Aug. 25, 2008 - Packaged food giant ConAgra has unleashed a full-scale effort to curb its carbon footprint, joining the U.S. EPA's Climate Leaders and Energy Star programs and committing to stringent emissions reporting standards outlined by the international Carbon Disclosure Project.
July 16, 2008 - Exelon, one of the largest energy utilities in the U.S., has crafted a 12-year plan to reduce or offset more than 15 million metric tons of greenhouse gases - equal to 100% of its current carbon footprint.
July 1, 2008 – Ball Corp. has spiced its first-ever sustainability report with a new corporate goal to cut greenhouse gas emissions 16% over the next four years – primarily by trimming weight from its iconic beverage bottles and cans, the Denver Business Journal reports.
June 25, 2008 - Cisco says it will cut its greenhouse gas emissions 25% by 2012 with help from a suite of IT solutions, from videoconferencing to computerized facility management.
June 23, 2008 - The so-called Gleneagles CEO Statement, signed by a who's who of the international business community, urges G8 leaders to take a stronger leadership stance on climate once the Kyoto Protocol expires in 2012.
June 20, 2008 - Healthcare giant Baxter has unveiled new environmental performance goals aimed at "driving long-term progress" - including a 45% drop in greenhouse gas emissions (from 2005 levels) by 2015. The new targets were announced in the company's latest sustainability report.
June 17, 2008 - Lufthansa has unveiled a 15-point plan to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions while simultaneously expanding the air carrier's global reach. The announcement coincides with the publication of the company's 14th annual sustainability report.
June 9, 2008 - Epson has pledged to slash greenhouse gas emissions 90% by 2050, focusing primarily on reducing the environmental impact from parts manufacturing.
June 3, 2008 - BT has pledged to cut its carbon emissions intensity - the ratio of carbon emissions to GDP - by 80% by 2020. The telecom has also published a new model for measuring and tracking carbon emissions.
May 28, 2008 - The H. J. Heinz Company has vowed to slash greenhouse gas emissions 20% by 2015, targeting a range of energy programs including a potato peels-to-biofuel program at its production facility in Ontario, Ore.
May 9, 2008 - Millipore, an S&P 500 biosciences firm, has unveiled a new set of sustainability goals, including a 20% reduction in the company's carbon footprint within five years.
May 2, 2008 - Major British retailers including Marks & Spencer, Sainsbury's, Tesco, and The Body Shop, have made a string of new commitments to reducing their climate impact.
April 24, 2008 - Vodafone has pledged to reduce its carbon emissions 50%
by 2020. The company's new climate strategy also calls for
developing products and services that help customers limit their
own climate emissions.
April 21, 2008 - National Grid has upped its already ambitious emissions reduction goal from 60% to 80% by 2050. The utility says it will integrate "carbon budgets" into the day-to-day management of its American and British electricity
and gas businesses beginning next April.
