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2008 GHG Reduction Goal Achievers
3M
3M joined Climate Leaders in 2003, pledging to reduce its total U.S. GHG emissions by 30 percent from 2002 to 2007. By the end of 2007, 3M had doubled the reductions it had pledged to achieve, by reducing total GHG emissions 60 percent. 3M achieved its goal through manufacturing process improvements, energy conservation, product reformulation, and emissions control technology. 3M continues to control high global warming potential (GWP) gases at an 80 percent level in manufacturing operations. In addition, 3M has instituted one of the most successful energy management programs in the country, earning ENERGY STAR’s prestigious Sustained Excellence Award from 2005 - 2008, and saving $100 million since 1990 through energy efficiency.
Caterpillar Inc.
Since joining Climate Leaders in 2002, Caterpillar has surpassed its initial goal of reducing GHG intensity by 20 percent, four years before the company’s announced goal year of 2010. Caterpillar achieved its Climate Leaders goal through a number of capital upgrades that increased the energy efficiency of its manufacturing.
Caterpillar reduced energy consumption by an estimated 18 million kWh in 2002 by replacing an arc furnace with a new medium frequency induction furnace at its foundry in Mapleton, IL. Caterpillar replaced a boiler in its Pontiac, IL facility with a boiler that is able to manually adjust steam produced based on current demand, reducing the need for 27,498 MMBTU of natural gas annually.
Caterpillar replaced a boiler in its Pontiac, IL facility with a boiler that is able to manually adjust steam produced based on current demand, reducing the need for 27,498 MMBTU of natural gas annually.
In 2003 the lighting system of Caterpillar Belgium S.A. was upgraded for the first time in 35 years. The new system reduced the facility’s electricity consumption dedicated to lighting by 66 percent which is more than 3 percent of the total energy consumed by the plant.
Caterpillar’s Technical Center, in Peoria, IL, was able to reduce its electricity consumption by 5,960 MWh annually by installing adjustable speed drives and automated building controls and sensors to improve the facility’s energy efficiency. In 2004 Caterpillar installed a Cogeneration Facility at its Aurora manufacturing plant. The first Combined Heat and Power (CHP) system completely owned by Caterpillar promises a dependable power supply and supplants the previous coal generated power.
Going forward, Caterpillar is setting a new goal to reduce global GHG emissions on an absolute basis by 3 percent from 2006 to 2015.
FPL Group, Inc.
FPL Group, one of the initial Partners of Climate Leaders, achieved its GHG reduction goal by reducing U.S. GHG emissions by 21 percent per kilowatt hour from 2001 to 2007. With over 34,000 MW, FPL is one of the leading electricity generators in the U.S. The company has achieved its goal through aggressive Demand Side Management (DSM) programs for its business and residential customers, and through significant expansion of low or zero emitting electricity generation, including wind, solar, nuclear, and natural gas.
Hasbro, Inc.
Hasbro joined Climate Leaders in 2002, pledging to reduce total U.S. GHG emissions by 30 percent from 2000 to 2007. By the end of its goal period, Hasbro had achieved a 43 percent reduction. To achieve its goal, Hasbro automated its energy management systems in its largest facilities, so that heating and air conditioning systems were automatically controlled, installed occupancy sensor lighting in its facilities, replaced roofing materials with higher insulation values, replaced inefficient air conditioning units, and consolidated some warehousing and office locations by using space more efficiently. Prior to setting a new goal, Hasbro is developing a GHG inventory of its global locations to be able to set a goal on all of its operations.
Mack Trucks, Inc.
In 2004, Mack Trucks, Inc. pledged to reduce GHG emissions from its operations by 20% per unit produced by 2010, using 2003 as a base year. As a result of implementing numerous energy efficiency projects, Mack not only met, but exceeded its reduction goal three years ahead of 2010.
From 2003 to 2007, Mack reduced GHG emissions by 32% per unit and, during that same time, achieved a 25% reduction in total GHG emissions. In meeting its goal, Mack primarily focused on improving energy efficiency at its largest manufacturing operations — the Hagerstown, Md. Powertrain operations, Macungie, Pa. Assembly Operation and Middletown, Pa. Remanufacturing Center.
Mack’s manufacturing plants took action and implemented a variety of energy efficiency related projects, such as: installing more efficient lighting, upgrading boilers to burn natural gas, biodiesel and other vegetable based oils, installing building automation systems to control lighting and HVAC systems, installing heat recovery systems on paint booth ovens and replacing old equipment and tools with ones that are more energy efficient.
As a result of these successes, Mack recently announced that the company would continue its commitment as Partners of the Climate Leaders Program by pledging to reduce emissions an additional 12% per unit produced through 2012. Moving forward, Mack is exploring additional clean energy generation technologies and continued deployment of energy efficiency projects across the company.
Pfizer Inc.
Pfizer, a charter Partner in Climate Leaders, exceeded its goal of reducing global GHG emissions by 35 percent per million dollars of revenue from 2000 to 2007, achieving a 43 percent reduction in that time period. In addition to achieving its normalized goal, Pfizer also reduced its total GHG emissions, on an absolute basis, by 20 percent. The company has set a new goal going forward of an additional 20 percent absolute reduction in global GHG emissions from 2008 to 2012 (baseline year 2007). Pfizer achieved reductions by implementing more than 1,000 GHG reduction projects over the goal period, including boiler and chiller efficiency upgrades, increased cogeneration capacity, improved HVAC control, lighting retrofits, optimization of compressed air systems, facility consolidation efforts, and employee energy awareness campaigns. For its new goal, Pfizer will build upon its initial success by implementing additional energy efficiency projects, adding cogeneration capacity and other clean energy technologies, and improving fuel efficiency in its sales fleet.
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Sun Microsystems achieved its goal 5 years before the company’s announced goal year of 2012, reducing total U.S. GHG emissions by 23 percent between 2002 and 2007. This achievement was the result of two major initiatives: Sun’s flexible work program, Open Work, and IT hardware compression programs. Sun’s Open Work program has enabled
20,000 employees, or 56 percent of Sun’s workforce, to work away from the office at least one or two days a week, which allowed Sun to reduce its real estate holdings by 15 percent in 2007 alone. To determine whether the company was simply shifting emissions to the employees’ homes, Sun conducted a study of its program, showing that the initiative resulted in a net carbon benefit to the atmosphere. For Sun’s IT hardware compression program, the company has utilized newer technology to consolidate its data center operations from 202,000 square feet across 152 locations to 76,000 square feet across 14 new, state of the art data centers. Sun develops energy-efficient data centers with innovative technology that can help businesses around the globe have a positive impact on the environment while reducing costs. Sun is continuing its climate change leadership by setting a new goal across its global operations of an additional 20 percent reduction from 2007 to 2015.