Pembina Corporate Consulting

Published: Jul 18, 2008

By: Ed Whittingham

The U.S. Climate Action Partnership (USCAP) is a coalition of transnational companies and major environmental groups that advocates for strong federal U.S. legislation on climate change. Using insider perspectives this report explores USCAP's successes and challenges to date, and offers lessons to those interested in cross-sector partnerships for influencing regulation and policy.

Publication Type: Reports, Backgrounders & Position Papers

Topic Area: Corporate Consulting

Published: Jan 17, 2008

By: Pembina Institute et al.

By: Kyla Fisher, Erin Bishop, Glynn Davis, Ed Whittingham

This report explores corporate perspectives on Corporate Environmental Responsibility (CER) within the Canadian unconventional gas industry. In it, executives, senior managers, engineers and others comment on their definitions of corporate environmental responsibility, their views on the role of environmental NGOs in promoting CER, and their experiences with collaborating with the ENGO community.

Publication Type: Reports, Backgrounders & Position Papers

Topic Area: Corporate Consulting

Published: Nov 28, 2007

By: Ed Whittingham, Jessica Mankowski, Katie Laufenberg

This compendium is a collection of six case studies showing how cross-sector partnerships can be used as vehicles for sustainable development in Canada.

Publication Type: Reports, Backgrounders & Position Papers

Topic Area: Corporate Consulting

Published: Oct 30, 2007

By: Mike Kennedy, Amy Taylor, Jaisel Vadgama

This document summarizes the proceedings from the Pembina Institute's Carbon Pricing for a Sustainable Economy conference, held in Calgary in October 2007.

The conference brought together a wide range of experts and practitioners for an intensive workshop with the goals of (a) highlighting and sharing cutting-edge thinking on carbon pricing tools, and (b) vetting and refining concrete design proposals that could form the basis for future policy.

About one hundred participants from a broad range of industry, government, ENGO, media and academic sectors took part, bringing their expertise as professionals, interests as stakeholders and problem-solving skills to the table.

Publication Type: Reports, Backgrounders & Position Papers

Topic Area: Corporate Consulting

Published: Feb 23, 2007

By: Katie Laufenberg, Ed Whittingham

A summary of the key proceedings and discussions arising from the Institute's "Thought Leader Forum on Environmental NGO-Industry Collaboration", held November 14, 2006, in Kananaskis Country, Alberta.

Publication Type: Reports, Backgrounders & Position Papers

Topic Area: Corporate Consulting

Published: Nov 28, 2006

By: Jeremy Moorhouse, Matthew McCulloch

Publication Type: Briefing Notes, Summaries & Fact Sheets

Topic Area: Corporate Consulting

Published: Oct 1, 2005

By: Alison Cretney, Erik Veldman, Marlo Raynolds, Peggy Holroyd

This report is a comprehensive view of the environmental community's expectations of companies that claim to be environmentally responsible. In the report, more than 50 environmental non-governmental organizations (NGOs) define corporate environmental responsibility and describe their vision of an environmentally responsible company.

Publication Type: Reports, Backgrounders & Position Papers

Topic Area: Corporate Consulting

Published: Oct 1, 2005

By: Jesse Row, Derek Neabel

The Pembina Institute, in collaboration with the Alberta Research Council and Highmark Renewables, completed a Life-Cycle Value Assessment (LCVA) of an emerging technology to convert cattle manure into electricity, heat, biofertilizer and reusable water: the Integrated Manure Utlilization System (IMUS). The results of the study demonstrate the significant potential for this technology to improve the triple-bottom-line performance of intensive livestock operations, while also highlighting many of the challenges faced by further commercialization.

Publication Type: Reports, Backgrounders & Position Papers

Topic Area: Corporate Consulting

Published: Jun 8, 2005

By: Ellen Francis

This report provides an overview of a Pembina Institute pilot initiative, sponsored by the Climate Change Bureau of Environment Canada, entitled The One Tonne Corporate Challenge (OTCC). It details the Pembina Institute's experience in coordinating the OTCC, as well as some of the various strategies used and results achieved. Lessons learned in the process of project design, development and implementation are also outlined.

Publication Type: Reports, Backgrounders & Position Papers

Topic Area: Corporate Consulting

Published: May 1, 2005

By: Marlo Raynolds, Raymond Schmidt

The Pembina Institute has begun to think strategically about realizing its long-term outcomes and objectives. As part of this process, the organizaiton is using scenario planning to enhance its strategic thinking and to examine the question of focus versus diversity. This report outlines the results of the scenario-planning process conducted by the Pembina Institute.

Publication Type: Reports, Backgrounders & Position Papers

Topic Area: Corporate Consulting

Published: Jun 1, 2002

By: Pembina Institute

This 170-page Life-Cycle Value Assessment evaluates environmental and economic factors of a wide range of technically advanced options for operating automobiles and buses in Canada, as well as identifying challenges and social costs and benefits.

Publication Type: Reports, Backgrounders & Position Papers

Topic Area: Corporate Consulting