CTO Phil Nail Meets EDF and California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger

AISO.net - 5/22/2008

CTO Phil Nail is invited to meet with the Environmental Defense Council and California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger

Romoland, CA – May 22, 2007 – AISOs’ CTO Phil Nail was invited to meet with the Environmental Defense Council and California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to unveil the Environmental Defense Fund’s inaugural “Innovations Review: Making Green the New Business as Usual” report. The event showcased businesses utilizing best practices and new technologies that are both good for the environment and for the economy.

"The Environmental Defense Fund recognized that ‘business as usual' is changing, so they created a new way to assess environmental innovation," Governor Schwarzenegger said. "More than a third of the companies showcased are based here. I love it when California is number one and it is a big thrill to see businesses in our state leading the way. "The one thing these companies have in common is leadership. And leadership is exactly what we need to tackle the enormous challenges of climate change while protecting economic growth."

EDF's inaugural review underscores that California businesses are leading the way in defining greener business practices. The report assessed hundreds of business products, practices and technologies, selecting more than 20 innovations and 31 companies from around the country to highlight in its report. Of those recognized, eleven companies are based in California, including AISO. CEOs of businesses featured in the report were on hand at EDF’s San Francisco office to discuss the benefits of the innovations to their companies.

AISO was selected as a “Game Changer” by EDF to its inaugural list “Innovations Review 2008: Making Green the New Business as Usual.” The Game Changers are companies that have radical innovations that are a total departure from business as usual. EDF states that within each category within the Innovations Review, “we attempted to provide a range of ideas: from incremental changes to more radical, business-model innovations; and from those that offer quick implementation and a short payback period to longer-term, more involved “gamechangers” which have best practices that can influence nearly every functional area within a company.” Ideas for this report were collected through interviews with more than 40 experts, a review of leading business and trade publications and nominations from companies. Based on information collected from the companies involved and third party sources, each idea was assessed by technical and subject area experts and reviewed by an advisory panel.

"At AISO.Net we have made a 100% commitment to energy efficiency and environmental protection, so we are extremely honored to participate in this event with the EDF and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger," said Nail.

You can view the Innovations Review report here http://www.edf.org/page.cfm?tagID=1594
Or in PDF format here. (AISO is on page 20)

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About Environmental Defense Fund – www.edf.org
Environmental Defense Fund, a leading national nonprofit organization, represents more than 500,000 members. Since 1967, Environmental Defense Fund has linked science, economics, law and innovative private-sector partnerships to create breakthrough solutions to the most serious environmental problems. We accept no payment from our corporate partners; we consider the environment our primary client and businesses our partners in pursuit of common aims.