August 22, 2011

GRI Cuts Electricity, Heating; Conference Emissions Rise

The Global Reporting Initiative’s electricity and heating consumption both fell in 2009/10 while conference-related emissions rose, the organization reported in its latest sustainability report.

The GRI, which sets a widely followed protocol for corporate sustainability reporting, followed the same guidelines for its own report, Paper Planes and People (pdf). The report is self-declared at application level A.

According to the report, GRI’s electricity use fell from 314.9 GJ in 2008/9 to 301.3 GJ in 2009/10, while heating consumption fell from 627.7 GJ to 446.1 GJ. Accordingly, its greenhouse gas….

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