O’Brien brings with him over 20 years of energy, sustainability, and strategic advisory experience.
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Gary Farha: “Embrace Your Central Business Officer Role” on LSRE strategy
CFR’s President and CEO emphasized the role of the CBO in renewable energy deals as part of Business Officer magazine’s May 2018 cover story.
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CleanMed 2018 is here! Join us May 7-9 in San Diego
CleanMed is back, this May 7-9 in San Diego!
CFR will be there supporting our partners at Practice Greenhealth and Health Care Without Harm as they connect progressive hospitals and healthcare experts with the products and services that can help them better serve their patients and community while reaching their organizations’ sustainability goals.
On Tuesday, May 8, CFR President and CEO Gary Farha will join three industry experts – Dana Slade, Director of Sustainability Programs at HealthPartners, Bob Biggio, Senior VP of Facilities and Support Services at Boston Medical Center, and Iqbal Mian, Member Engagement Manager at Practice Greenhealth – for a session on large-scale renewable energy. They will discuss how demand aggregation and renewable energy procurement at scale are revolutionizing how hospitals and other large institutions can address their climate impact in a cost-effective way.
For more about the session “Teaming Up for Impact: Aggregating Demand to Shape Large, Customer-Facing Renewable Energy Deals” (C5) on Tues. 05/08, 1:45-2:45 PM, see the full description on CleanMed’s website. We are looking forward to meeting you there, and having another invigorating conversation at the intersection of healthcare and sustainability!
U.S. Campuses are Leading on Climate: Second Nature 2018 Climate Leadership Summit Recap
CFR is honored to be part of Second Nature’s exceptional network of campus climate leaders.
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Recap: CFR at VerdeXchange
CFR was thrilled to participate in the VerdeXchange conference on January 29-30, 2018.
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Escape the cold for a Monday in Tempe at Second Nature’s 2018 Climate Leadership Summit
We’re hosting two panel sessions on Monday, February 5 at the Second Nature 2018 Climate Leadership Summit in Tempe, Arizona.
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New partnership invites region’s largest energy users to accelerate trends of purchasing renewables, advance sustainable development goals
Announcing Renewable Energy for the Power of 32- 32 counties, 4 states, 1 vision.
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LINK: CEO Gary Farha on utilities and corporate renewables
Utilities must answer “whether they see customers’ evolving needs as a threat or whether they will find ways to benefit from serving those needs,” Farha said.
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WATCH: Dennis McGinn and Garrett Sprague at VERGE 2017
CFR’s Dennis McGinn and Garrett Sprague sat down at
VERGE 2017 in Santa Clara, CA to talk renewable energy strategy and procurement, and shared their thoughts on navigating the rapidly evolving clean energy market. Video courtesy of GreenBiz.com and Facebook Live. Watch it here!
Paris Agreement: Renewable Energy Can Fuel Individual Climate Action
As leaders in higher education, hospitals, corporations, and the government, we all have an opportunity to be the driving force fighting climate change, while also caring for the bottom line.
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