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PLANET
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
and Energy Use Down
We are actively working
to reduce our GHG
footprint. We’ve made a
pledge to reduce our GHG
emissions by 10 percent per
case of product sold from
2007 to 2013. We also joined
the EPA’s Climate Leaders
Program in 2008 and
received EPA SmartWay
Transport Partner certification
this year as part of our
commitment to reduce our
GHG footprint.
Our recent GHG and
energy use reductions are
Energy
Consumption
1.87
due primarily to retrofitting 22 of our manufacturing
plants, distribution facilities and major offices with
energy efficient T5/T8 lighting and motion sensors.
We’re also moving 30 percent of our product distribution
from trucking to more efficient intermodal rail.
818
823
1.86
787
1.78
2007 2008 2009
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
(’000 of MWh)
RATIO (MWh of energy
per 1,000 cases)
In addition to these strategies, Clorox is exploring
other innovative ways to reduce our GHG emissions.
The Burt’s Bees ® business, for example, is purchasing
renewable energy credits in the form of wind energy,
while the Kingsford ® business is using renewable
energy sources from its own manufacturing processes
to reduce dependence on the electricity grid.
CO2 Equivalent GHG
600
1.37
595
1.34
561
1.27
2007 2008 2009
GHG (’000 metric tons)
RATIO (metric tons of
GHG per 1,000 cases)
GHG Emissions by Source
(’000 metric tons)
600
204
322
74
595
201
319
75
2007 2008 2009
SCOPE 1
SCOPE 2
SCOPE 3
561
187
Scope 1 GHG emissions are a direct result of Clorox operations. Scope 2 GHG
emissions are indirect emissions from purchased electricity, heat and steam.
Scope 3 emissions are associated with the distribution (by all modes of transport)
of finished products by nonaffiliated carriers to regional distribution centers and
to retailers.
300
74
We believe that science supports rising GHG emissions have a significant impact on climate
change and the environment. Clorox therefore supports congressional action on comprehensive
national climate change legislation aimed at reducing aggregate emissions of greenhouse gasses
over time without causing undue hardships for the U.S. economy. Clorox is also committed to
doing its part to help address this issue.
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