According to Andrew Schafer, the director of Verisae, the complexity and onerous nature of the requirements of the government's Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC), are stopping many facilities and operations managers in their tracks, leading to a short term focus on compliance rather than the broader vision of energy efficiency. It is ironic that the bridge designed to take an organisation from incurring a net compliance cost to going "beyond compliance" and driving reputational and net financial benefits - is often a bridge too far.