American Business Act on Climate Pledge

American businesses are voicing their support for strong action on climate change.

Take the American Business Act on Climate Pledge

Introduction Climate Pledge

154 companies have signed the American Business Act on Climate Pledge to demonstrate their support for action on climate change and for the climate change agreement in Paris that takes a strong step forward toward a low-carbon, sustainable future. These 154 companies have operations in all 50 states, employ nearly 11 million people, represent more than $4.2 trillion in annual revenue, and have a combined market capitalization of over $7 trillion.

The Climate Pledge

The Pledge

“We applaud the nearly 200 countries that came together to adopt the most ambitious climate change agreement in history. We believe the Paris Agreement establishes a long term, durable global framework to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions and charts an irreversible course for investment in a low-carbon, sustainable future. We call on all countries to take steps to implement their contributions to the Paris Agreement and put forward increasingly ambitious targets over time. And as companies, we will strive to do the same – by implementing our climate commitments, set before the Agreement was adopted or that we set in the months ahead.

We recognize that delaying action on climate change will be costly in economic and human terms, while accelerating the transition to a low-carbon economy will produce multiple benefits with regard to sustainable economic growth, public health, resilience to natural disasters, and the health of the global environment. We put forth our pledges as follows: ”

Take the American Business Act on Climate Pledge

Take the Pledge

By signing the American Business Act on Climate pledge, companies are demonstrating an ongoing commitment to climate action. As part of this initiative, each company is making pledges to reduce their emissions, increase low-carbon investments, deploy more clean energy, and take other actions to build more sustainable businesses and tackle climate change.

These pledges include ambitious, company-specific goals such as:

  • Reducing emissions by as much as 50 percent,
  • Reducing water usage by as much as 80 percent,
  • Achieving zero waste-to-landfill,
  • Purchasing 100 percent renewable energy, and
  • Pursuing zero net deforestation in supply chains.

 

Examples of additional commitments include: Reduce greenhouse gas emissions by X%; [Deploy/purchase] X MW of clean and renewable energy by [2025]; Improve energy efficiency across [X square feet] of company property by at least 20% by [2025]; Increase investment in low-carbon, climate-resilient, [and/or] green projects by [$XXX] by [2025]; Increase investment in R&D by [$XXX] thru 2025; Invest in low carbon vehicles and infrastructure; additional pledges as relevant]

Over 154 Companies Have Joined the Pledge:

  • 21st Century Fox
  • 365 Retail Markets
  • Abengoa Bioenergy US
  • Acer America
  • Adobe
  • Aemetis
  • Agile Sourcing Partners
  • AirBnB
  • Akamai
  • Alcoa
  • All Star Services
  • Amazon
  • AMD
  • American Express
  • American Honda Motor Company, Inc
  • Apple
  • AT&T
  • Autodesk
  • Avery Dennison
  • Bank of America
  • Ben & Jerry's
  • Berkshire Hathaway Energy
  • Best Buy
  • BHPBilliton
  • Bio-Amber
  • Biogen
  • Bloomberg
  • BMW NA
  • BNY Mellon
  • Burns & McDonnell
  • CA Technologies
  • Calpine
  • Campos Brothers Farms
  • Cantaloupe Systems
  • Canteen
  • Cargill
  • CH2M
  • Cisco Systems, Inc.
  • Cox
  • Craig Communications
  • Danfoss
  • Dell
  • Disney
  • DSM North America
  • DuPont
  • EDP Renewables North America
  • EMC Corporation
  • Enel Green Power North America, Inc.
  • ENER-G Rudox
  • Energy Optimizers
  • Equinix
  • Facebook
  • FRHAM
  • Fulcrum Bioenergy
  • Gamesa
  • GE
  • Genentech
  • General Mills
  • General Motors
  • Goldman Sachs
  • Google
  • Gourmet Coffee Service
  • Greenwood Energy
  • Hershey's
  • HP
  • Iberdrola USA
  • IBM
  • IHG
  • Ikea USA
  • Ingersoll Rand
  • Intel
  • Interface
  • International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
  • International Paper
  • Intex Solutions
  • Intren
  • Invenergy
  • JetBlue
  • JM Huber Corporation
  • Johnson and Johnson
  • Johnson Controls
  • Kaiser Permanente
  • Kelloggs
  • Kelly Services
  • Keystone Electrical Manufacturing
  • Kimball Electronics
  • Kingspan Insulated Panels Inc
  • KOHL's Department Stores
  • KPMG
  • Lakeshore Learning
  • Lam Research
  • Legrand NA
  • Lenovo
  • Levi Strauss & Co.
  • LinkedIn
  • L'Oreal USA
  • Mars
  • McDonalds
  • Mesa Associates
  • MGM Resorts
  • Microsoft
  • Mondelez International, Inc.
  • Monsanto
  • National Label
  • Nestle USA
  • News Corp
  • Nike
  • Novartis
  • Novozymes
  • NRG
  • One3LED
  • Ormat Technologies
  • Pacific Ethanol
  • Patheon
  • Pepsi
  • PG&E
  • POET
  • Portland General Electric
  • Proctor & Gamble
  • ProLogis
  • PwC US
  • Qualcomm
  • Ricoh USA
  • Rio Tinto
  • RM2
  • Royal Vending
  • Salesforce.com
  • Schneider Electric
  • Siemens USA
  • Skyonic
  • Sony USA
  • Staples
  • Starbucks
  • Switch Communications
  • Symantec
  • Syngenta/QCCP
  • Target
  • Tesla
  • Tri-Alpha Energy
  • TriGlobal Energy
  • Underground Construction
  • Unilever
  • United Technologies
  • UPS
  • Valley Electric Association, Inc
  • Verizon Communications
  • VF Corporation
  • Volvo Group North America
  • Wal-Mart
  • The Wittern Group, Inc.
  • Xerox
  • Xylem Inc.

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