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Hara, a leading provider of environmental and energy management software, today announced that Simply Energy, an Australian provider of electricity, gas and green energy, has selected Hara^TM Environmental and Energy Management(EEM). Simply Energy will leverage Hara EEM to establish a comprehensive environmental and energy system of record, drive efficiencies through enhanced energy and resource cost and consumption forecasting and automate its regulatory reporting processes

The new solution will replace time-consuming, manual reporting processes and consolidate Simply Energy's sustainability and energy data into a single platform. The system will aggregate information from relevant data sources and provide an overall view of the company's resource consumption, greenhouse gas emissions and environmental impact. The deployment will also meet reporting needs across multiple schemes including the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (NGER), the Renewable Energy Target (RET) and local Australian state energy efficiency legislation such as the Residential Energy Efficiency Scheme (REES) and the Victorian Energy Efficiency Target (VEET).

As one of Australia's leading energy retailers, Simply Energy operates in Victoria and South Australia and provides energy to over 300,000 customers. Simply Energy aims to do things differently and simplify energy for customers. "At Simply Energy, we believe the key to being a sustainable business is based on operational efficiency and smart environmental practices," said Domenic Capomolla, CEO, Simply Energy. "Our partnership with Hara will provide company-wide sustainability reporting, allowing us to monitor our environmental impact."

Deployed in over 90 countries, Hara EEM is designed to manage and optimize energy, resources and emissions as an enterprise-wide, end-to-end "report to reduce" business process. The company works with leading companies and government organizations to establish an environmental and energy record, identify and prioritize reduction projects and leverage best practices across stakeholders.

"Simply Energy is representative of Hara's growing global customer base and we are excited to sign them as our first Australian customer," said Amit Chatterjee, CEO and Founder, Hara. "Hara is giving leading businesses around the world insight into how their organizations are impacting the environment and their bottom line. Leading customers like Simply Energy have realized that improved operational efficiencies can reduce costs and mitigate climate risk."

About Hara

Hara helps organizations grow and profit while optimizing natural resource consumption and minimizing environmental impact. The Hara™ Environmental and Energy Management solution enables organizations to manage and optimize their organizational metabolism – the collective resources consumed and resulting outputs across an organization and its value chain – including energy, water, waste, and carbon. Hara empowers an end-to-end environmental and energy business process from reporting to reduction to help organizations improve operational efficiency, maximize value and manage risk. Hara customers include leading organizations such as Aerojet, Akamai, City of Las Vegas, City of San Jose, City of Palo Alto, Coca-Cola, Diebold, Hasbro, Intuit, News Corporation, Reed Elsevier and Safeway. The company is funded by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, JAFCO, and Nth Power. For more information, please visit www.hara.com.