SRP. Sustainability Resource Planning ENVIRONMENT ENERGY ASSETS

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1 SRP ENVIRONMENT ENERGY ASSETS

Governance Visibility across an organization s sustainability goals, targets and progress has become a necessity due to the financial impact on risk.

business processes and design entirely new ones focused on this opportunity.

SRP combines multiple business processes and systems into one database to use across the enterprise. SRP enables you to manage through measurement.

Because you can do this in near real time, you can adapt and adjust as needed.

2 Governance Visibility across an organization s sustainability goals, targets and progress has become a necessity due to the financial impact on risk. Transformation Because of the financial benefits of increased sustainability and lack of available delivery platforms, organizations will need to change business processes and design entirely new ones focused on this opportunity. SRP is a platform approach to cover the core functions of sustainability, which include environmental, energy and asset management. SRP combines multiple business processes and systems into one database to use across the enterprise. SRP enables you to manage through measurement. You can see how much energy and water you re using at each location. You can also see how much waste and emissions you re producing. Because you can do this in near real time, you can adapt and adjust as needed. Verisae s integrates information about your assets, the energy they use, and their environmental impact. It helps you increase operational efficiency, ensure regulatory compliance and protect your brand. Technology Sustainability requires frequent, accurate and granular levels of detail across tradtional silos, which enable performance optimization.

SRP Reporting to Performance Management Prompted by regulatory uncertainty, businesses are now coming to the realization that they are not operating as efficiently as they had believed.

SRP goes far beyond reporting to deliver sustainability initiatives through on-demand, automated reduction opportunities.

Market Challenges Compliance - Are you aware of the latest regulations like the EPA Clean Air Act, EPA emissions reportings and the carbon reduction commitment -- and the ramifications of these on

Do you know the fine for Violating the Clean Air Act is $37,500 a day -- for each incident and in each location?

3 SRP Reporting to Performance Management Prompted by regulatory uncertainty, businesses are now coming to the realization that they are not operating as efficiently as they had believed. In an attempt to address the efficiency gap, organizations have resorted to reporting only to recognize what they really want is performance management. SRP goes far beyond reporting to deliver sustainability initiatives through on-demand, automated reduction opportunities. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT Helps our clients enable reduction and manage the emissions, water, waste, and sustainability projects throughout their enterprises. Market Challenges Compliance - Are you aware of the latest regulations like the EPA Clean Air Act, EPA emissions reportings and the carbon reduction commitment -- and the ramifications of these on your business? ENERGY MANAGEMENT Helps our clients deliver energy reductions and insight through demand management, supply management, efficiency projects and consulting services. Do you know the fine for Violating the Clean Air Act is $37,500 a day -- for each incident and in each location? Operational efficiency - It s nice to know your carbon footprint, but it s imperative to know those assets that contribute the most CO2, and how reducing your impact can drive savings to your business. ASSET MANAGEMENT Ultimately, your consumption of energy and other natural resources occurs through the assets you own -- your buildings, the appliances or equipment inside them, and the transportation vehicles you operate. We help our clients reduce their total cost of ownership of assets from procurement through retirement in a web-based, paperless process. Do you know what opportunities across your portfolio will drive the largest ROI? Do you worry about the public reputation of your sustainability efforts? Brand protection - Are you confident in your ability to meet SEC disclosure rules or inquiries about your sustainability efforts? Can you confidently report to the climate registry, the carbon disclosure project or your appropriate reporting authority? With SRP software from Verisae, you can start quickly with a low initial investment that enables faster and higher payback. You have no computer hardware to buy and no software to install. The system runs from virtually anywhere using only a web browser.

4 ABOUT VERISAE Verisae helps measure, manage and monetize energy costs and carbon emissions. Our proven ( SRP ) platform improves operational efficiency, makes sustainability initiatives actionable, and reduces energy costs and emissions for distributed enterprises and related energy companies. Verisae delivers a broad range of sustainability solutions to over 40 global clients with a service network of over 7,500 thirdparty consultants consisting of 60,000 application users. Verisae s integrated sustainability platform actively tracks over 2.1 million assets across more than 23,000 sites. VERISAE WORLDWIDE HEADQUARTERS MAIN WEB North Sixth Street, Suite 107A FAX salesinfo@verisae.com Minneapolis, MN USA OUR COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABILITY. This brochure is printed on [insert paper specifications], an FSC-certified paper manufactured with electricity in the form of renewable energy and a minimum of [XX%] post-consumer fiber. FPO Mixed Sources Product group from well-managed forests and other controlled sources. Cert. No. XX-XXX Forest Stewardship Council XX% If this brochure is not relevant to you, please pass it along to a friend or recycle it. SRP and are trademarks of Verisae Inc Verisae. All rights reserved.

5 SRP ENVIRONMENTAL Management

ENVIRONMENTAL Management Accountability Prompted in part by regulatory efforts, pending legislation and other market based concerns, companies are faced with pressing needs to be accountable for

6 ENVIRONMENTAL Management Accountability Prompted in part by regulatory efforts, pending legislation and other market based concerns, companies are faced with pressing needs to be accountable for their environmental impact. Is your company prepared to answer customer inquiries, shareholder concerns and external pressure points about your environmental impact and compliance? Verisae s environmental management platform can show your impact in near real-time as well as identify financial returns to use towards your advantage in the market place. Organizations generate carbon emissions through direct sources, indirect sources and their supply chains. Verisae s environmental management software generates reports as you need them, providing near real-time data. Uncertainty The environmental marketplace is a conundrum full of potential legislative regulatory risk, undetermined reporting needs and market volatility that has led to confusion and uncertainty. To be able to meet the needs of today yet be ready for the requirements of tomorrow, businesses need a flexible platform that can grow with their evolving needs. Is your business in compliance with the carbon reduction commitment? Do you know how many of your sites are underperforming and why? Can you drive business value and performance measurement at the same time you report your greenhouse gas emission to an external registry? Carbon Emissons Manager Verisae s SRP Software platform enables full reporting and performance management of direct, indirect and supply chain emissions across your enterprise and your lead suppliers in a near realtime environment. Sustainability Project Manager Whenever you start a project with the goal of reducing environmental impact, Sustainability Project Manager will track the progress and results. The results can then be integrated into Verisae s suite of applications to ensure that those results are maintained over time. Protecting your good name Your brand is your identity to the marketplace, and the marketplace cares about your impact on the environment. Verisae s environmental management software solutions provide a deep understanding of the environmental impact of your operations, including your products, their manufacture, delivery and use in your customers lives. A clear understanding of your product life cycle can not only allow your business to achieve significant savings throughout the supply chain, but can allow you to communicate your environmental stewardship to your customers.

SRP An Integrated Approach Verisae offers the first and only software that coordinates the management of asset, energy and environmental sustainability into an integrated system.

Verisae s solutions provide a granular understanding of assets that drives comprehensive opportunity assessment.

Do you know that using the automated reporting software that Verisae provides can eliminate the risk of refrigerant audits by the EPA? Do you know the environmental impact of your supply chain?

The data required to ensure comprehensive environmental management is also used to identify patterns, anomalies, and reduction opportunities.

7 SRP An Integrated Approach Verisae offers the first and only software that coordinates the management of asset, energy and environmental sustainability into an integrated system. Energy consumption is a large driver of greenhouse gas emissions. Access to real-time energy information provides a clearer picture of your emissions compared to simple periodic reports. Verisae s solutions provide a granular understanding of assets that drives comprehensive opportunity assessment. Verisae In action Do you know that simple behavioral changess from real time monitoring have shown to reduce energy consumption by 10%-15%? Do you know that using the automated reporting software that Verisae provides can eliminate the risk of refrigerant audits by the EPA? Do you know the environmental impact of your supply chain? Driving efficiency - Verisae s environmental solutions make efficiency and its associated gains the primary opportunity for our clients. The data required to ensure comprehensive environmental management is also used to identify patterns, anomalies, and reduction opportunities. Compliance surety - Verisae helps clients ensure they are in compliance with local, regional, national and global regulations. As the market leader in EPA Clean Air Act Section 6O8 compliance, Verisae tracks more than 45 million pounds of contributing refrigerants. Radical collaboration - True sustainability requires the involvement of third party entities. Verisae s unique delivery model allows collaboration within and beyond the organization through role-based, secure access by those third parties, providing information for the benefit and use of our clients. Water Manager Do you suspect that you are being biilled for more water than you use? Leaks, wasteful patterns and even inaccurate meter reads can dramatically increase billed amounts. Identify and document errors with Water Manager. Waste Manager Managing waste streams in your organization means understanding how much waste you are putting in and how much you are sending out. Verisae s Waste Manager captures these inputs and measures metrics like recycling, composting and material impact. Environmental Services Use Verisae s network of industry experts for professional services such as environmental audits, carbon footprint baselines and sustainablitiy consulting. With Environmental Management you can start quickly with a low initial investment that enables faster and higher payback. You have no computer hardware to buy and no software to install. The system runs from virtually anywhere using only a web browser.

8 ABOUT VERISAE Verisae helps measure, manage and monetize energy costs and carbon emissions. Our proven ( SRP ) platform improves operational efficiency, makes sustainability initiatives actionable, and reduces energy costs and emissions for distributed enterprises and related energy companies. Verisae delivers a broad range of sustainability solutions to over 40 global clients with a service network of over 7,500 thirdparty consultants consisting of 60,000 application users. Verisae s integrated sustainability platform actively tracks over 2.1 million assets across more than 23,000 sites. VERISAE WORLDWIDE HEADQUARTERS MAIN WEB North Sixth Street, Suite 107A FAX salesinfo@verisae.com Minneapolis, MN USA OUR COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABILITY. This brochure is printed on [insert paper specifications], an FSC-certified paper manufactured with electricity in the form of renewable energy and a minimum of [XX%] post-consumer fiber. FPO Mixed Sources Product group from well-managed forests and other controlled sources. Cert. No. XX-XXX Forest Stewardship Council XX% If this brochure is not relevant to you, please pass it along to a friend or recycle it. SRP and are trademarks of Verisae Inc Verisae. All rights reserved.

9 SRP ENERGY Management

ENERGY Management Connecting Supply with Demand Organizations that implement Verisae s SRP Software solutions will now be able to strategically connect energy supply and demand operations, which have

The Verisae software system enables more strategic and risk-mitigated deregulated energy purchases, better control of energy consumption to capitalize on the best utility tariffs, the ability to

10 ENERGY Management Connecting Supply with Demand Organizations that implement Verisae s SRP Software solutions will now be able to strategically connect energy supply and demand operations, which have historically been segmented business functions. The Verisae software system enables more strategic and risk-mitigated deregulated energy purchases, better control of energy consumption to capitalize on the best utility tariffs, the ability to reduce energy spend across the organization, techniques to manage the energy budget and a better overall strategy to reduce the organization s energy footprint. Verisae s SRP software solutions were created for multi-site organizations and designed to facilitate smart action based on disparate sources of energy, environmental and asset information. Automating Response Multi-facility organizations need a scalable approach that enables automated action in an increasingly complex energy marketplace. Organizations that implement Verisae s solutions have the assurance that their desired response is automatically implemented according to their business needs. Organizations can chose to reduce energy consumption in their facilities based on fluctuating real-time energy price thresholds, capitalize on utility Time of Use tariffs, participate in revenue producing demand response programs or manage consumption based on internal business processes. With Verisae s software solutions organizations can evaluate utility and deregulated pricing options as well as demand response programs with the assurance that they can automate energy actions to capitalize on these strategic opportunities. Enterprises can automate energy consumption to meet budget, benchmarks and performance goals. Improve Energy Efficiency and Easily Measure Your Effectiveness You will quickly see where you can most benefit from projects to imporve energy efficiency, and you can easily measure the effectiveness of each project. Connected Devices Verisae provides the ability to manage your energy use and budgets through connected devices providing you a wealth of information allowing you to make the right decisions in real time. Mitigating Risk in the Energy Budget Fixed energy costs, and therefore predictable energy budgets, are a thing of the past. However, customers that implement Verisae s integrated software solutions have visibility to energy consumption and costs on a real-time basis. Customers can view a dashboard of customized, high level information that allows them to compare actual usage to their energy budget. This enables clients to drill down and determine problem areas that can be immediately addressed before costly budget overruns occur.

When systems and processes force you to manage energy, assets and environmental as if they aren t related, you miss opportunities to manage each much better, at a lower operating cost.

To keep your energy costs within budget, it helps to track your usage in real time and benchmark your facilities across your organization How difficult is it to gather energy data to measure your

Driving efficiency - Verisae s energy management solution allows organizations to reduce energy usage and costs by indentifying consumption anomalies.

Visibility of costs - The energy landscape is evolving, and businesses need innovative practices to control and monitor costs.

11 SRP An Integrated Approach Verisae offers the first and only software that coordinates the management of asset, energy and environmental sustainability in an integrated sytem. Energy use is a major component of your carbon footprint. Your carbon footprint is a key factor in reporting on your environmental sustainability. Your assets consume the energy you use. When systems and processes force you to manage energy, assets and environmental as if they aren t related, you miss opportunities to manage each much better, at a lower operating cost. Verisae in action Do you know that facilities consuming the most energy have the greatest opportunity to reduce your carbon footprint? To keep your energy costs within budget, it helps to track your usage in real time and benchmark your facilities across your organization How difficult is it to gather energy data to measure your environmental impact? Would the numbers stand up to independent auditors? Driving efficiency - Verisae s energy management solution allows organizations to reduce energy usage and costs by indentifying consumption anomalies. It also helps organizations prioritize programs to meet energy reduction and sustainability program objectives. Visibility of costs - The energy landscape is evolving, and businesses need innovative practices to control and monitor costs. Verisae s energy solutions allow your enterprise realtime visibility into your energy usage vs. budget. Access to data - Businesses need to be prepared to address customer, shareholder and other external inquiries about the impact of their organization on the environment. Our energy solutions ensure you have the necessary data to answer these questions confidently. Energy Supply Manager Manage your energy supply costs by streamlining utility bill payment, automating your energy budget and capitalizing on the best utility or deregulated price option. Energy Demand Manager Drive energy efficiency within your organization by automating the identification of energy anomalies, identifying energy program priorities and reducing energy consumption during highpriced periods. Energy Services Conduct energy asset surveys and load surveys to determine the baseline consumption levels of your organization. Verisae s energy solutions help you gain insight into problem areas, implement wide-scale initiatives, measure results and determine how various sustainability initiatives are impacting your organization.

12 ABOUT VERISAE Verisae helps measure, manage and monetize energy costs and carbon emissions. Our proven ( SRP ) platform improves operational efficiency, makes sustainability initiatives actionable, and reduces energy costs and emissions for distributed enterprises and related energy companies. Verisae delivers a broad range of sustainability solutions to over 40 global clients with a service network of over 7,500 thirdparty consultants consisting of 60,000 application users. Verisae s integrated sustainability platform actively tracks over 2.1 million assets across more than 23,000 sites. VERISAE WORLDWIDE HEADQUARTERS MAIN WEB North Sixth Street, Suite 107A FAX sales@verisae.com Minneapolis, MN USA OUR COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABILITY. This brochure is printed on [insert paper specifications], an FSC-certified paper manufactured with electricity in the form of renewable energy and a minimum of [XX%] post-consumer fiber. FPO Mixed Sources Product group from well-managed forests and other controlled sources. Cert. No. XX-XXX Forest Stewardship Council XX% If this brochure is not relevant to you, please pass it along to a friend or recycle it. SRP and are trademarks of Verisae Inc Verisae. All rights reserved.

13 SRP ASSET Management

ASSET Management Are Your Customers Happy? Equipment failures affect your customers and your bottom line; they may even affect your sustainability initiatives.

Understanding your service provider performance -- the good or the bad -- helps to reduce expenses and reward performance.

14 ASSET Management Are Your Customers Happy? Equipment failures affect your customers and your bottom line; they may even affect your sustainability initiatives. A roadmap and plan to optimize operations and to enhance efficiencies unlocks a bounty of opportunities. Understanding your service provider performance -- the good or the bad -- helps to reduce expenses and reward performance. Knowing where to turn for answers and how to identify problems gives you the control to decide what matters and what doesn t. Helping you identify the unintended consequences, either positive or negative, by making visible the every day processes once hidden in business silos or disparate locations. Real-Time Visibility Today, your distributed enterprise may find it difficult to gain the visibility necessary to take control or initiate action with confidence. Without understanding asset level detail, you lack the transparency needed to succeed. You must look across business processes, step back and gain a wide view of operations, and engage in collaboration. How does your organization mitigate these challenges? Protecting budgets against uncontrolled or unexpected spending Managing multiple service providers over multiple regions Identifying and tracking the true cost of ownership of corporate assets Knowing when operational decisions affect energy or emissions profiles Discovering the one version of the truth across your enterprise connects a distributed organization using a paperless workflow, the integration of third parties and service Asset Professional Services Initiate site surveys, asset tagging and business process consulting/evaluation to get a baseline understanding of your organization s assets. automation, thereby improving asset utilization and efficiencies. Proactive vs. Reactive Management For distributed organizations, critical assets must be known to be in good working condition and serviced regularly. It is no longer good enough to guess or make assumptions about the location and operational quality of assets dispersed among multiple locations. Moving away from a break / fix to a service / maintain mentality allows critical decisions to provide greater value. Proactive asset management is an enabler of sustainability. Sustainability planning enforces the belief that it is necessary to operate a profitable business by managing an organization s energy, environmental and operational efficiencies.

No longer are purchase price, energy use, and maintenance the only factors; water, waste, emissions and other environmental factors must be considered.

Driving efficiency - Automate labor intensive processes including purchase order generation, invoicing, work orders, and financial reporting/accruals.

15 SRP an integrated approach Verisae offers the first and only software that coordinates the management of asset, energy and environmental sustainability in an integrated sytem. The marketplace is redefining how the total cost of ownership is calculated. No longer are purchase price, energy use, and maintenance the only factors; water, waste, emissions and other environmental factors must be considered. Verisae s integrated approach enables true sustainable asset management. Verisae in action Do you know what the most expensive sites in your organization are and why? Driving efficiency - Automate labor intensive processes including purchase order generation, invoicing, work orders, and financial reporting/accruals. All information from historical maintenance costs to manufacturers warranties are in one database, reducing work loads and uncovering opportunities to reduce costs. Procurement Manager Generate automated purchase order estimates for entire projects. Manage and process invoices electronically and capture the true cost of asset procurement. Asset Manager Track asset costs over their entire life cycle. Create and track work orders for your facility so that all parties involved are guided through a single point. Work costs are tied to each individual asset so that the true cost of ownership is visible over time. Visibility of costs - Identify costs that are out of line with normal operations easily by running exception reports against averages by site, region, or the entire organization. Service Manager Manage and track third party service providers across your organization. Automate invoices and generate reports to analyze costs to make informed decisions relating to your service providers. Can you determine which vendor is historically the most expensive to use? Unintended benefits - Uncover insight into your organization that reveals significant opportunities to reduce operating costs- - and gain a competitive edge. Understand the true cost of ownership for enterprise assets: you can decide with confidence when is it better to buy new, fix, use a warranty or decommission equipment. Do you know that billions of dollars are available in rebates and incentives to install energy efficient assets into your facilities?

16 ABOUT VERISAE Verisae helps measure, manage and monetize energy costs and carbon emissions. Our proven ( SRP ) platform improves operational efficiency, makes sustainability initiatives actionable, and reduces energy costs and emissions for distributed enterprises and related energy companies. Verisae delivers a broad range of sustainability solutions to over 40 global clients with a service network of over 7,500 thirdparty consultants consisting of 60,000 application users. Verisae s integrated sustainability platform actively tracks over 2.1 million assets across more than 23,000 sites. VERISAE WORLDWIDE HEADQUARTERS MAIN WEB North Sixth Street, Suite 107A FAX sales@verisae.com Minneapolis, MN USA OUR COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABILITY. This brochure is printed on [insert paper specifications], an FSC-certified paper manufactured with electricity in the form of renewable energy and a minimum of [XX%] post-consumer fiber. FPO Mixed Sources Product group from well-managed forests and other controlled sources. Cert. No. XX-XXX Forest Stewardship Council XX% If this brochure is not relevant to you, please pass it along to a friend or recycle it. SRP and are trademarks of Verisae Inc Verisae. All rights reserved.