Creating Environmental, Social, and Economic Benefits

David Gardiner & Associates: Focusing on Issues and Key Sectors

DGA maintains a focus on key issues and sectors with significant potential for environmental and economic benefits, including:


Electricity. Impending climate change and clean air regulations at the state, national, and international levels — combined with deregulation and increasing shareholder scrutiny — are forcing power companies to navigate unfamiliar waters to mitigate risk and seize opportunities in such fledgling technologies as wind power, solar, and coal gasification. DGA helps its clients plot a course through this uncharted world, bringing to bear decades of expertise in key economic and environmental trends and regulation in the electricity industry.
	Ceres: Electric Utility / Investor Dialogue CERES, Electric Utility Emissions Ranking Union of Concerned Scientists: Legislative Campaign for Renewable Energy Purchases American Wind Energy Association: Grassroots Mobilization Effort
Climate Change and Clean Energy. Climate change science and policy is rapidly evolving in the United States and abroad, creating uncertainty and challenges for every sector. The Kyoto Protocol and other domestic policies are creating new emissions trading markets, and forcing innovative approaches to energy use and production. DGA offers top-level climate change expertise with experience in policy formation with international, federal, state, and local governments. Additionally, DGA consultants have successfully implemented clean air solutions for major corporations, small businesses, foundations and non-profits in both the developed and developing world.	Energy Future Coalition: Building Public Policy to Reach 25% Renewable Energy by 2025 Ceres: Creation of a Climate Change Toolkit for Corporate Executives Council of Institutional Investors: Training on Climate Change for Investors (PPT) Ceres: Evaluation of ExxonMobil’s Corporate Governance on Climate Change Arabella Advisors : Climate Change Issue Brief for Philanthropists WWF and Allianz: Examination of Climate Change and the U.S. Insurance Industry Turner Foundation and Pew Charitable Trusts: Inventory of NGO Climate Change Activity Pew Charitable Trust: Evaluation of Electric Utility GHG Reduction Program American Wind Energy Association: Grassroots Mobilization Effort
Financial Markets and Investors. Driven by mounting evidence that proactive management of social and environmental issues improves performance and enhances shareholder value, investors are increasingly demanding superior corporate responsibility. DGA informs critical investment decisions with timely, tailored social and environmental performance data and analysis, allowing our clients to assess deficiencies and uncover hidden strengths. DGA’s team brings award-winning expertise in business management, governmental regulation, environmental and energy risk assessment, and corporate responsibility.	Ceres : Report on Climate Change and Energy Prices for Automobile Companies Calvert : Guidance on Sustainable Electricity Investments Parnassus Investments: SRI Due Diligence World Wildlife Fund: Greenhouse Gas Markets Ceres: Institutional Investor Proxy Solicitation Campaign
Transportation and Land Use. Driven by population growth and limited financial resources, many cities are pursuing smart transportation and land use policies to reduce traffic congestion, curb emissions, and save energy. These cities recognize that the past approach of simply building more road capacity is not environmentally, socially, or economically sustainable. DGA works through its partner organization, the BBG Group to help its clients build sustainable transportation strategies. The BBG Group is expert in reducing transportation demand and improving the efficiency of the transportation system itself, including through incorporation of land-use strategies.	Visit the BBG Group for more information