By Derek Top, Senior Editor, Program Director - VERGE
Here's your last chance: VERGE London is tomorrow.
Featuring thought leaders at the intersection of energy, information, buildings and transportation technologies, VERGE London includes incumbents (IBM, Jaguar Land Rover, Cisco, Microsoft), disruptors (Alertme.com, Whipcar, Green Structures, AMEE) and industry experts (London School of Economics, Carbon Disclosure Project). Join VERGE Virtual to view live and on-demand streaming of select sessions, an exclusive webcast on global asset management and energy performance, and opportunities to visit sponsor booths and download exclusive content. Register here.
This week, Jim Sinopoli offers a behind-the-scenes look at the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission's new headquarters that is not only ultra-green but integrates data from every building system offering real-time performance monitoring. Honest Buildings is populating a growing database of commercial and mixed-use buildings information to spur competition and drive demand for high-performance, energy efficient buildings.
Elsewhere, a first-of-its-kind smart city in New Mexico will test next-gen wireless networks, intelligent traffic technologies and self-driving cars without interfering in everyday life. And Canadian Blackberry maker RIM eyes new market opportunities in embedding its software platform in connected cars.
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Join Paul Hawken and Joel Makower
May 31-June 3 in L.A.
Are you an early stage entrepreneur in green business or cleantech? Are you looking to network, build skills, and gain exposure for your company from the press or investors? Green Business BASE CAMP's 4-day intensive workshop will put you on the path to success. Limited space available. Apply now!
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UL Environment: Your Partner in Sustainability
UL Environment helps the world make, market, find, and trust healthier, more sustainable, environmentally-preferable products and services. We help companies achieve their sustainability goals-and help purchasers, specifiers, retailers, governments, and consumers find greener products they can trust. Visit www.ul.com/environment for details.
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Free GreenBiz.com Webcast: How to Design a
Data-Driven Sustainability Program
Improving sustainability performance against critical business requirements can be tricky. How do you build a business case for automating sustainability management? How should your company decide strategic focus areas that matter most to your stakeholders? What are the best ways to calculate results and report? Hear how Columbia Sportswear and JLL approach this challenge in a lively webcast moderated by Joel Makower. You'll learn how to: communicate the value of program investments; prioritize sustainability goals and initiatives; gain transparency in energy and sustainability performance
gain "in the trenches" experience on facilitating stakeholder engagement. Click here to register.
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