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CLIMATE LEADERS
SETTING THE STANDARD IN GREENHOUSE GAS MANAGEMENT
Corporate Climate Change Strategy:
Reducing Your Carbon Footprint
Climate Change is an Important
Strategic Issue for Companies
Shareholder pressure/ financial risk
• 54 resolutions in 2008 proxy season
Public interest increasing
• News stories, magazines, movies
Employee satisfaction
• Want to feel employer is
good corporate citizen
Save $$ – bottom line
benefits
• 15-30% IRR for efficiency
Business opportunities
• GE, DuPont, UTC, Random House
Become well-informed player in policy discussions
• Much activity at the federal & state level
Credible Corporate Climate Strategy
Climate Leaders works with companies to develop a long-term
comprehensive GHG management strategy
• 3 critical components to credible strategy
• Complete Corporate-Wide GHG Inventory
• Develop Inventory Management Plan (IMP)
• Set Aggressive Corporate-Wide GHG Reduction Goal
• Annual reporting to EPA creates lasting record of
accomplishments and identifies company as corporate
environmental leader
EPA Climate Leaders
• Over 250 Partners of all sizes in many sectors, with operations in all
50 states
• Climate Leaders started in 2002 with 11 charter partners
• Largest corporate greenhouse gas goal-setting program, with over 8%
of U.S. GHG emissions
• Total annual U.S. revenue of the partnership represents 11% of the
U.S. Gross Domestic Product
• Goals pledged in program reduce annual emissions equivalent to 9
million cars
• Related EPA programs:
 Energy Star: www.energystar.gov
 Green Power Partnership: www.epa.gov/greenpower
 A Business Guide to EPA Climate Partnership Programs
The Company We Keep
Program Participation Steps
Partner Joins Program
EPA assists Partner in developing inventory and inventory
management plan (generally within 1 year)
Partner sets corporate wide 5-10 year GHG reduction goal,
domestic or global
Partner may participate in meetings, public outreach,
press events, etc.
Partner reports annual inventory data to EPA and documents
progress toward goal
Partner Achieves Goal
First Component:
Develop a Customized Inventory
Based on International WRI/WBCSD GHG Protocol
Required
• Corporate-wide (all U.S.
operations)
• 6 major GHGs
• Direct emissions
• Indirect emissions from
electricity, heat, and steam
Optional
•International
operations
•Offset projects
•Employee travel and
commuting
•Product transport
Second Component:
Create an Inventory Management Plan
Institutionalizes process
Partners develop and implement an IMP or a similar collection of
Standard Operating Procedures and document process for EPA
EPA provides checklist of
components for good
IMP to use as guideline
when preparing
documentation
EPA offers technical
assistance to help
companies complete
IMP documentation
Inventory Management Plan
Benefits
EPA review of a company’s IMP provides assurance that
Partners develop a high-quality inventory that is
consistently maintained and updated over time
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Institutionalizes inventory process
Leads to comprehensive & credible data management
Increases efficiency/lowers costs by centralizing processes
Increases accuracy and transparency
Facilitates long-term emissions/goal tracking
May facilitate documentation of capital savings
Allows for continual improvement
Ensuring Credibility of
Inventory Data and Management Process
EPA technical assistance for inventory/IMP development and
reporting process
Desktop reviews of corporate level inventory data and how IMP
components are addressed
Onsite review of implementation of IMP
CL does not offer third-party verification, but meeting reporting
requirements will ensure that credible/verifiable inventory
process is in place
• Third-party verification option (must meet same criteria
as CL reporting requirements)
Third Component:
Set an aggressive, long-term GHG reduction goal
EPA offers flexibility in setting a GHG reduction goal because every
company has a unique set of emissions sources and reduction
opportunities. The goal must be:
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Corporate-wide (domestic or global)
Based on the most recent base year for which data is available
Achieved over 5 to 10 years
Expressed as an absolute GHG reduction or as a decrease in GHG
intensity
• Aggressive compared to the projected GHG performance for the
Partner’s sector
Climate Leaders publicizes goals through a national advertising campaign,
web site, marketing materials and speaking engagements
Example of an Apparel Goal
Gap Inc. pledges to reduce U.S. GHG emissions by 11
percent per square foot from 2003 to 2008.
• Gap Inc. has reduced energy usage at distribution center
campuses by replacing 7,500 light fixtures that use approximately
half the energy while providing the same level of lighting-- Gap Inc.
estimates the new light fixtures will save $947,000 annually.
• Gap Inc. hosts a one megawatt solar power system on its West
Coast distribution center campus. The system is expected to
generate approximately 1.9 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) annually.
Free Technical Assistance
Climate Leaders provides expert technical
assistance to:
Understand the Climate Leaders GHG Protocol
Create a high-quality GHG inventory
Develop an inventory management plan
National Public Recognition
Climate Leaders Partners
receive high-level recognition via:
•Press events
•Page on CL web site
•Articles in local, national, and
trade magazines
•Partner conferences, newsletters,
speaking opportunities
•Special advertising opportunities in
Forbes, Natl Geo, Economist
•Public Service Announcements
(PSAs):
2007-8 campaign audience >10 million in
Forbes, Kiplingers, Audobon, Fast
Company
Investor Rankings
Benefits of Climate Leaders participation in investor measurements
of risk
• Carbon Disclosure Project
• Backed with $57 trillion in assets from 385 global
investors
• Dow Jones Sustainability Index, KLD Global
Climate Index, Calvert Funds
• Climate Leaders participation is one criteria for inclusion
• Climate Counts Scorecard
• Climate Leaders participation avoids the “red” zone
New for 2009
• Free webinar series:
www.epa.gov/climateleaders/events
• Coordinating role on WRI supply chain
guidance
• Offsets guidance and project checklist
• Meetings and conferences guidance
• Annual conference: December in DC
• Agenda of new Administrator
Contact Information
Deb Berlin
Communications Director
EPA Climate Leaders
(202) 343-9231
[email protected]
www.epa.gov/climateleaders