March 10, 2009
Walt Disney Plans To Halve Its Emissions By 2012
The Walt Disney Company released its first comprehensive corporate responsibility report. Previously, the company reported its environmental progress in its annual Enviroport.
The new report includes a set of strategic environmental goals and three-to-five-year goals to reduce emissions, waste, electricity and fuel use, as well as its impact on water and ecosystems.
In 2006, the company emitted about 566,000 tons of direct GHG emissions. By 2012, Disney plans to achieve 50 percent of its long-term goal of zero net direct GHG emissions through a combination of reductions, efficiencies and offsets.
In….
Register here to join EL Pro. View more PRO content or sign in.
Environmental Leader's Pro service delivers opportunity-focused, practical insights, data and news for enterprise environmental, energy and sustainability execs.
25+ page research reports covering an emerging energy, environmental or sustainability technology.
Daily presentation-ready graphs and spreadsheets on energy, environmental and sustainability data.
Monthly newsletter focusing on the most important news of the previous 30 days – and the implications for your business.
Daily policy and regulatory, standards and certifications, and enforcement briefing.
Latest news on corporate environmental, sustainability and energy initiatives and goals.
Join now and receive instant access to our archive of research, data, and analysis. New content added daily.
Stay Up-to-Date On Environmental Management, Energy & Sustainability News with EL's Free Daily Newsletter
Texas Instruments Sustainability Report: Normalized Emissions Jump 23%
Reader Comments
Nice to see that Disney is focused on this. Climate Counts gave them a 25 out of 100 in their last round of scoring, which equates to 3rd place out of the 6 media companies rated. If Mickey follows through, this should give them a boost.
Disney theme parks should aim for 100% renewable electricity generation following what many ski resorts have been doing in the last several years.
On a separate note, they acquired Ideal Bite last year so clearly they’re believers in the green consumer/media market.
Jeremy Arditi | March 11th, 2009