May 6, 2011
Abbott Labs Cuts CO2, Water, Waste
Abbott Laboratories cut its Scope 1 and 2 CO2e emissions by three percent in 2010, and its water intake rate by 9.7 percent, nearing 2015 goals for each.
According to its 2010 Global Citizenship Report, the $35 billion pharmaceutical company emitted 1.61 million tons CO2e in 2010, down from 1.66 million in 2009. It has a goal of 1.58 million tons, or 15 percent below 2005 levels, by 2015. This will require only another two percent reduction from current levels.
The company says it made these reductions through energy….
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