Controlling the Cost of Compliance with CALUMO
The National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007 was passed in September 2007 establishing a mandatory reporting system for corporate greenhouse gas emissions and energy production and consumption. The first reporting period under the Act commenced July 2008 with reports due in July 2009.
Key features of the Act are:
- Reporting of greenhouse gas emissions, energy consumption and production by large corporations.
- Public disclosure of corporate level greenhouse gas emissions and energy information.
The Calumo and Elwyn groups in conjunction with CIO’s and Sustainability Experts from front running organisations have collaborated to develop an environmental reporting platform to enable corporations to meet the initial reporting requirements.
While the specific detail regarding the format and substance of the reporting requirements have not yet been fully locked down, it is clear that organisations will be required to capture, analyse and report on those operations of their organisation that have significant energy consumption or generation.
We expect that as the new legislation evolves over the introductory period organisations must be able to quickly adapt to the inevitable iterations that will flow from both global and local imperatives. This reality informed the design of our Environmental Reporting platform to offer;
- quick and highly adaptable implementation to minimise the cost of expected changes to the Act during the introductory period
- a one-stop shop for data capture and all environmental reporting
- flexibility to enable data to be collected from existing ERP and operational data sources
- multiple hierarchy reporting platform to enable look-through transparency of information and accountability
- qualitative (via commentary and traffic light reporting) capability to allow management to better interrogate the information.
About the Elwyn Group
Elwyn Group is a boutique consulting firm specialising in reporting solutions to medium and large organisations utilising pre-existing or custom developed solutions.
About CALUMO
The CALUMO Group (www.calumo.com) is a leading provider of Performance Management solutions for enterprise-wide reporting planning and Business Intelligence. Since 1998 the group has successfully delivered solutions to a wide range of enterprises from SME's to some of the largest listed companies and government organisations. These solutions provide quantifiable and valuable business insight, offering a single platform from which to integrate Corporate, Financial and Operational performance and objectives.
The Group is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner in Business intelligence (achieving full competency in both Platform and Performance Management Specialisations), Data Management Solutions and ISV/Software Solutions.