May 11, 2007—More than 1,000 companies pledged to take action on climate change recently at the end of a unique gathering of UK business leaders, the May Day Business Summit on Climate Change. Each made an average of five firm commitments to take action to reduce their carbon emissions.
The companies pledged to work with employees, suppliers, and customers to help them reduce their carbon impact, a move expected to have significant cascading effects among the wider business community.
The top pledges made by businesses were:
- To identify a board-level representative to champion carbon reduction activities;
- To work collaboratively with suppliers to minimize emissions along their supply chains; and
- To develop firm carbon reduction plans with targets to minimize the impact of their emissions.
Companies will be supported with a range of follow-up activity provided by Business in the Community and the Carbon Trust. Progress on the pledges, case studies, sources of advice, and other information are available on the summit Web site.
