Carbon Disclosure Project
Improving energy efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to combat climate change are central to Eaton’s overall commitment to sustainability. More than a responsibility, sustainability is pivotal to the company’s future success, helping us to drive the energy efficient power management solutions customers and consumers need and the world demands.
Part of Eaton’s efforts to improve environmental performance is to work with groups like the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), an independent, not-for-profit organization holding the largest public database of primary corporate climate change information in the world.
Many organizations, including CDP, have identified Eaton as a world leader in sustainability and in communicating our efforts to reduce GHG emissions. By measuring and disclosing GHG emissions and climate change strategies through CDP, we can benchmark against other organizations, set reasonable reduction targets, and make performance improvements.
Each year, Eaton, along with nearly 3,000 other companies worldwide, collect data for response to CDP’s questionnaire, including GHG emissions, energy efficiency, potential risks and opportunities created by global warming, and more. CDP posts the data and issues its rankings of worldwide corporations in September, at which time Eaton logs its information on the company’s sustainability web site.
In 2011, CDP featured Eaton as one of only 55 companies in the prestigious Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index. The Index, a key component of CDP’s annual report, highlights companies within the S&P 500 Index that have displayed the most professional approach to corporate governance in respect to climate change disclosure practices. Eaton raised its score to 87 (compared to 78 in 2009), which placed the company fourth in the “Industrials” category.
Part of Eaton’s efforts to improve environmental performance is to work with groups like the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), an independent, not-for-profit organization holding the largest public database of primary corporate climate change information in the world.
Many organizations, including CDP, have identified Eaton as a world leader in sustainability and in communicating our efforts to reduce GHG emissions. By measuring and disclosing GHG emissions and climate change strategies through CDP, we can benchmark against other organizations, set reasonable reduction targets, and make performance improvements.
Each year, Eaton, along with nearly 3,000 other companies worldwide, collect data for response to CDP’s questionnaire, including GHG emissions, energy efficiency, potential risks and opportunities created by global warming, and more. CDP posts the data and issues its rankings of worldwide corporations in September, at which time Eaton logs its information on the company’s sustainability web site.
In 2011, CDP featured Eaton as one of only 55 companies in the prestigious Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index. The Index, a key component of CDP’s annual report, highlights companies within the S&P 500 Index that have displayed the most professional approach to corporate governance in respect to climate change disclosure practices. Eaton raised its score to 87 (compared to 78 in 2009), which placed the company fourth in the “Industrials” category.