One bright spot on the EPA is the Climate Leaders Program. Although some may think it’s a PR inspired activity, it really is a worthwhile program. Recently, EPA welcomes 51 new partners as Climate Leaders, breaking the 200 mark. In addition, eight companies took the next step in the partnership by announcing new greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions goals. Together, EPA's Climate Leaders represent more than ten percent of the U.S. GDP and have pledged to prevent estimated GHG emissions equivalent to nine million cars annually. That’s huge.
"EPA's Climate Leader 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. "These leading companies are reducing their climate footprints in cost-effective ways."
The eight companies that are announcing aggressive new greenhouse gas emissions reductions goals are: Baxter International Inc., Burt's Bees Inc., Campbell Soup Co., Cherokee Investment Partners, Cisco Systems Inc., Deere & Co., Millipore Corp., and Petaluma Poultry, Petaluma, Calif.
Climate Leaders is an EPA industry-government partnership that works with companies to develop comprehensive climate change strategies. Committing to reducing their impact on the global environment, member companies complete a corporate-wide inventory of their greenhouse gas emissions. They base this on a quality management system, setting aggressive reduction goals, and annually reporting their progress to EPA.
For the complete list of Climate Leaders partners and GHG goals, see below:
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