Honda Green Excellence Academy

Trio has partnered with Honda to create the Honda Green Excellence Academy, an educational program designed to help suppliers better understand your sustainability risks, reduce costs, and develop corporate energy goals for the future.

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Wherever you may be in your sustainability journey, Trio will raise your understanding of what can be achieved and support the execution of an ambitious vision that aligns with Honda’s sustainability goals.

The Honda Green Excellence Academy was created to meet Honda's suppliers wherever they are in their sustainability and energy journey. Whether you’re just getting started, or ready to start implementing on your goals, the Academy is designed to address your needs at every stage.

So where do you fit in? Explore our maturity stages below to learn more.

Just starting out

Looking to begin your decarbonization journey but not sure where to start? Take a look at our introductory educational resources to explore the opportunities available to your company.  

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Taking the next step

Once you’ve got the basics down, how do you determine what’s a good fit? We recognize that decarbonization is not a one-size-fits all solution so we've crafted a series of feasibility assessments that can help you identify what actions are right for you.

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Ready for action

Let Trio help you take action. These resources provide  guidance on taking specific actions suppliers can take to make progress towards meeting Honda’s supplier sustainability goals .

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Just starting out

Explore a set of educational resources designed to introduce you to the various decarbonization opportunities that may be available to your company. 

From understanding the business case of decarbonization, to setting a decarbonization target and strategy, learn the foundations and key areas of opportunity to begin your decarbonization journey.

Sustainability Strategy

In this session, you will learn: 

  • Why and how sustainability presents opportunities for your business 
  • Why Honda and other stakeholders are asking you to take action 
  • What you can achieve by pursuing decarbonization
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In this session, you will learn:  

  • What Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions are  
  • How to calculate your company’s greenhouse gas footprint  
  • Best practices for gathering your emissions data comprehensively and accurately 
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In this session, you will learn:  

  • How to evaluate and set decarbonization targets
  • How to explore pathways that enable your company to achieve your target
  • How to successfully secure management approval for your target
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In this session, you will learn:  

  • Focus areas for decarbonization projects
  • Scale of results expected from carbon emissions reduction projects
  • Approaches industry peers have taken to work towards decarbonization
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Renewable Energy

Renewable Energy

 

Clean Energy Opportunities Through Utilities & Retailers

In this session, you will learn:

  • Clean energy options available through utilities
  • How you can explore green options through retailers in deregulated territories
  • How to be an advocate for clean energy
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Exploring Virtual Power Purchase Agreements (VPPAs) and Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) for Your Facilities

In this session, you will learn:

  • How RECs factor into your emissions reductions
  • How a VPPA works
  • High level considerations on whether your company may be a fit for PPAs
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This guide first reviews several fundamental concepts that drive the availability of renewable energy options for U.S. customers. Then, it offers a decision tree that enables suppliers to understand what their renewable energy procurement options look like for each of their locations in the U.S.

It includes detailed guidance on the large utility renewable energy options available in the top 15 states most common to Honda suppliers. For the remainder of the states, there is higher-level guidance on options available in each state, and how to research the finer details.

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In this session, you will learn:

  • Which states are the most economically attractive for onsite solar
  • High level considerations on whether your facility may be a fit for onsite solar
  • What is community solar, and where can you pursue it
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U.S. buyers have more options than ever before to power their operations with renewable energy. However, buyers may find it challenging to find the right opportunity to procure renewable energy, as options vary geographically, and often by utility.

This report points readers to the resources they need to understand and pursue onsite and community solar procurement in the United States. It offers a deep dive into onsite and community solar programs and guides in 15 states that are most common to Honda suppliers.

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Energy Efficiency

In this session, you will learn:

  • What to expect from an energy audit
  • Energy efficiency incentives commonly available at the state, city or utility level
  • How to pursue incentives for your facility
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This guide provides an overview of the type of incentives that may be available, as well as the best sources of information for exploring funding opportunities for your energy efficiency projects.

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Taking the next step
Determine what’s feasible

 

Evaluate potential decarbonization opportunities to determine the feasibility of committing to a particular action. 

Sustainability Strategy

The purpose of this feasibility assessment is to help Trio understand your company's ability to commit resources to setting a target. We will use this info to provide feedback on which resources may be most useful to you. To help us identify good candidates for the Cohort, we will also ask for your interest in participating.

Please select the button below to access the feasibility assessment.

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Renewable Energy

The purpose of this Onsite Solar Feasibility Assessment is to guide you towards the implementation of onsite solar.

The feasibility assessment particularly focuses on the first step of implementing onsite solar — making an initial assessment of whether your site(s) is a good candidate for rooftop or ground-mount solar. Upon completion of this feasibility assessment, your company will be able to identify whether it is worthwhile to put additional resources towards pursuing solar at any of your sites.

Please fill out the form below to download the feasibility assessment.

 

 

The purpose of this feasibility assessment is to gauge whether any of your sites are suitable candidates for procuring retail electricity. We’ve included instructions on how to complete the assessment in the workbook. 

Please fill out the form below to download the feasibility assessment.

 

 
Energy Optimization

Be sure to check back soon for energy optimization resources.

Ready for action
Implement tangible next steps

 

The Action Webinar Series was developed to introduce Honda’s supply chain partners to decarbonization actions supported by Trio.  

This educational series consists of four webinars (including a preliminary expo webinar) that feature actions suppliers can take to make progress on their decarbonization strategy, including an overview of the action, the expected level of commitment, and the desired outcomes.

As part of the series, Trio has developed Action Playbooks to compliment each webinar and provide suppliers with a clear set of steps they can take to implement decarbonization projects. 

Or you can schedule a consultation call with Trio's team of experts.

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Sustainability Strategy

Sustainability Strategy

 

Watch this webinar recording to learn how Trio will work with Honda supply chain partners to support enrollment in renewable energy procurement programs through utility companies. The first utility Trio is focusing on is Indiana Michigan Power, and their GoGreen program. However, suppliers can indicate interest in this type of support for other utility programs where they have facilities as well.

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This Decarbonization Target-Setting Action Playbook has been developed to help Honda’s suppliers create a decarbonization strategy that achieves Honda’s decarbonization requirements and provides decision useful information on the business and financial implications of executing that decarbonization strategy.

Equipped with this information, it is our goal that Honda’s suppliers will be able to set decarbonization targets, which will help secure the resources needed to meet those targets.

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Renewable Energy

Join this webinar to learn about procuring electricity with a lower emission factor. Ideal for Honda suppliers in deregulated electricity market, this hour will walk through the steps a Trio energy advisor can take to select lower carbon emitting electricity for your facility, while also procuring power at a cost competitive rate.

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Energy Optimization

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