“Let’s turn our attention to what we want and need our data to be. We all know data is essential for climate action, but let’s be honest, it’s so tough to get together data that’s accurate, reliable, complete, and assurance-ready. It’s particularly tricky if you’re creating a carbon footprint for the first time.”

In this special episode of “Driving Profit with Net Zero emissions” podcast, we’re revisiting a recent webinar that we hosted in collaboration with Trellis Technologies — “Climate Action – Harnessing Data and Digital Transformation for Success”

We’ll unpack the critical role data plays in driving climate action, explore the hurdles in collecting quality data, and highlight how innovative tools can make all the difference. You’ll hear insights from Trellis about their platform, followed by Deepa Dasari from the University of Queensland sharing their real-world challenges with data collection and how they’ve overcome them.

In this episode, we cover:

• The power of data in climate action: Understand why reliable data is the backbone of successful climate strategies.
• Overcoming data collection roadblocks: Discover common obstacles in gathering accurate data and how to address them.
• Turning data into impact: Learn how to convert raw data into valuable insights that spotlight trends, emissions hotspots, and areas for improvement.
• Maximising digital tools for ESG: See how tools like Trellis streamline data management, enhance reporting accuracy, and strengthen decision-making in your sustainability efforts.
• A real-world case study: Gain practical takeaways from a Trellis customer on how digital tools revolutionised their data management and sustainability outcomes.

About Trellis Technologies

Founded in 2007 as Balance Carbon, Trellis Technologies began as a consultancy for sustainability-focused organisations. Transitioning to a SaaS provider in 2014, they launched a platform to track environmental data and introduced Trellis in 2016 to deliver financial-grade emissions data. Today, they enable collaboration across Finance, Procurement, and Facility Management, assisting businesses, government, and not-for-profits in achieving their sustainability goals. Their solutions automate emissions data capture, quantify project ROI, and provide audit-ready reporting, all designed to accelerate the sustainability journey.

About the Speakers

Patrick Denvir, Co-CEO of 100% Renewables – MC

Patrick has more than 25 years of experience in energy efficiency, renewable energy, and carbon management consulting, across strategic, policy, and technical areas. He is moderating the webinar.

Matt Shorten, Co-founder & Executive Director of Trellis – speaker

Matt has over 20 years’ experience in sustainability auditing and advisory, as a former Greenhouse & Energy (Technical) Auditor registered with the Clean Energy Regulator (CER) and more recently as a Technical Consultant under the Climate Active Carbon Neutral Program. His expertise extends to the digital realm and his passion for data, governance, sustainability and software led him to Co-Found Trellis Technologies in 2017/18.

Deepa Dasari, Principal Project Manager of Energy Systems at the University of Queensland – speaker

Deepa Dasari is an expert in digital process transformation with 18 years of experience. Currently serving as the Principal Project Manager of Energy Systems at the University of Queensland, she leverages her extensive background to drive innovative solutions in energy management and sustainability.

Meet the host

Barbara Albert is the Co-CEO of 100% Renewables. She is passionate about business and works to make organisations’ transition to net-zero emissions simpler and profitable. Barbara is the award-winning author of ‘Energy Unlimited – Four Steps to 100% Renewable Energy‘, one of the world’s most important books on renewable energy, as ranked by peers and experts in the industry.

Connect with Barbara on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barbaraalbert100/

About 100% Renewables:

100% Renewables is a consulting firm that partners with all levels of government, businesses and industry associations to help them decarbonise and prepare for mandatory climate reporting. We do this by building our clients’ carbon footprint and internal capacity, addressing climate risks and opportunities, developing transition plans, and setting targets. We also help our clients in reducing emissions throughout their value chain by engaging with their suppliers.

We lead in sustainability communication, offering training courses, producing the “Driving Net Profit with Zero Emissions” podcast and videos, and sharing insights through our blog posts and monthly newsletters.

Connect with 100% Renewables:

• Visit our YouTube channel for lots of Net Zero explainer videos: Driving Net Profit with Zero Emissions
• Visit our website: 100percentrenewables.com
• Follow us on LinkedIn: 100% Renewables
• Follow us on Facebook: @100PercentRenewablesPtyLtd
• Follow us on Twitter: @100pcRenewables

Get in touch with the speakers:

• Patrick’s LinkedIn account: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickdenvir100/
• account: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-shorten-8b943519/
• Deepa’s LinkedIn account: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deepadasari/

Other relevant links

• Trellis Technologies: https://yourtrellis.com/
• University of Queensland: https://www.uq.edu.au/