Regulatory, financial, and cultural motivators continue to shape the energy landscape and set the stage for decarbonization in the United States. With emissions pledges driven by public demand and engagement, climate risk being incorporated into credit ratings, and increased legislation to incorporate environmental changes, organizations face uncertainty and challenges staying abreast of this topic. Bernhard is here to help. Through decarbonization efforts and climate action, organizations can lead and demonstrate their commitment to sustainability within their communities, attract prospective clients, and generate financial savings.
Our Decarbonization Benefits include:
- Measure sustainability progress
- Showcase your organization’s sustainability efforts
- Long-term cost savings
- Improved credit ratings
- Leadership and community influence
- Mitigate regulatory risks
Where to Start?
Bernhard experts are here to guide your facility on its journey to net zero. Bernhard thought leaders have created a decarbonization plan to help you learn more about innovative strategies to kickstart your decarbonization plan.
Net Zero and Enhanced Energy Efficiency
Join the fight against climate change
The need for decarbonization has never been greater, and the environment has never been more conducive to making it happen. In both the higher education and healthcare sectors, regulatory, financial, and cultural motivators continue to shape the energy landscape and set the stage for a global push to decarbonize.
Bernhard’s Approach:
Bernhard Decarbonization Services can quantify and identify key areas for reducing GHG emissions, plan sustainability initiatives, roadmap, and implement long-term solutions for your organization’s decarbonization.
- Good – GHG Emission Inventory and Assessment: Our experienced team conducts a thorough assessment of GHG emissions from business operations and energy use to identify key areas for decarbonization.
- Better – Goal Setting: We work with your organization to plan sustainability initiatives going forward and set goals aligned with your organization’s initiatives and regulatory requirements.
- Best – Climate Action Plan: We develop a framework document to roadmap strategies for measuring, tracking, and reducing your carbon footprint.
- Extra – Implementation Services: We can assist you to achieve decarbonization goals through energy efficiency measures, renewable energy integration, and carbon trading services.
Higher Education
American higher education institutions are at the forefront of the decarbonization movement, and the Presidents’ Climate Leadership Commitments are a driving force.
With Decarbonization Services, institutions can also deliver on the promise to act as stewards of their communities, in turn recruiting ambitious students.
Healthcare
The healthcare sector has a massive opportunity to advance its primary mission of improving quality of life by working to decarbonize. More than 200 medical and health journals worldwide have deemed the climate crisis “the greatest threat to global public health.”
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