Business continues relating to reality. Ceres, “a non-profit organization advocating for sustainability leadership,” reports that 68 more companies are signing on to the American Business Act on Climate Pledge.
As key international climate negotiations near, 68 additional companies today joined the White House-led American Business Act on Climate Pledge. Companies making the pledge have set significant greenhouse gas reduction and renewable energy sourcing goals for 2020 and beyond, and are focusing on increasing energy efficiency, boosting low-carbon investing and making sustainability more accessible to low-income Americans.
This second round of business pledges at the White House – in addition to 13 company pledges announced in July – includes 19 businesses that work directly with Ceres, a sustainability advocacy group, or its climate policy coalition, Business for Innovative Climate & Energy Policy (BICEP): Autodesk, Best Buy, Bloomberg, CA Technologies, Dell, eBay, EMC, General Mills, IKEA, Kellogg’s, Levi Strauss & Co., L’Oreal, Mars, Nestle, Nike, PG&E, Starbucks, Unilever and The Walt Disney Company.
It would be interesting to put some solid numbers to these pledges, of course. For example, is eBay emitting gigatonnes of carbon into the atmosphere? Or does it consider itself to be quite a minor player? It might reveal some sincerity and, played properly, bring more pressure to bear on competitors who are not yet on the wagon.
(h/t Sami Grover @ Treehugger.com)
