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Timberland reduced its emissions by 4,426 metric tons from 2007 to 2008, or about 19 percent, according to the company’s 2007-08 CSR report (PDF).

The company was able to cut emissions via energy efficiency and other methods, and therefore chose not to go through with its previously stated goal to have 22 percent of its 2008 energy come from renewables. Instead, it used renewables for 6.67 percent of its energy needs, up from about 5 percent in 2007. Here’s a look at the company’s use of renewable energy.

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