Leading Corporations Cutting Greenhouse Gases

Washington, D.C.—EPA is today commending more than 150 businesses for working to reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and advance the nation’s climate change strategy at the agency’s Climate Leaders conference in Boulder, Colo.

Currently the largest corporate greenhouse gas goal-setting program in the United States, Climate Leaders has partners located in all 50 states representing ten percent of U.S. gross domestic product.

“EPA’s Climate Leaders partners are proving that businesses don’t need to break the bank to do what’s good for the environment,” said EPA Administrator Stephen L. Johnson. “From Main Street to Wall Street, companies are reducing their climate footprints in cost-effective ways – keeping America on track to meet President Bush’s greenhouse gas reduction goal.”

GHG reductions pledged through Climate Leaders are estimated to prevent the emissions equivalent to more than eight million cars annually.

At today’s conference, 14 corporate partners will announce reduction goals, and 40 organizations will be welcomed into the program.

In addition, three corporate partners in Climate Leaders are being recognized for recently achieving their long-term greenhouse gas reduction goals, and extending their commitment to climate change management by pledging aggressive follow-on goals:

• Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) (Sunnyvale, Calif.) pledges to reduce its global GHG emissions by 33 percent per manufacturing index (unit of production) from 2006 to 2010. AMD achieved its initial goal by reducing its emissions by 53 percent per manufacturing index from 2002 to 2006.
• Roche Group U.S. Affiliates (Basel, Switzerland) pledges to reduce its total U.S. GHG emissions by 15 percent from 2001 to 2010. Roche achieved its initial goal by reducing their emissions by 11 percent from 2001 to 2006.
• Xerox Corp. (Stamford, Conn.) pledges to reduce its total global GHG emissions by 25 percent from 2002 to 2012. Xerox achieved its initial goal by reducing emissions by 18 percent from 2002 to 2006.

Since 2002, Climate Leaders has provided guidance and recognition to leading companies to help them develop and implement comprehensive climate change strategies. Click here for the complete list of Climate Leaders partners.