Quarterly Analyst Calls: The Changing ESG Landscape. On the 2nd Thursday of the last month of each calenar quarter, MetaVu and CRD Analytics host webcasts that address the rapid evolution of sustainability indexes, ratings and ESG investing. The webcasts help sustainability professionals raise the bar for sustainability index transparency, provide two-way communication with companies by addressing the challenges they face, and provide a transparent view into the SmartView® 360 Platform used by the NASDAQ Sustainability Index, other investable indices, and ratings agencies. To register at no charge, simply visit http://www.thechangingesglandscape.com/. 2012 webcasts are scheduled for March 8, June 14, and September 13.
Product Development and Management Association's Sustainable Innovation Special Interest Group Meetings. On the third Tuesday of each month MetaVu Principal Paul Alvarez, President of the PDMA's Sustainable Innovation Special Interest Group, moderates presentations describing best practices in Sustainable Innovation. 2012 presentations by Ingersoll Rand, Dupont, Hewlett Packard, and others have addressed sustainable packaging; the integration of sustainability into new product development processes; selling sustainable innovations to customers; and sustainable materials and supply chain management, to name just a few. To register, please visit the PDMA's website.
MetaVu hosts innovative benchmarking workshops and frequently speaks at industry conferences and events. Previous events have included:
DistribuTECH 2012, San Antonio, January 23. MetaVu Principal and Practice Leader Paul Alvarez will led a pre-conference Utility University® course titled: 'Optimizing the Value of Smart Grid Investments'. Participants improved their understanding of stakeholder expectations, the primary sources of smart grid value, performance evaluation, operational impacts to functional domains, and commonly-observed opportunities for improvement.
DistribuTECH 2012, San Antonio, January 25. MetaVu Principal and Practice Leader Paul Alvarez moderated a panel session of smart grid industry leaders, 'Lessons Learned to Date: Regulator and Utility Perspectives'. Speakers included Randy Huston, Executive Director, Infrastructure and Smart Grid, Xcel Energy; the Honorable Dana Murphy, Chair, Oklahoma Corporations Commission; and Mark Wyatt, Vice President, Smart Energy Systems, Duke Energy.
Energy, Utility, and Environment Conference (EUEC) 2012, Phoenix, January 31. MetaVu Founder and CEO, Mark Serwinowski presented 'Electric Utility Sector GRI Sector Supplement: What You Need to Know Now'. Principal and Practice leader Paul Alvarez presented 'Managing Sustainability in the Utility Sector'. Additional information and registration available at http://www.euec.com/index.aspx
2011NARUC Annual Meeting, St. Louis, November 13. Metavu Principal and Practice Leader Paul Alvarez presented 'Smart Grid Regulatory Update' to the Staff Subcommittee on Electricity and Electric Reliability. The Update summarized what state regulators have done, are doing, and may yet consider doing to encourage investor-owned utilities to maximize the value of smart grid investments for customers.
Association for Demand Response and Smart Grid, Washington DC, July 12. MetaVu Principal and Practice Leader Paul Alvarez presented 'Implications of a Smarter Grid for Utility Consumer Programs'. Participants learned of opportunities made possible by smart grid capabilities to enhance Demand Side Management (DSM) program portfolios (what is offered), program designs (features and options), and promotions.
Utility Renewable Energy Performance Benchmark Workshop, Denver, October 2010. This no-cost workshop sponsored by MetaVu and a leading Investor-Owned Utility helped select IOUs understand how their peers are managing renewable energy risks and opportunities from a shareholder perspective. The survey and subsequent workshop investigated IOU renewable energy performance on a variety of measures, including organizational structures, resource planning/compliance, regulatory and legislative advocacy, dispatch/power operations, distribution operations, renewable product options, DG incentive program designs, and corporate strategy/risk/brand. The workshop provided the opportunity for participants to review survey results, identify common challenges, share best demonstrated practices, prioritize renewable strategies, and build relationships with peers at other utilities. For more information on the workshop or the benchmark survey, e-mail Utility Practice Leader Paul Alvarez at pja@metavu.com.
Front End of Innovation 2010, Boston, May 3-4. MetaVu Principal and Practice Leader Paul Alvarez spoke on Sustainable Innovation and served on a panel discussing performance measurement. Paul discussed how well corporations are innovating in product, portfolio, production processes, materials, and packaging from a sustainability perspective. For details on the Front End of Innovation conference, visit the event's Web site.
Product Development and Management Association, 33rd Annual International Conference, Anaheim, CA-October 31st- November 4. The conference was held at the Disneyland Hotel. MetaVu Principal Paul Alvarez led 2 conference sessions on Sustainability: “How Product Teams are Growing Earnings with Sustainable Product and Operations Strategies” and “Seizing Market Opportunities, Mitigating Market Risks, and the Business Case for Championing Sustainability.” For more information on the Product Development and Management Association please visit www.pdma.org.
Renewable Energy Markets 2009, Atlanta, September 13-16. MetaVu Principal and Practice Leader Paul Alvarez spoke on the various options available for electric utilities' renewable energy product option designs, including the pros and cons of various renewable energy supply attributes. The conference was organized by The Center for Resource Solutions, the sponsor of the 'Green-e' renewable energy certification program. For information on the Center for Resource Solutions, please visit www.resource-solutions.org.
Oil and Gas HSE Benchmarks: Is Your Organization Prepared for What's Next? In this conference co-sponsored with industry-leading software solution provider ESS, MetaVu Founder and CEO Mark Serwinowski reviewed benchmark data on the size, structure, and performance of HSE functions in the upstream, midstream, and downstream sectors. For more information or to get a copy of his presentation, please e-mail Mark at mas@metavu.com.