconsin's Commissioner of Insurance and board members of ACCO and Ceres.  This 90-minute program will evaluate the SEC's guidance and provide perspectives on disclosing climate change business impacts in mandatory and voluntary reports.

To watch and listen to a streaming WebEx replay of the original webcast, please visit the following link:

https://workgreen.webex.com/workgreen/lsr.php?AT=pb&SP=EC&rID=3991802&rKey=ad7ddba19eac0a55

To download slides from the presentation, please click here.

Copyright 2008-2009 by the Association of Climate Change Officers