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Communicating Sustainability Strategy and Performance – A CEO’s Responsibility

Don Macdonald March 23, 2017 No Comments

Companies are not succulently communicating their sustainability performance to investors, colleagues nor the public and not linking this performance to shareholder value. Much like a new swimmer jumping off dock…

Veritatis Insights – Efficiency begets Consumption, the Jevons Paradox of Sustainability

Don Macdonald January 16, 2017 No Comments

Veritatis Insights considers the economic rebound principal known as ‘Jevons Paradox’ as it applies to a widely known product, Scottish Whiskey. Scotlands fine whiskey industry is an example of the consumption…

Veritatis Insights: Small and Large Building Energy PerformanceArticle: Are You Sure Your Building Is Running Efficiently?

Don Macdonald July 5, 2016 No Comments

Organizations spend a lot of money deploying energy efficiency systems and “tuning” buildings to peak efficiency. These, of course, are good steps to take. In a sense, though, they are…

Retail Food Service giant Arby’s Cuts Energy Use 15% in 4 Years

Don Macdonald April 1, 2016 No Comments

Using a combination of behavioral and product engineering process modifications, Arby’s publicly steps into the limelight for recognition, well deserved. Article from Energy Manager Today – Arby’s Restaurant Group said…

Atlanta Airport Earns ISO Certification

Don Macdonald March 29, 2016 No Comments

Excellent Public Sector application of energy performance continual improvement. The Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta is the first in the United States to earn ISO 50001:2011 certification, according to AECOM.…

Energy Efficiency Performance and the Wall Street Agenda

Don Macdonald October 27, 2015 No Comments

Why is energy efficiency not embedded in Wall Streets agenda? Let me share a story. A CEO of a large multi-national you and I know shared with me how much…

“Just Don’t Tell the Consumer”

Content Manager February 4, 2015 No Comments

The “just don’t tell the consumer” mantra is actually right on target. Humans inherently are greedy (as Gordon Gekko famously said) and as such, will consume more energy from more…

Sustainable Power to Many Types of Public Energy

Content Manager February 4, 2015 No Comments

Brilliant cogeneration idea for sustainable power to many types of public energy consuming grid systems such as public buildings, lighting systems, traffic control, etc. What’s more is the ability to…

Global Energy Management System Implementaiton – Lincoln Electric

vertatis January 16, 2015 No Comments

Veritatis Advisors Managing Director, Don Macdonald (formerly head of sustainability & energy of UL DQS) shares Lincoln Electric’s ISO 50001 business case study he helped support, resulting in Lincoln achieving…

DOE and Continual Energy Performance

vertatis January 16, 2015 No Comments

DOE issues rules to address continual energy performance. ‘‘Green building certification system criteria requiring a verification system for post-occupancy assessment of the rated buildings to demonstrate continued energy and water…

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