On July 20, 2010, at the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) in Washington, DC, government and corporate leaders announced a new initiative to accelerate energy efficiency improvements throughout industrial facilities and large buildings. The purpose of this initiative, called the Global Superior Energy Performance Partnership (GSEP), is to significantly cut global energy use by:

• Encouraging industrial facilities and commercial buildings to pursue continuous improvements in energy efficiency
• Promoting public-private partnerships for cooperation on specific technologies or in individual energy-intensive sectors