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Case Studies

Climate Leaders case studies highlight the innovative work of Climate Leaders Partners to reduce their GHG emissions.

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Name Industry Presentation
3M Manufacturing 3M’s Energy Management Program (PDF) (21 pp, 592K)
3M Manufacturing Energy Star for buildings & industry (PDF) (17 pp, 194K)
3M Manufacturing GHG Inventory / Inventory Management Plan (PDF) (16 pp, 847K)
3M Manufacturing GHG reduction strategy (PDF) (21 pp, 407K)
Abbott Health Services Going Carbon Neutral with US Sales Vehicle Fleet (PDF) (22 pp, 694K)
Alcoa Inc. Aluminum Manufacturing GHG Inventory / Inventory Management Plan (PDF) (31 pp, 501K)
American Electric Power Utilities GHG Inventory / Inventory Management Plan (PDF) (25 pp, 1.2MB)
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. Manufacturing Next Frontier: Supply Chain Carbon Management (PDF) (16 pp, 987K)
Ball Corporation Manufacturing Climate Leaders overview (PDF) (14 pp, 327K)
Bank of America Corporation Financial Services GHG reduction strategy (PDF) (12 pp, 738K)
Baxter International Inc. Health Services GHG reduction strategy (PDF) (14 pp, 798K)
California Climate Action Registry Nonprofit State initiatives (PDF) (58 pp, 3.6MB)
California Portland Cement Co. Cement Benchmarking Industrial Facilities (PDF) (20 pp, 704K)
Calpine Utilities Combined Heat and Power (PDF) (13 pp, 353K)
Carbon Disclosure Project Nonprofit Reporting (PDF) (10 pp, 96K)
Caterpillar, Inc. Manufacturing Caterpillar's Climate Leaders Journey (PDF) (21 pp, 540K)
Center for Energy & Climate Solutions NGO Technology & Tools (PDF) (24 pp, 723K)
Center for Resource Solutions Nonprofit Marketing (PDF) (32 pp, 2.1MB)
Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies (CERES) NGO Climate change industry (PDF) (30 pp, 284K)
CH2M Hill Engineering GHG Inventory / Inventory Management Plan (PDF) (16 pp, 898K)
Confederation of Indian Industry – Green Business Center International Government Managing Global GHG Emissions- Experience from India (PDF) (24 pp, 445K)
Cummins Inc. Manufacturing Doing More to Use Less (PDF) (21 pp, 259K)
Dell, Inc. Manufacturing Climate Action: A Lifecycle Approach to Supply Chain Leadership (PDF) (13 pp, 529K)
DuPont Company Chemical Supply chain (PDF) (15 pp, 606K)
Eastern Climate Registry Nonprofit State initiatives (PDF) (25 pp, 514K)
Eastman Kodak Company Manufacturing Goal Setting (PDF) (10 pp, 631K)
Environmental Resources Trust, Inc. Nonprofit GHG Inventory / Inventory Management Plan (PDF) (13 pp, 109K)
California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) State Government State initiatives (PDF) (26 pp, 382K)
E Source Consulting Technologies & Tools (PDF) (27 pp, 826K)
Eastman Kodak Company Manufacturing Waste reduction (PDF) (14 pp, 695K)
Exelon Corporation Utilities Cost of carbon in business (PDF) (9 pp, 59K)
FPL Group, Inc. Utilities FPL Group's Climate Change Approach (PDF) (26 pp, 803K)
Frito-Lay, Inc. Food Services Frito-Lay Greenhouse Gas Reductions thru the EPA Climate Leaders Program (PDF) (29 pp, 3.4MB)
General Motors Corporation Automotive Waste reduction (PDF) (30 pp, 749K)
General Motors Corporation Automotive GHG reduction strategy (PDF) (28 pp, 689K)
General Motors Corporation Automotive Landfill Methane (PDF) (23 pp, 774K)
Green Order Strategy and Marketing Beyond Operations Emissions Reductions (PDF) (16 pp, 587K)
Hasbro, Inc. Manufacturing GHG reduction strategy (PDF) (13 pp, 371K)
IBM Corporation Hardware Manufacturing GHG reduction strategy (PDF) (21 pp, 1.4MB)
IBM Corporation Hardware Manufacturing RECs (PDF) (10 pp, 422K)
Institute for Market Transformation NGO Technology & Tools (PDF) (25 pp, 478K)
Interface, Inc. Manufacturing GHG reduction – mobile sources (PDF) (20 pp, 342K)
Interface, Inc. Manufacturing Landfill Methane (PDF) (14 pp, 481K)
Interface, Inc. Manufacturing Landfill Methane (PDF) (12 pp, 630K)
International Paper Manufacturing GHG Inventory / Inventory Management Plan (PDF) (13 pp, 763K)
Johnson Controls, Inc. Manufacturing Financial Mechanisms for Implementing GHG Reduction Projects (PDF) (135 pp, 433K)
Johnson & Johnson Health Services GHG Inventory / Inventory Management Plan (PDF) (14 pp, 145K)
Johnson & Johnson Health Services Cost of carbon in business (PDF) (34 pp, 1.3MB)
Johnson & Johnson Health Services RECs (PDF) (22 pp, 321K)
Lockheed Martin Corporation Engineering Lockheed Martin Energy and Climate Energy Efficiency (PDF) (11 pp, 618K)
Marriott International, Inc. Hotel Services Technology & Tools (PDF) (26 pp, 2.5MB)
Miller Brewing Company Manufacturing GHG reduction strategy (PDF) (15 pp, 337K)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) University Carbon Trading (PDF) (9 pp, 30K)
National Commission on Energy Policy NGO Policy (PDF) (13 pp, 226K)
National Renewable Energy Laboratory Federal Government Capitalizing on Incentives for On-Site Renewables (PDF) (11 pp,2.2MB)
New York Department of Environmental Conservation State Government State initiatives (PDF) (14 pp, 229K)
New York Department of Environmental Conservation State Government Carbon Trading (PDF) (11 pp, 105K)
National Renewable Energy Laboratory Federal Government GHG reduction strategy (PDF) (13 pp, 332K)
Office of Governor Chris Gregoire (WA) State Government State initiatives (PDF) (22 pp, 882K)
Oracle Corporation Software Manufacturing Energy Efficiency in Data Centers (PDF) (30 pp, 465K)
PepsiCo Manufacturing Benchmarking Industrial Facilities (PDF) (14 pp, 550K)
Pew Center on Global Climate Change Nonprofit State initiatives (PDF) (19 pp, 644K)
Pfizer Inc. Pharmaceutical Employee communications (PDF) (13 pp, 161K)
Piper Jaffray Financial Financing New Clean Energy Technologies (PDF) (22 pp, 333K)
Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) Utilities Waste reduction (PDF) (16 pp, 468K)
Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) Utilities State initiatives (PDF) (15 pp, 792K)
Quad/Graphics Inc. Printing A Moving Target: Tackling GHGs from Transportation (PDF) (17 pp, 521K)
Raytheon Company Engineering Energy Star for buildings & industry (PDF) (13 pp, 688K)
Raytheon Company Engineering Benchmarking Industrial Facilities (PDF) (29 pp, 1.6MB)
Roche Group U.S. Affiliates Health Services Sustainable Progress at Roche USA (PDF) (28 pp, 808K)
SC Johnson Manufacturing Climate Leaders overview (PDF) (17 pp, 5.5MB)
SC Johnson Manufacturing GHG reduction strategy (PDF) (38 pp, 1.6MB)
SC Johnson Manufacturing Offsets (PDF) (9 pp, 198K)
SC Johnson Manufacturing GHG reduction strategy (PDF) (23 pp, 387K)
St. Lawrence Cement Cement GHG reduction strategy (PDF) (40 pp, 1.9MB)
Staples, Inc. Retail Green Power (PDF) (21 pp, 122K)
Staples, Inc. Retail GHG reduction strategy (PDF) (25 pp, 2.6MB)
Sun Microsystems, Inc. Software Manufacturing Data Center Efficiency (PDF) (21 pp, 1.2MB)
Sun Microsystems, Inc. Software Manufacturing Eco Responsibility and Employees (PDF) (13 pp, 667K)
SustainAbility Inc. Consulting Reporting (PDF) (14 pp, 1.2MB)
The Climate Group Nonprofit Climate Change Industry (PDF) (14 pp, 993K)
The Pew Center on Global Climate Change Nonprofit Current Issues in State and Federal Climate Policy (PDF) (33 pp, 1M)
Thomas Rutherfoord, Inc. Insurance Climate Change and Carbon Neutrality (PDF) (24 pp, 859K)
Tyson Foods, Inc. Food Services A Moving Target: Tackling GHGs from Transportation (PDF) (6 pp, 136K)
U.S. Department of Energy (U.S. DOE) Federal Government U.S. DOE 1605(b) (PDF) (9 pp, 84K)
U.S. Department of Energy (U.S. DOE) Federal Government U.S. DOE 1605(b) (PDF) (9 pp, 81K)
U.S. Department of Energy (U.S. DOE) Federal Government U.S. DOE 1605(b) (PDF) (9 pp, 81K)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) – Climate Leaders Federal Government Climate Leaders Program Update (October 2008) (PDF) (19 pp, 1.2M)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) – Climate Leaders Federal Government Development of Climate Leaders GHG Management Tool (PDF) (13 pp, 887K)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) – Green Power Partnership Federal Government GHG Reductions with Green Power (PDF) (12 pp, 448K)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) – Climate Leaders Federal Government Climate Leaders Approach to Offsets and Updated Offsets Guidance (PDF) (16 pp, 250K)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) Federal Government December 2007 Program Update (PDF) (20 pp, 824K)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) Federal Government Financial Mechanisms for Implementing GHG Reduction Projects (PDF) (5 pp, 101K)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) Federal Government Innovations in Implementing Employee GHG Reductions (PDF) (7 pp, 235K)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) Federal Government Introduction to the Climate Leaders Program (PDF) (27 pp, 1.3MB)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) Federal Government U.S. Climate Policy: 2007 and 2008 (PDF) (17 pp, 213K)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) Federal Government A Moving Target: Tackling GHGs from Transportation (PDF) (12 pp, 467K)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) Federal Government Guidance (PDF) (10 pp, 535K)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) Federal Government Waste reduction (PDF) (20 pp, 1.2MB)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) Federal Government Benchmarking Industrial Facilities (PDF) (16 pp, 325K)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) Federal Government Technology & Tools (PDF) (18 pp, 585K)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) Region 5 Federal Government Energy Efficiency in Buildings (PDF) (29 pp, 1M)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) – CHP Federal Government Combined Heat and Power (PDF) (7 pp, 112K)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) – Clean Energy Federal Government RECs (PDF) (11 pp, 263K)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) – Climate LeadersFederal Government Climate Change Industry (PDF) (8 pp, 187K)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) – Climate LeadersFederal Government Cost of carbon in business (PDF) (14 pp, 2.2MB)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) – Climate Leaders Federal Government Climate Leaders overview (PDF) (18 pp, 620K)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) – Climate Leaders Federal Government Marketing (PDF) (18 pp, 620K)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) – Climate Leaders Federal Government Marketing (PDF) (11 pp, 264K)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) – Climate Leaders Federal Government Marketing (PDF) (11 pp, 288K)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) – Climate Leaders Federal Government RECs (PDF) (14 pp, 252K)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) – Climate Leaders Federal Government Offsets (PDF) (10 pp, 206K)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) – Best Workplaces for Commuters Federal Government GHG reduction – mobile sources (PDF) (9 pp, 432K)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) – Energy Star Federal Government Energy Star for buildings & industry (PDF)(17 pp, 418K)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) – Green Power Partnership Federal Government Green Power (PDF) (7 pp, 375K )
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) – LMOP Federal Government Landfill Methane (PDF) (27 pp, 1.1MB)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) – SmartWay Federal Government GHG reduction – mobile sources (PDF) (16 pp, 3.9MB)
Unilever Manufacturing Unilever Greenhouse Gas Management (PDF) (16 pp, 1.1MB)
United Technologies Corporation Manufacturing Guidance (PDF) (14 pp, 402K)
United Technologies Corporation Manufacturing Supply Chain (PDF) (25 pp, 824K)
United Technologies Corporation Manufacturing Supply chain (PDF) (13 pp, 359K)
United Technologies Corporation Manufacturing GHG reduction strategy (PDF) (17 pp, 881K)
World Economic Forum Nonprofit Reporting (PDF) (22 pp, 520K)
World Resources Institute (WRI) Nonprofit New Tools and Programs to Manage Global Emissions (PDF) (24 pp, 808K)
World Resources Institute (WRI) Nonprofit Guidance (PDF) (22 pp, 238K)
World Resources Institute (WRI) Nonprofit Cost of carbon in business (PDF) (9 pp, 121K)
World Resources Institute (WRI) Nonprofit RECs (PDF) (11 pp, 90K)
World Resources Institute (WRI) Nonprofit Science (PDF) (73 pp, 4.1MB)

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