Sustainable Energy for All
Commitments and Accountability Framework
Ole Lund Hansen
Head, Global Compact LEAD
Issue Manager, Energy
SG’s Sustainable Energy for All Initiative – Key Deliverables
SecretaryGeneral’s Vision
SG’s goal and objectives:
•Universal access to modern
energy services.
•Doubling the rate of
improvement in energy
efficiency.
•Doubling the share of
renewable energy.
November 2011
Action
Agenda
Action Agenda
document containing:
• Areas of focus
• Menu of “high-impact”
opportunities
• Roles and
responsibilities
• Roadmap with
milestones
• Generic frameworks for
accountability
January 2012
Commitments and
Accountability
Identifying & mobilizing
commitments to the
Action Agenda:
• Guidance and structure
• Criteria
• Recognition
• Legitimacy
• Accountability measures
• Jan 2012 onward
• Announcement at
Rio+20
Action
“Accelerator”
(Web-based platform)
Web-based,
marketplace portal:
• Visions, road maps,
milestones, indicators
• Action Agenda
recommendations
• Case studies
• Commitments
• Accountability
mechanisms
• Progress “snap shots”
1st /2nd Q 2012
New UN “Marketplace” for Voluntary Corporate Commitments
• Participation in the UN Global Compact is a voluntary
commitment to corporate sustainability and transparency
• Similar to other initiatives, we have solicited issue-specific
commitments on an ad-hoc basis (incl. Private Sector Forum)
• Leading new undertaking to systematize voluntary corporate
commitments to specific UN goals on a system-wide platform
• Large-scale commitments to SE4A by Rio+20 may lead the way for
progress on other issues and goals
Commitments and Accountability Framework
1a
1b
Sector Specific
Recommendations
and Best Practices
Commitment
2
Selection Screen
3
Recognition and Visibility
4
Accountability Mechanisms
General
Commitment
Criteria
Advocacy
Social
Investments
Core
Business
Types and Examples of Corporate Commitments to SE4A
Individual Action
Partnerships
Bayer commits to improve its energy
efficiency by reducing specific greenhouse
gas emissions by 35% by 2020 (baseline
2005) per metric ton of products sold
Acciona, a construction and infrastructure
company, commits to create favorable
conditions for introducing a renewable energy
framework to Mexico in collaboration with
local and national governments and other
relevant stakeholders
Deutsche Bank commits to facilitate
financing structures which will expand the
financing of energy efficiency projects and
enable the deployment of renewable
energy in developed and developing
countries
Novozymes will partner with CleanStar
Mozambique to aid farmers in Sofala province
in implementing environmentally restorative
agroforestry. CSM will purchase whatever the
farmers do not consume, increasing their
incomes by 400%
Calvert Investments plans to
demonstrate the financial and investment
risks and opportunities related to climate
change and renewable energy and use this
to engage on strategies that will reduce
greenhouse gas emissions and promote
cleaner energy
Aviva commits to form a coalition of financial
institutions, NGOs, investors, & professional
bodies that will call to develop a global policy
framework requiring listed and large private
companies to integrate sustainability into
their annual report and accounts
Types and Examples of Public Commitments to SE4A...?
Pledges were made on the integration of
Germany’s electricity grid into the
European grid network as well as electric
vehicle and transportation deployment
Tokyo pledged to increase its use of
renewable energy through the Tokyo
Metropolitan Government Cap and
Trade program and cooperation among
regions
India created a global competition to
develop and deploy affordable, efficient
and clean cookstove technologies
Germany committed to a 300 billion
euro contribution annually from 2010 to
2012 for capacity building and
development coordination on renewable
energy and energy efficiency in developing
countries
Norway committed to double support
for the promotion of clean energy in
developing countries from NOK 800
million to 1.6 billion by 2011
Policy
Switzerland pledged to strengthen their
FIT law that became effective in 2009,
increasing overall money for FIT 12 fold to
provide qualified projects more resources
as they come online
Procurement
& Spending
Partnerships
Advocacy
& ODA
Individual Action
Similarly, other actors such as NGOs, non-profits, individuals,
etc. can make commitments to SE4A
Commitments and Accountability Framework
1a
1b
Sector Specific
Recommendations
and Best Practices
Commitment
2
Selection Screen
3
Recognition and Visibility
4
Accountability Mechanisms
General
Commitment
Criteria
Draft General Commitment Criteria
Commitment Criteria
Accountability
Input
Output
Criteria
Template for company to describe
how the commitment…
Additionality
…goes beyond ‘business as usual’
Significance and Relevance
…supports the vision of SE4A and is aligned with sector-specific
recommendations
Measurable and Time-bound
…defines a set of KPIs and identifies specific targets that must be
met within a set period of time
Realistic and Achievable
…can be achieved and what resources will be made available to
secure implementation
Commitment to
Transparency
…will be reported on annually so that findings and outcomes will be
available to the public
Commitment to 3rd Party
Review (Optional)
…will be audited by third party to ensure legitimacy of findings and
to provide accountability
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Selection Screen
‘Blind acceptance’
•
•
No official review or
rejection process
All commitments are
accepted unless
obviously fall short of
application criteria
Technical review
•
•
•
Objective set of
criteria that all
commitments must
meet
Absolute thresholds
established along
every dimension
Simple review process
with legitimacy
coming from objective
criteria
High-level or expert
review by legitimate body
•
•
Mixture of objective
and subjective criteria
that must be met
Subjective criteria
require a legitimate
body or individual to
decide on
commitments
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Recognition and Visibility to Incentivize Strong Commitments
Recognition of commitment on
websites (UN and SE4A) and reports
Speaking-opportunities at high-level
events, incl. Abu Dhabi, Rio+201
What else???
Allow for self-promotion using special
logo (with proper integrity measures)
Awards for strong commitments
Draft Accountability Framework
• Annual, public reporting on progress on implementation
• Description and measurement of progress against pre-defined KPIs and
targets
• Integrated into annual COP (for GC participants) or sustainability report
• Optional 3rd party review of self-reporting on progress
(differentiation)
• Delisting policies and procedures for non-compliance
• Other (low-cost) options?
Key questions for consideration
1.
Are commitments to SE4A part of our definition of success?
2. Beyond the private sector? (=> need to define criteria and adapt
accountability framework for non-business sectors)
3. To what extent and how should commitments be screened
against the criteria? (quantity vs. quality)
4. How can we best ‘shine the light’ on commitment-makers?
5. Does annual reporting and delisting policies constitute an
adequate accountability framework?
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