Charting a course toward achieving net-zero emissions is a complex route for most organizations that requires significant investment and resources to design, build, operationalize—and then transition to—renewable energy sources. It will take a complete reimagination of how both businesses and consumers think about their energy usage, and their impact on the planet. In other words, there’s a long road ahead.

But while businesses grapple with rising energy costs today, they must find a shorter term solution to a long-term issue by optimizing costs, reducing their energy consumption and seeking greater energy efficiency in both their day-to-day operations, and in the design, engineering and manufacturing of new products and services they create for customers. These measures are only stepping-stones on the journey to reaching full