(IBM: Washington, D.C. and ARMONK, New York) -- IBM designed a consulting service that will help governments better understand their overall performance on environmental issues, identify improvements that can increase energy efficiency, reduce environmental impact including greenhouse gas emissions, and help ensure public institutions meet their own rising environmental standards.

“Citizens everywhere are demanding that governments improve efficiency and reduce environmental impact, and public officials at every level are responding by raising standards for how they operate,” says Eric Riddleberger, IBM's business strategy consulting global leader. “Using a comprehensive approach that employs new, smart processes, and tools to assess current performance and develop improvements can help public agencies meet those standards while maintaining proper levels of public service.”

The Public Sector Energy and Environment Diagnostic joined a growing portfolio of consulting offerings from IBM to help clients address corporate social responsibility (CSR) issues throughout their operations, including: the CSR Assessment and Benchmarking Utility, the Carbon Tradeoff Modeler, Green Sigma, Environmental Product Lifecycle Management, the Supply Chain Network Optimization Workbench (SNOW), and Strategic Carbon Management.

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