Peter D Gilbert

US Patent:

8645174, Feb 4, 2014

Filed:

Apr 23, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/766012

Inventors:

Terrence G. Clark - Smithtown NY, US
Peter J. Gilbert - New York NY, US

Assignee:

CA, Inc. - Islandia NY

International Classification:

G06Q 10/00

US Classification:

705 7, 705 8, 705 9

Abstract:

A computer-implemented method for managing stakeholder impact on sustainability for an organization is disclosed. The method may include storing a plurality of instances of a stakeholder object. Each instance may define a plurality of characteristics of a stakeholder of the organization. In certain embodiments, the characteristics may be selected from the group consisting of: a description of the stakeholder, a category of the stakeholder, a description of a relationship with the stakeholder, an owner of the relationship with the stakeholder, a description of a stakeholder investment in the organization, a first indication of an extent to which a stakeholder interest actually aligns with an organizational interest, a second indication of an extent to which the stakeholder interest is optimally aligned with the organizational interest, a description of an approval power granted to the stakeholder, an importance rating of the stakeholder relationship from a perspective of the organization; and an anticipated effect of a sustainability project of the organization on the stakeholder relationship. The method may further include establishing a computer-based logical link between at least one instance of the stakeholder object to at least one sustainability project of the organization. The method may also include generating a progress report of the sustainability project and determining that a particular stakeholder of the organization is logically linked to the sustainability project.

US Patent:

20110060613, Mar 10, 2011

Filed:

Apr 23, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/765931

Inventors:

Terrence G. Clark - Smithtown NY, US
Peter J. Gilbert - New York NY, US
Fernando Nogueras Alvarez - Bonn, DE

Assignee:

Computer Associates Think, Inc. - Islandia NY

International Classification:

G06Q 10/00

US Classification:

705 7, 705301

Abstract:

According to one embodiment, a computer-implemented method for aligning projects with an objective of an organization is disclosed. The method may include storing in a computer system a representation of an objective of an organization. The method may further include storing in the computer system a plurality of sustainability projects of the organization. Additionally, the method may include establishing a computer-based logical link between the objective of the organization and at least some of the plurality of sustainability projects of the organization. In certain embodiments, the method may include receiving from the computer system data representing one or more respective metrics for each of the at least some of the plurality of sustainability projects of the organization. The method may further include generating one or more key performance indicators for each of the at least some of the plurality of sustainability projects of the organization. Each key performance indicator may indicate a contribution of a particular sustainability project of the organization towards achieving the objective of the organization.

US Patent:

20110060614, Mar 10, 2011

Filed:

Apr 23, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/765947

Inventors:

Terrence G. Clark - Smithtown NY, US
Peter J. Gilbert - New York NY, US
James B. Mercer - Millville MA, US
Janne M.P. Koponen - Buckinghamshire, GB

Assignee:

Computer Associates Think, Inc. - Islandia NY

International Classification:

G06Q 10/00
G06Q 50/00

US Classification:

705 7, 705348

Abstract:

A computer-implemented method for managing sustainability for an organization is disclosed. The method may include storing in a computer system a plurality of characteristics of an activity. The activity may contribute to the carbon footprint of an organization. The plurality of characteristics may include a unit of measurement, an activity category, a plurality of hierarchical descriptors, and a respective multiplier for each hierarchical descriptor. The method may further include receiving from the computer system data representing a number of the unit of measurement. Additionally, the method may include receiving from the computer system data representing a first one of the plurality of hierarchical descriptors. The method may further include calculating, using a processor of a computer unit, a carbon emission value based at least in part by multiplying the number of the unit of measurement by the respective multiplier of the first one of the plurality of hierarchical descriptors. The method may further include storing in the computer system the carbon emission value and receiving from the computer system data representing a second one of the plurality of hierarchical descriptors. The method may further include, in response to the received data representing the second one of the plurality of hierarchical descriptors, automatically updating the stored carbon emission value with a recalculated carbon emission value at least in part by the processor of the computer unit multiplying the number of the unit of measurement by the respective multiplier of the second one of the plurality of hierarchical descriptors.

US Patent:

20110060617, Mar 10, 2011

Filed:

Apr 23, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/766027

Inventors:

Terrence G. Clark - Smithtown NY, US
Peter J. Gilbert - New York NY, US
James B. Mercer - Millville MA, US
Janne M.P. Koponen - Buckinghamshire, GB

Assignee:

Computer Associates Think, Inc. - Islandia NY

International Classification:

G06Q 10/00
G06Q 50/00

US Classification:

705 7, 705348

Abstract:

A computer-implemented method for managing sustainability for an organization is disclosed. The method may include storing on one or more memory modules of a computer system a plurality of instances of an ecoActivity object. Each instance of the ecoActivity object may represent an activity of the organization affecting environmental sustainability. The method may further include storing a plurality of instances of an emission factor object. Each instance of the emission factor object may at least partially quantify one or more green house gas emissions as a function of one or more respective metrics. The method may include establishing a computer-based logical link between each one of the plurality of instances of the ecoActivity object and at least one of the instances of the emission factor object. In certain embodiments, the method may include receiving data representing the metric(s) for the logically linked instance(s) of the emission factor object. For each one of the plurality of instances of the ecoActivity object, the method may include calculating one or more green house gas emission quantities based at least in part by applying, for the logically linked at least one of the plurality of instances of the emission factor object, the function of the metric(s) to the received metric(s). Additionally, the method may include aggregating together at least some of the green house gas emission quantities. In various embodiments, the method may include transferring data representing the aggregation of the calculated green house gas emission quantities.