Managing CRC requirements

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Managing CRC requirements

As a final year student at HEC, Paris Business School, I am currently conducting a thesis based on the impacts of European regulations on greenhouse gas emissions. My objective is to analyze the various management and measurement strategies employed by British companies subjected to either the Carbon Reduction Commitment ( CRC EES) or the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) towards their greenhouse gas emissions.

As a result of my study, I was hoping it might be possible to ask you to fill out the simple 5 minute questionnaire below.

As a token of appreciation for your valuable time and goodwill, I am more than happy to share with you the results of my study should I gather enough of a representative sample. And know that by answering, you are considerably helping a student graduate and finally transition to the work world!

In addition, should you be willing or have the time to go beyond this simple questionnaire and discuss these issues over the phone, I would be more than happy, not to mention grateful, to give you a call. Please don't hesitate to send me a mail at dalma.berkovics@mailhec.net should this be the case.

Last but not least, should you feel that someone else in your organisation is a better fit for this type of questionnaire, please do not hesitate to forward this link directly to them.

In the hope of receiving a response, thank you for your time, help and consideration.

Kind Regards,

Dalma Berkovics

1.

In addition to the CRC regulation does your company also have to comply with EU ETS regulation? If so, how many sites are concerned?

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Yes, less than 10

Yes, between 10 and 20

Yes, more than 20

No

2. What has prompted your organization to measure and report on your emissions and/or energy consumption? *

Since European legislation makes it compulsory

We've started reporting on a voluntary basis

Our organization has qualified for the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme

Other (Please Specify)

3. Do you need to collect, measure and report data beyond UK borders?

Yes, but only in Europe

Yes, worldwide

No

Other (Please Specify)

4. Which departments of your company are involved in managing CO2 emissions? *

Sustainable development department

CSR department

CO2 site coordinator/manager

Energy department

Finance department

Treasury department

Strategic committee

Other (Please Specify)

5. Does your organization currently manage carbon allowances and/or credits? *

Yes

No, but we will in the short term (1-2 years)

No, but we will have to in the medium term (3-5 years)

No, but we will have to in the long term (5+ years)

No, and we do not foresee needing to.

Other (Please Specify)

6. Which department(s) of your company are involved in managing quotas?
Please reply to this question if you have replied yes to the previous question

Sustainable development department

CSR department

CO2 site coordinator/manager

Energy department

Finance department

Treasury department

Strategic committee

My company is not concerned by emission quotas

Other (Please Specify)

7. What tool do you currently use to collect and consolidate emissions data? *

Excel speadsheets

Internally developed software

Carbon accounting software

None

Other (Please Specify)

8. Do your current collecting and consolidation systems satisfy your collecting, reporting, and management needs? *

Yes, perfectly

Yes, we can manage for now but it's not ideal

No, our needs continue to change and we need something more comprehensive soon

Other (Please Specify)

9. How do you plan to manage CRC requirements? *

With the same tools that I have today

By outsourcing to an energy management/consultancy company

By working directly with my energy provider

By purchasing specialized Enterprise Carbon Accounting software

Other (Please Specify)

10. When imagining a GHG / energy accounting and management solution, how important would you rate the following criteria? *

	Not important at all	Rather important	Very important	Necessary
Ability to integrate with or into other sustainability or EHS programs
Integration with Half-hourly meters
Integration with CRC online reporting system
Ability to provide other external reporting capabilities (i.e. CDP, GRI, etc.)
Compatibility with ERP software
Ability to estimate organization position on CRC league table
The integration of a best practices library
Ability to Forecast future emissions levels based on acquisition and cessation activities
Financial impact simulator
Carbon allowances and credit management capibilities
Objective and task management capabilities
Ability to benchmark site or industry performance

11. Please list any additional important solution features that you deem necessary or helpful to manage carbon or energy issues within your organization

12. Does your organization currently allocate a budget for carbon and/or energy management requirements *

yes, this budget stays roughly the same each year

yes, and this budget will consistently grow each year

no, and no formal budget has been or will be allocated for carbon or energy management in the near future

no, but a budget will be allocated specifically for carbon and energy management requirements in the near future

Other (Please Specify)

13. How big is said budget for 2010? (in £k) * This information is kept strictly anonymous.
*

14. Do you have or plan to create a specific CRC task force within your organization? *

No, our current carbon management team will manage CRC reporting requirements

Yes, a seperate CRC reporting team will be created

No, we outsource all CRC issues separate from my current carbon management practices in place

No, we outsource all carbon management issues (including CRC)

Other (Please Specify)

15. Your company's industry *

16. Company Size *

1-500 employees

501-1,000 employees

1,001-5,000 employees

5,001-25,000 employees

25,001-50,000 employees

50,001-100,000 employees

100,001+ employees

Other (Please Specify)

17. Company Turnover (in £million)

1-25
25-50
50-100
100-500
500-1,000
1,000-5,000
5,000-10,000
10,000-25,000
25,000+

18. Company name


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