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Corporate Renewable Energy Procurement as Engine for Industry Growth
Corporate Renewable Energy Procurement as Engine for Industry Growth
By Tom Weirich
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Maryland Clean Energy Center is looking to hire for its PACE Program!
Maryland Clean Energy Center is looking to hire for its PACE Program!
By Tom Weirich
Contributions
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You’re working in Corporate Social Responsibility. What skills do you need to make a real difference?
Creativity is the key driver in making sure any CSR initiatives succeed. You need to be creative in three ways: (1) being open to collaborating with non-traditional partners in order to achieve reaching out to the right communities or stakeholders; (2) stretching your imagination on how to structure ways to achieve your CSR goals (i.e. I create community impact funds? Do I facilitate workforce development workshops?) and, (3) from the very beginning, be transparent - but keep aspirational - in messaging your goals to the public.
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How can you create a safe environment for change management experimentation?
Change is never easy and indeed sometimes resisted. When implementing any organizational change, I'd recommend focusing on three things: (1) providing transparency and clarity in explaining the change, (2) empowering employees to embrace the change, and (3) reinforcing that they are not alone - they are part of a larger team across the organization undergoing the change. As long as you reinforce this messaging, pair it with a toolkit of workshops and FAQ docs, and lastly, create an internal communications campaign that celebrates milestones in implementing the change, you'll provide an environment that empowers change.
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What are the most effective communication strategies for mindful leadership?
This has been the toughest skill set to learn as a manager, and I’d be the last to admit that I have it truly down. Having once experience a micro-manager that would “feed” you the answer, I try to use examples or case studies to demonstrate why something needs to be changed. I’ve also learned that humor in most situations, also helps.
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What are the most effective communication strategies for mindful leadership?
Early on as a young manager in my career, it was key to me to start every day with some act of gratitude. Could be as small as taking a moment in the middle of traffic to be grateful that I have a job to go to or simply acknowledging a team member on a Monday morning by saying “thanks” for a great insight they shared the week before. All it takes is transforming a moment of frustration or “being down”. By doing so, you not only empower yourself - but all around you - to be present, listening, and cognitive of all of the small things that truly make your team great. Gratitude ultimately “catches on” and you’ll be surprised how it’ll transform your workplace.
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I'm going to be speaking at RE+ 24! Session Title: From Production to Disposal: Enhancing PV Sustainability through Circularity Session Date:…
I'm going to be speaking at RE+ 24! Session Title: From Production to Disposal: Enhancing PV Sustainability through Circularity Session Date:…
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I'm eager to discuss how McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. is successfully recruiting, training, and retaining the workforce necessary to build the…
I'm eager to discuss how McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. is successfully recruiting, training, and retaining the workforce necessary to build the…
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Some might say we're in a New York state of mind. It's awesome to be building solar in my home state! The demand for solar and energy storage…
Some might say we're in a New York state of mind. It's awesome to be building solar in my home state! The demand for solar and energy storage…
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Experience
Education
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Georgetown University
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Activities and Societies: (DPE) Delta Phi Epsilon, Pan-Helenic Council, CSA, 11:15 Dahlgren Choir, Intra. Soccer, Interhall Student Association, SFS Council, GU Right to Life, The Academy, College Republicans, The Czech Society of Georgetown, Philodemic Debate Society, IRC, Hoya-thon Children’s Hospital Charity
Attended the School of Foreign Service (SFS)
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Activities and Societies: Vice President, Graduate Student Counsel; Chair, Annual Allocations Finance Committee, SG Member, Elections and Rules Committee; Representative, SSGSAC; Player, Intra. Soccer, CIR Student Social Coordinator; Founding Member, CSA; Founding Member, Development Committee for Title VI/FLAS Academic Panel, Board of Trustees Panelist
Attended the Committee on International Relations (CIR)
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Participated in a Continuing Education Program with Professor Edward Tufte
Volunteer Experience
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UL Energy Council
UL
- 4 years 1 month
Science and Technology
Tom served on UL's Energy Council, providing input on the renewable energy industry.
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Chairperson
World Council On Renewable Energy (WCRE)
- 5 years 1 month
Science and Technology
Tom was appointed Chairperson to the Committee of Chairpersons for the World Council On Renewable Energy (WCRE) representing the United States and served in the role for 5 years.
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Editorial Advisory Board
RenewableEnergyWorld.com
- Present 6 years 7 months
Science and Technology
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Editorial Board
Solar Today Magazine
- Present 1 month
Science and Technology
Tom serves on the Editorial Board of Solar Today Magazine, working with industry colleagues in advising the Editor-in-Chief on content and article selection.
Honors & Awards
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Renewable Energy World's 40 Under 40 Award
Renewable Energy World Magazine
Listed as one of the top 40 under the age of 40 to impact the renewable energy industry.
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Solar 100 Award
kWh Analytics
Named one of the top 100 solar thought leaders in the renewable energy industry.
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Solar 100 Award
kWh Analytics
Named one of the top 100 solar thought leaders in the renewable energy industry.
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Solar 100 Award
kWh Analytics
Named one of the top 100 solar thought leaders in the renewable energy industry.
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Appointment as Advisor (Honorary) to U.S. Trade Representative
White House; Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
Appointment as Advisor (Honorary) to U.S. Trade Representative, Ambassador Michael Froman, as
part of the Trade & Environment Policy Advisory Committee (TEPAC).
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Fellow, Emerging Leaders in Energy & Environment Program (ELEEP) of the Atlantic Council
Atlantic Council
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Member of the First Renewable Energy Sustainability Expedition to Antarctica
2041
Member of the First Renewable Energy Sustainability Expedition to Antarctica with Explorer
Robert Swan, OBE
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Appointment as Chairperson to the Committee of Chairpersons
World Council On Renewable Energy (WCRE)
Appointment as Chairperson to the Committee of Chairpersons for the World Council On Renewable Energy (WCRE) representing the United States
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Georgetown University’s Energy Club “Alumni of the Year” Award
Georgetown University Energy Club
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Appointment as Vice Chairman of the Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee
The Honorable Gary Locke, U.S. Secretary of Commerce
Appointment as Vice Chairman of the Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee by Gary Locke, Secretary of Commerce
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George C. Marshall Fellow to Austria (Renewable Energy Fellowship)
U.S. Department of State
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HIA Research Fellow in International Law/Human Rights Law
Humanity in Action (HIA)
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Karl H. Cerny Award in Comparative Politics
Georgetown University
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Krogh Honors Scholar in International Demography
Georgetown University
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Prince of Liechtenstein Fellow
COMPASS
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NATO/German Bundeswehr Strausberg Scholar
NATO / German Bundeswehr
Languages
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Czech
Native or bilingual proficiency
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German
Limited working proficiency
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Spanish
Limited working proficiency
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Chinese
Elementary proficiency
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French
Elementary proficiency
Organizations
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Editorial Advisory Board Member, Renewable Energy World Magazine
Advisory Board
- PresentAssist magazine with editorial review.
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Senior Fellow, Humanity in Action (HIA)
Senior Fellow
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Delta Phi Epsilon
Alumni Brother
- Present
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