“There are risks and costs to a program of action. But they are far less than the long-range risks and costs of comfortable inaction.                                                                    - John F. Kennedy

Prices for gas, oil, electricity, and natural gas are all on the rise. Costs for waste disposal, water consumption, and all forms of transportation are climbing. Clearer and comprehensive environmental and carbon related legislation at the municipal, provincial/state, and federal level are on the way. Every organization will be impacted as energy is embedded throughout operations, products, and processes.

Organizations that are proactive and take steps now will yield the benefits of reduced costs, better brands, increased revenue, and innovative thinking. Increasing regulation, changing customer expectations, value chain partner requirements, brand equity protection and global risk management are all converging, further strengthening the need for organizations to develop and implement a comprehensive climate change strategy and approach.