Jim Hietala

VP, Sustainability and Market Development The Open Footprint® Forum - The Open Group

Jim is responsible for sustainability programs at The Open Group, including market development for the Open Footprint Forum standards initiative, as well as development of their internal sustainability plan. The Open Footprint Forum is creating standards to ease data management issues associated with scope 1/2/3 greenhouse gas emissions reporting. The Open Footprint Forum standards will mitigate risks associated with emissions reporting, as well as unlocking value associated with climate and emissions decision making.

In previous roles at The Open Group Jim was responsible for incubating and launching new standards initiatives such as the Open Footprint Forum, the OSDU Forum, and the Open Process Automation Forum, managing the business development team, and directing their security standards portfolio including the Open FAIR cyber risk quantification program.

Main Conference Day 2 - October 9, 2025

11:10 AM Utilizing Emissions Data Models to Produce Intelligent Insights

An emissions data model which effectively stores accurate data on emissions, material, and energy consumption is essential for mandatory compliance reporting and meeting transparency demands. Over 900 organizations have utilized the OFP model to create a centralized and holistic view of their emissions enabling AI and advanced analytics to be incorporated to create intelligent insights on levers to lower emissions. This session will explore the uses of this model.

Understand how leaders across industries are utilizing the Open FootPrint Forum data model as a data warehouse to store their emissions data
Explore how leaders utilize the data model to store their emissions data in a standardized form which enables AI and advanced analytics to be integrated to produce intelligent insights on how to lower emissions
Review the value of the creation of a standardized data model for reporting of scope 3 emissions data

12:40 PM Future Proofing your Emissions Data Strategy to Ensure Long Term Compliance

What steps can your organization take to best prepare for the anticipated future regulatory landscape?

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