Upcoming events and webinars:
Climate Week NYC
22-29 September 2024
Head to the Climate Week NYC webpage for the latest info. If you are an EP100 member interested in getting involved at Climate Week NYC, please email the team directly.
Previous events and webinars 2024:
Introducing the updated Green Lease Toolkit
5 June 2024
EP100 and the Better Buildings Partnership (BBP) led a webinar showcasing BBP's Green Lease Toolkit. The webinar covered the benefits of working collaboratively to decarbonise our buildings and look into how leases can be used as a tool to drive sustainability.
From commitment to action: Energy efficiency and electrification in buildings
30 May 2024
EP100 and WorldGBC hosted a webinar on the importance of energy efficiency and electrification to decarbonising our buildings.
The event showcased members of the Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment (Majid Al Futtaim, SOM and Deerns), delving into their journeys towards building decarbonisation. The webinar highlighted the challenges posed and how they are being overcome, and provided insights for other businesses looking to achieve their own decarbonisation targets.
US Climate Action Summit
EP100 has just wrapped up a successful US Climate Action Summit in Washington D.C., with our events covering topics from the Inflation Reduction Act to Virtual Power Plants. We were happy to welcome a variety of speakers from our membership and wider network of action makers, including: Jigar Shah (Department of Energy), Heather Clark (White House Climate Policy Office), Laurel Blatchford (US Department of Treasury) and David Etzwiler (Siemens Foundation).
Here's a list of the roundtables we held:
- Blueprints for change: Unlocking green tax incentives
- Building futures: Green jobs and upskilling for an equitable built environment
- Virtual power plants - the next clean energy frontier
- Incorporating low carbon approached in local building codes
If your organisation is interested in getting involved in the US Climate Action Summit in 2025, please let us know via email [email protected]
EP100 Member Forums
Our annual member forums were held in January & February for our global membership network. If you are an EP100 member and were unable to attend one of the forums, please head to the Member Hub to download a summary of what was discussed.
Previous events and webinars 2023:
Climate Week NYC - September 2023, New York
Building the future: Unleashing the renovation revolution
Watch this session on demand here.
Collaboration for decarbonisation: How owners and occupiers can work towards net zero – July 2023, London
To coincide with London Climate Action Week 2023, EP100 hosted an event, looking into the common challenges in our built environment and hearing from commercial owners and occupiers on their experience navigating this.
During the event, we heard from EP100 members Landsec, Buro Happold and Worley, and then joined by IWFM in a panel discussion. In the coming months we will be sharing more info on the outcomes of the event, including our call to action - asking for owners to reach out to energy intensive tenants and occupiers to connect with building owners, bridging the gaps in the common challenges and creating solutions. Want to be a part of the call to action? Register your organisation's interest here.
Special thanks to Landsec for hosting.
Climate Group Asia Action Summit – June 2023, Singapore
EP100 hosted a panel discussion at the Climate Group Asia Action Summit, as part of the Green Energy Forum. The session explored the integration of innovative energy efficiency technologies into the low carbon energy transition across South East Asia. We heard from EP100 members City Developments Ltd, NTT and Siemens, who are leading the way, and ask what more needs to be done to ensure this becomes a policy priority for business and governments.
Energy Efficiency: If not now, when? – March 2023, online
We held our annual thought leadership event, alongside the publication of our annual report in March.
This webinar discussed the potential of energy efficiency and the vital role it plays in reaching net zero. We heard from keynote speaker Gabriela Prata Dias (Head of Copenhagen Centre of Energy Efficiency) and panel of EP100 members (Danfoss and SOM) on their energy efficiency journeys - its role in corporate climate strategy, challenges to implementation and potential for energy security and green jobs.
EP100 Member forum – February 2023, online
EP100 members are welcome to join our online forum - learning from other members about their energy efficiency and net zero journeys. A summary of the event will be available soon.
Previous events and webinars 2022:
Climate Week NYC, Going retro: Can building retrofits deliver the energy resilience we need? – September 2022, New York
As part of The Hub Live at Climate Week NYC 2022, EP100 lead the event Going retro: can building retrofits deliver the energy resilience we need? This session focussed on the need for energy efficiency measures and raising its profile on the global stage - to be seen as the pivotal move to reduce energy consumption and progress towards a net-zero world.
Guest speakers included an 'in conversation' piece with Ricardo Torres (Undersecretary of Environment and Sustainable Development, Government of Querétaro, Mexico), and panel discussion with representatives from Alliance to Save Energy, ROCKWOOL, NYSERDA and Siemens (EP100 Member), moderated by Rocky Mountain Institute.
Building resilience: The multiple benefits of energy efficiency – June 2022, online
EP100 hosted this event as part of London Climate Action Week 2022, alongside hosts and EP100 member Mitie at their office in The Shard.
Buildings account for 30-40% of total global emissions, but renovation rates are still too slow to achieve the necessary reductions in emissions. The biggest transition in global working for a generation is occurring as businesses shift to long-term changes to more flexible working practices.
In this exclusive, explored how sustainable, smart & efficient buildings can help lead the way to net zero and provide additional benefits to occupant health, wellbeing & productivity.
Guest speakers:
- Kerry Conneely, Head of UK Facilities Management - ISG
- Mike Sewell, Director Plan Zero - Mitie (EP100 member)
- Kavita Kumari, Associate Director - Cundall (EP100 member)
- Pradyumna Pandit, Managing Director Sustainability & Energy - Mitie (EP100 member)
- Toby Morgan, Senior Manager Built Environment - Climate Group
Click here to read the insights article.
Net zero's cornerstone: Championing corporate energy efficiency goals – March 2022, online
Moderated by Divya Sharma, Climate Group’s India Executive Director, this panel discussion brought together leading thinkers and business leaders to discuss the fundamental role of energy efficiency in the net zero transition, and how global corporates can accelerate it. The online event took place to mark World Energy Efficiency Day and to showcase findings from EP100’s 2021 Progress and Insights report.
Click here to watch a recording of the webinar and read about the insights article here.
Previous events and webinars 2021:
Catalysing corporate ambition on product efficiency: Building momentum on the road to COP26 – September 2021, online
“We cannot win the race to net-zero emissions without improving the energy efficiency of products like air conditioners, refrigerators, lighting, and electric motors” - Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
In this webinar, we briefed senior climate decision makers from numerous global companies on how they could support the freshly launched COP26 Product Efficiency Call to Action by joining EP100.
We pitched the EP100 initiative and two of our members – Trane Technologies and Mahindra & Mahindra – showcased their membership:
- the opportunities and challenges of setting their corporate energy efficiency target; and,
- the company benefits they are now enjoying as a result.
EP100, in partnership with the UK Government, the IEA and others, launched the COP26 Product Efficiency Call to Action in September 2021. It was announced as the largest ever commitment to product efficiency on Energy Day at COP26! The Call to Action aims to double the efficiency of four key products (air conditioners, refrigerators, lights and industrial motor systems) by 2030.
Climate Week NYC, The future of buildings – September 2021, New York
This event discussed the impacts of COIVD-19 on how we work and the buildings we occupy as a focal point of regeneration and recovery. What does this mean for decarbonisation goals and achieving net zero? Can we use smart tech in buildings to improve energy efficiency, as well as staff productivity?
We examined the future of the office and increased hybrid working, how smart tech can enable a safe return to workplaces, and an understanding of what this means for our built environment decarbonisation plans.
Guest speakers:
- Mark Chambers, Senior Director for Building Emissions - White House Council on Environmental Quality at the Executive Office of the President
- Kalin Bracken, Real Estate Lead - World Economic Forum
- Charlene Lake, Chief Sustainability Officer - AT&T
- Katherine Neebe, Chief Sustainability Officer - Duke Energy
- Premier Winde - Western Cape South Africa (Under2 Coalition member)
- Doug Lawrence, North America Board Member - Climate Group
Panellists:
- Laura Quatela, SVP and Chief Legal Officer - Lenovo
- Mike Sewell, Director Plan Zero - Mitie (EP100 member)
- Harry Verhaar, Head of Global Public & Government Affairs - Signify
- Christina Gamboa, CEO - World Green Building Council (Moderator)
EP100 North America members' meeting – July 2021, online
In this regional members-only meeting, EP100 members with operations in North America convened to discuss their progress on energy productivity improvements and discuss key issues currently facing the membership. The EP100 team provided an update on the North America strategy, including member priorities for 2021 and beyond. This event provided our members with an opportunity to network with a broader group of companies, and offered a bespoke space to share experiences, needs, and interests, as well as feed into the work program for the EP100 initiative.
EP100 India members roundtable – July 2021, online
Advancing the decarbonisation of buildings in India is a movement which is gaining ever-greater momentum, and key India-based corporates are beginning to make climate commitments in this area. However, knowledge and real-world experience on how corporates can apply the buildings decarbonisation lens to their climate leadership efforts remains limited.
This EP100 members-only roundtable provided our India-based corporates with an overview of EP100's Net-Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment, which is delivered in partnership with the World Green Building Council. We also heard lessons learned from Brandix, a Sri Lankan headquartered apparel manufacturer, who, as an EP100 member, have successfully applied the commitment to their operations.
The roundtable also provided an EP100 global update and India update on campaign activities and member opportunities.
Previous events and webinars 2020:
Championing product efficiency in support of nationally determined contributions and net zero – December 2020, online
As part of the COP26 Energy Transition Campaign, the UK and IEA are developing a Product Efficiency Call to Action, and together with partners The Climate Group, UNEP, The Kigali Cooling Efficiency Program, the Cool Coalition and the Cop26 High Level Champions, organised this webinar to hear new announcements from champion governments, businesses and financiers, philanthropy and international organizations. This webinar marked an important step forward in global efforts to increase product efficiency - click here to view the recording.
Climate Week NYC, Smart buildings – September 2020, New York
This event focussed on smart buildings and the role they can play in helping businesses decarbonise, fast. We showcased real-world practices and considered how tech will support our ways of working, as well as highlighting key barriers to implementation.
Guest speakers:
- Mark Chambers, Director - NYC Mayor's Office of Sustainability
- Jess Shankleman, Climate and Renewables Reporter - Bloomberg News
- Dave Regnery, President & COO - Trane Technologies (EP100 member)
- Eric Rondolat, CEO - Signify
- Makhegu Mabunda, Sustainability Speciality - Woolworths (EP100 member)
- Matt Lugar, Operating Partner - Generate Capital
Climate Week NYC, In conversation – September 2020, New York
EP100 members Johnson Controls and Thai Union 'in conversation' - discussing the benefits of energy efficiency and calling for other companies to do the same to sett public energy efficiency targets.
'EP100 helps companies to raise their ambition and really be able to bring practical solutions to climate change.' - Clay Nesler, Vice President of Global Energy and Sustainability, Johnson Controls.
Both organisations spoke of the importance of energy efficiency in their sustainability strategies and continuing to manufacture in the most effective way, highlighting the business case for energy efficiency
'Everybody is really counting every penny, making sure that they can contribute to the bottom line, and energy efficiency is just such a great way to get started on that journey.' - Dr. Darian McBain, Global Director of Corporate Affairs and Sustainability, Thai Union.
Both EP100 members also took part in the EP100 Cooling Challenge, which encourages organisations to think about key aspects of their cooling energy use, optimising efficient and clean cooling, and even how this can be changed through their supply chains.
Listen to the video below on why they joined the EP100 initiative and the importance of energy efficiency to corporations today.
Future-proofing the hospitality industry for growth and resilience: the case for clean, efficient cooling – June 2020, online
Exploring the current state of play for decarbonizing the global hospitality industry focusing on Asia and other key markets particularly given the impact of Covid-19 to travel and tourism. Examining the energy efficiency journeys of global and regional hospitality brands as well as how asset owners and businesses can go further and faster in their quest to lower emissions, reaping significant cost and energy savings and getting their assets back to profitability.
Energy productivity and worker wellbeing – May 2020, online
Featuring insights from leading built environment consultants, Cundall, who have created a tool that quantifies how indoor environmental quality supports occupant productivity and wellbeing. Also featuring Signify (formerly Phillips Lighting) presenting how smart, connected lighting can improve workplace efficiency, as well as staff wellbeing; and from the World Green Building Council, presenting a case study from their 'Better Places for People' project.
The importance of energy management: Acquisition, analysis and action – April 2020, online
Exploring the importance of data acquisition, analysis and action, using energy management systems and digital tools, for companies to improve their energy productivity. Featuring exclusive insights from Carbon Trust's energy audit service, including key findings from the 35,000 audited companies and the impact on their financial and carbon reduction targets.
