Approaching Sustainable Energy Management Operations in a Multinational Industrial Corporation

Anna Sannö, Maria T. Johansson, Patrik Thollander, Johan Wollin and Birgitta Sjögren
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Anna Sannö: School of Innovation, Design and Engineering, Mälardalen University, SE-631 05 Eskilstuna, Sweden
Maria T. Johansson: Division of Energy Systems, Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden
Patrik Thollander: Division of Energy Systems, Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden
Johan Wollin: Volvo Construction Equipment, SE-405 08 Gothenburg, Sweden
Birgitta Sjögren: IVL, Swedish Environmental Institute; SE-411 33 Gothenburg, Sweden

Sustainability, 2019, vol. 11, issue 3, 1-13

Abstract: A large share of the energy efficiency improvement measures available for industrial companies remains unadopted due to the existence of various barriers to energy efficiency. One of the main means of overcoming barriers to energy efficiency is via energy management operations. The major parts of the published scientific papers have covered energy management on a company level or on a sector level. However, so far, the literature is scarce regarding empirical studies on energy management on a corporate level. With the aim of filling the research gap, the aim of this paper is to empirically assess the performance of an in-house energy management program adoption from the year of initiation and four years ahead in the multinational company Volvo CE. The paper was conducted as a case study including a participative approach, which has not previously been done in energy management research. This paper adds value, through complementing the existing literature on energy management on a factory or sector level, by highlighting the importance of leadership, speed of execution, and cultural transformation on a corporate level.

Keywords: energy efficiency; key elements; corporate energy management; energy management program; industry; case study; sustainable energy management; participative approach (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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