EPISODE · Aug 21, 2020 · 22 MIN
Multiple Approaches To Address The Climate Challenge with James Goudreau, Ep #3
from Smart Energy Voices · host Smart Energy Decisions
Multinational corporations have the opportunity to play a unique role in the energy transition. Health care company, Novartis is taking that opportunity seriously, moving the needle significantly when it comes to the company’s own carbon footprint and power usage as well as creating opportunities that smaller organizations may be able to utilize to move their power purchases toward renewable energy faster. James Goudreau is “Head of Climate” for Novartis and our guest on this episode. His experience in the U.S. Navy, serving as a logistics and procurement specialist enabled him to not only understand the inner workings of a large organization’s procurement operations, it also introduced him to the necessary considerations large organizations need to make regarding climate issues. Listen to hear how Novartis is making a difference in the global renewable energy transition. You will want to hear this episode if you are interested in... How Jim’s Navy career led him into climate-related issues and planning [05:01] The internal corporate process of procuring power from a wind farm in Texas [11:15] Novartis’ physical properties being considered for future energy conversion projects [15:42] How and why Jim desires to work himself out of a job [17:33] Click here for detailed show notes Resources & People Mentioned Guest host: Peter Kelly-Detwiler Novartis Business Services Beyond The Meter podcast Connect with James Goudreau James Goudreau on LinkedIn Connect With Smart Energy Decisions https://smartenergydecisions.com Follow them on Facebook Follow them on Twitter Follow them on LinkedIn Subscribe to Smart Energy Voices Audio Production and Show notes byPODCAST FAST TRACKhttps://www.podcastfasttrack.com
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Multinational corporations have the opportunity to play a unique role in the energy transition. Health care company, Novartis is taking that opportunity seriously, moving the needle significantly when it comes to the company’s own carbon footprint and power usage as well as creating opportunities that smaller organizations may be able to utilize to move their power purchases toward renewable energy faster. James Goudreau is “Head of Climate” for Novartis and our guest on this episode. His experience in the U.S. Navy, serving as a logistics and procurement specialist enabled him to not only understand the inner workings of a large organization’s procurement operations, it also introduced him to the necessary considerations large organizations need to make regarding climate issues. Listen to hear how Novartis is making a difference in the global renewable energy transition. You will want to hear this episode if you are interested in... How Jim’s Navy career led him into climate-related issues and planning [05:01] The internal corporate process of procuring power from a wind farm in Texas [11:15] Novartis’ physical properties being considered for future energy conversion projects [15:42] How and why Jim desires to work himself out of a job [17:33] Click here for detailed show notes Resources & People Mentioned Guest host: Peter Kelly-Detwiler Novartis Business Services Beyond The Meter podcast Connect with James Goudreau James Goudreau on LinkedIn Connect With Smart Energy Decisions https://smartenergydecisions.com Follow them on Facebook Follow them on Twitter Follow them on LinkedIn Subscribe to Smart Energy Voices Audio Production and Show notes byPODCAST FAST TRACKhttps://www.podcastfasttrack.com
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