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Power ForwardWhy the Worlds Largest Companies Are Investingin Renewable Energy
Prepared by David Gardiner & Associates, LLC
WORKINGTOGETHER TOREDUCE THE
IMPACT OFCLIMATE CHANGE
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Contents
AcknowledgementsCalvert Investments, Ceres and WWF would like to thank Ryan Hodum of David Gardiner &Associates as lead author of this report and Mark Molitor as lead researcher. Lead contributorsfrom the participating organizations include Bryn Baker, Marty Spitzer and Matt Banks, WWF;Brian Bowen, Peyton Fleming, Christopher Fox, Anne Kelly, Lance Pierce and Katina Tsongas,Ceres; and Rebecca Henson and Bennett Freeman, Calvert Investments.
Executive Summary ....................................................................................................... 2
Recommendations for Corporations ................................................................... 6
Recommendations for Policy Makers ................................................................... 7
Introduction .................................................................................................................. 9
Report Methodology ........................................................................................... 10
What Targets Are Companies Setting? ............................................................................ 10
Why Are Companies Buying Renewable Energy?............................................................. 18
How Do Companies Plan to Achieve Their Renewable Energy Commitments? ................... 18
RenewableEnergyCerticates ........................................................................... 19
Power Purchase Agreements .............................................................................. 21
On-Site Direct Investment ................................................................................. 22
What Are the Barriers to Investing in Renewable Energy at Scale? ................................. 23
Cost of Renewable Energy ................................................................................ 23
Case Study: Walmart ......................................................................................... 24
Internal Competition for Capital ....................................................................... 25
Case Study: Johnson & Johnson ........................................................................ 25
Policy .................................................................................................................. 26
Case Study: Sprint .............................................................................................. 27
Recommendations or Corporations and Policy Makers................................................... 28
Recommendations for Corporations ................................................................ 29
Recommendations for Policy Makers ................................................................ 29
Appendix A................................................................................................................ 32Appendix B ................................................................................................................. 37
NATIONALGEOGRAPHICsTOCK/sARAHLEEN/WWF
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Large corporations are increasingly turning torenewable energy to power their operations.Companies are investing in renewable energy
because it makes good business sense: renewableenergy helps reduce long-term operating costs, diversifyenergy supply and hedge against market volatility intraditional fuel markets. It also enables companies toachieve greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductiongoals and demonstrate leadership on broader corporatesustainability and climate commitments.
More than half of the Fortune 100 and more than two-thirds of the Global 100have set GHG emissions reduction commitments, renewable energy commitmentsor both. As corporations turn to renewable energy to reduce GHG emissions andmeetspecicsourcinggoals,companiesaredrivingsignicantnewinvestments
in renewable energy. Though these pockets of activity are encouraging, with
the proper policies, companies could set even stronger renewable energycommitments.
Among the combined Fortune 100 and Global 100 companies, nearly two dozenhave set public, voluntary renewable energy commitments. These include globallyrecognized brands like AT&T, Dow Chemical, General Motors, Google, HSBC,Procter & Gamble, Volkswagen and Walmart.
Global corporate renewable energy commitments are driving global purchasing.FormanyoftheFortune100andGlobal100rms,actiononrenewableenergy is not limited to regional or national levels; it is planned across a globalscale. In order to meet their renewable energy targets, companies are developingcomprehensive purchasing strategies in every market where they have a
signicantpresenceoftenincountriescoretotheirsupplychains.
Looking at corporate targets by sector, in the Fortune 100, the Materials andTelecommunications sectors have the highest share of companies who have setboth GHG and renewable energy commitments. The Industrials and Financialsectors have the highest share of companies that have set GHG targets only.The Energy sector, followed by Health Care, lags in setting either a GHG orrenewable energy target (see chart, opposite top).
By sector in the Global 100, the vast majority of utilities have set both GHGand renewable energy targets and all IT companies have set targets. At least 60%of companies in the Industrials, Consumer Discretionary, Consumer Staples andTelecommunications sectors all have set GHG targets. The Energy, Health Care
and Materials sectors lag in setting targets (see chart, opposite below).The global transition to a lower carbon economy is accelerating due to risingpublic concern about climate change. This large-scale trend presents anopportunity for companies to meet corporate climate commitments anddiversify their energy sources by purchasing and investing in renewable energy.
ExEcutivE
Summary
We are hoping to demonstrate
environmenta responsiiit
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commitment to e caron
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interna price on caron that
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cost of carbon in our nancial
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air trave, aong with raising
funds for efciency and
renewae energ projects.
As part of our portfoio
approach to renewae energ,
we are eporing ong-termPPAs, capita in new renewae
energ projects, data centers
with on-site innovative
renewae energ sources,
and RECs and caron offsets.
Tamara TJ Dicaprio
Senior Director,
Caron and Renewae Energ,
Microsoft Corporation
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RE Target on GHG Targets GHG and RE TargetsNo Targets
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90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Consumer
Discretionary
Consumer
Staples
Energy
Financial
HealthCare
Information
Technology
Materials
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munications
FORTUNE 100 Percentage of Companies with Cimate and Energ Targets Sector
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17
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50
13
82
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45
55
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7
25
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Sums greater than 100 are due to rounding.
Utilities
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Discretionary
Consumer
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munications
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1 Bakewell, S. (January 12, 2012). Clean energy investment rises to $260 billion, boosted bysolar. Bloomberg. Retrieved from http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-12/clean-energy-investment-rises-to-a-record-260-billion-on-solar.html2 Houssin, D. (July 5, 2012). IEA sees renewable energy growth accelerating over next five years.International Energy Agency. Retrieved from http://www.iea.org/newsroomandevents/pressreleases/2012/july/name,28200,en.html
In 2011, renewable energy investments reached a record high of $260 billionworldwide.1 At the same time, renewable energy costs continue to decline, withdramatic gains over the past 20 years in wind and solar in particular. Global
renewable energy power generation is expected to continue to grow rapidlyoverthenextveyears,accordingtotheInternationalEnergyAgency.2
As companies become more sophisticated in their renewable energy procurementmethods,moreandmoreofthemarepursuingdiversiedapproachesto
renewable energy that often include a combination of Renewable EnergyCerticates(RECs),whichareamarket-basedmeansoftrackingwhoproduces
and who uses renewable energy; Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs), which arecontracts to buy power over a negotiated period; and on-site direct investment.
Many companies with a history of predominantly purchasing RECs havetransitioned instead to favoring PPAs and on-site direct investment, drivenby longer-term commitments to emissions reductions and renewable energy.These companies are looking to capture the long-term value of renewable energy,like electricity price certainty, instead of year-on-year purchases of RECs. Insome cases companies are able to get closer to cost parity (the price at whichrenewable energy is cost competitive with fossil fuel) with long-term PPAs oron-site direct investment. Companies also increasingly recognize that RECs dolittle to incentivize new investments in renewable energy. By investing directlyor signing PPAs, companies are directly adding renewable capacity to the grid.
Principle barriers to accelerating corporate renewable energy purchasing include:
1. A desire by most companies to purchase renewable energy at cost parity orbetter, which differs across geographies;
2. Internal competition for capital funding that must otherwise drive top-linegrowth; and
3. Short-term, inconsistent policies that hinder companies from setting andmeeting renewable energy commitments, particularly, unstable renewableenergy support and an inability for companies to sign PPAs.
In order to meet their corporate sustainability commitments and invest inrenewable energy, companies have developed innovative solutions to overcomemany of these barriers. Walmart is prioritizing long-term PPAs above othernancingmodelsasawayofprocuringlong-term,low-costrenewableenergy.
Johnson & Johnson launched a CO2 project capital relief fund to overcomeinternalcompetitionofcapitalandtodriveimplementationofenergyefciency
and renewable energy projects at their sites around the world.
Additionally, companies are increasingly engaging in policy advocacy to expandtheir access to renewable energy and reduce costs. While many companies haveaggressive public commitments to renewable energy, the lack of strong, consistentand long-term policies can create uncertainty regarding the price, supply and
Sprint has committed to
reduce its reiance on fossi
fues and increase its use of
renewae energ sources
for eectricit. Thats wh we
have een active working to
meet our goa to secure 10%
of our tota eectricit through
renewae energ sources
2017. We support the
etension of the ProductionTa Credit for wind ecause
it has enaed companies
ike Sprint to make the shift
to aundant, cean and
homegrown wind energ.
Am Hargroves
Manager,
Corporate Socia Responsiiit,
Sprint
Source: Business Leaders Urge Congress
to Extend Renewable Energy Tax Credit,
Press Release, September 18, 2012
(http://www.ceres.org/press/
press-releases/business-leaders-urge-
congress-to-extend-renewable-energy-
tax-credit)
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Twent-three companies from the Fortune 100 and Goa Fortune 100
have set specic targetseither percentage of energy, capacity (MW) or
level of investmentfor buying and investing in renewable energy fortheir own operations. These commitments incude:
Assicurazioni Generai: 28 MW of renewable energy by 2014(which includes a 40 million investment in solar, wind and biomass)
AT&T: 5 MW of alternative energy from fuel cell and solar productionby 2012 (relative to 2011 capacity baseline of 3,888 kW)
bP: Invest $8 billion in renewable energy between 2005 and 2015
Caterpiar: 20% renewable energy by 2020
Chevron: Invest $2.2 billion between 2011 and 2013 in renewable energyandefciency
Deutsche Post: Increase percentage of electricity generated fromrenewable energy sources to 60% by 2012
Dow Chemica: 50% zero carbon energy by 2050
DuPont: Reduce nonrenewable energy use by 10% per adjusted dollarrevenue by 2020 (relative to 2010 baseline)
E.ON: Invest 7 billion in renewable energy by 2017
ectricit de France: Long-term goal of 1,000 MW of renewable energyproduction
Ene: Increase net installed capacity of renewables by 6.6 GW by 2016 in
Latin America, Russia and Eastern EuropeGDF Suez: Increase installed renewable energy capacity by 50% between2009 and 2015
Genera Motors: Utilize 125 MW of renewable energy by 2020 (globally),including a commitment to double solar power from 30 to 60 MW by 2015
Googe: 100% renewable energy (long-term goal)
Hewett-Packard: 8% renewable energy by 2012
HSbC Hodings: 40% renewable energy by 2020
Johnson & Johnson: 50 MW of renewable energy by 2015
News Corporation: 20% renewable energy by 2015Procter & Game: 30% renewable energy by 2020 (100% long-term goal)
Samsung Eectronics: Install 2.4 MW of renewable energy by 2017
Sprint Nete: 10% renewable energy by 2017
Vokswagen: Invest 1 billion in the expansion of renewable energyresources including solar and wind by 2020
Wamart: 100% renewable energy (long-term goal)NATIONALGEOGRAPHICsTOCK/jAsONEDWARDs/WWF
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deployment of renewable energy. In many markets, government incentives forrenewable energy help make projects feasible, such as solar RECs in New Jerseyor the renewable energy feed-in tariffs in Germany and the United Kingdom.
Not all markets allow companies to seek PPAs with renewable energy providers,for example. As a result of renewable energy policy uncertainty, many companieswith corporate renewable energy commitments, including Hewlett-Packard,Johnson & Johnson and Sprint, are engaged in policy advocacy, both directly withlegislators and in support of key policies such as the Production Tax Credit (PTC)for wind. Others are seeking to change the rules so they can sign PPAs and choosewhere and how they source their energy. As large electricity consumers withsignicantpoliticalclout,corporatepurchasersofrenewableenergyare,inmany
cases,redeningtheverypoliticsofrenewableenergy.
Corporate commitments are driving renewable energy investments. Thecombination of a sluggish recovery from the global economic crisis and austeritymeasurestotacklebudgetdecitshashadasignicantimpactonrenewable
energydeploymentacrossnearlyeverymarket,drawingdownnancialsupportfrom government incentives, which typically have been a key driver for renewableenergy investment. Corporate investment in renewable energy, therefore, iseven more important as a driver of renewable energy markets in the near term.Investing in renewable energy has become an integral part of what it means to beasustainablecompanyinthe21stcentury,whichhassignicantimplicationsfor
electric utility companies as more large electricity consumers shift to renewableenergy.Thendingsofthisreportalsohaveimplicationsforpolicymakers,who
should be moving to expand availability of renewable energy to lower prices inorder to meet the growing demand among the worlds largest corporations.
Recommendations or Corporations
Companies that do not have renewable energy or GHG commitments shouldsettime-boundtargets.Thereisastrongeconomiccaseandsignicant
precedent for setting a corporate commitment to manage climate risks.
Companies with GHG targets should also set renewable energy targets, orat a minimum ensure that renewable energy is a part of any GHG reductionstrategy.Specicrenewableenergytargetsarestronglyencouragedbecause
they clearly explain a companys commitment to renewable energy. Whileenergyefciencyisencouragedastherstandleast-costinvestment,
companiesespeciallygrowingcompanieswillnotachievetheirclimate
commitmentsthroughefciencyalone;itwillrequireparallelinvestmentsin renewable energy.
Companies should be fully transparent in reporting their GHG commitmentsand the role that renewable energy should play in meeting them, usingemerging global standards for Scope 2 carbon accounting. Companies shouldpublicly disclose the amount of renewable energy they purchase annuallycompared to their total energy consumption, in order to measure progress.
Companies should identify opportunities to support local, state and nationalpolicies that remove barriers to scale up renewable energy and enablecompanies to achieve their climate commitments. Companies are already seeingthevalueofengaginginspecicenablingpoliciesthatimproveaccesstoand
reduce the cost of renewable energy. All companies should be engaged in policy
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advocacy because it helps increase availability of renewable energy and lowerprices, while bringing corporate commitments and public policy positions inline with one another.
Recommendations or Policy Makers U.S. policies that promote renewable energy, like the Production Tax Credit
for wind or feed-in tariffs for solar, should be extended. The PTC in particularhas enabled the wind industry to dramatically slash energy costs, whicheliminates an important barrier to purchasing renewable energy. Allowing thePTC to expire will immediately raise prices for companies committed to buyingrenewable energy.
State utility regulators should authorize the use of third-party PPAs and removepolicies that limit the development of on-site renewable power generation.Currently, PPAs are not allowed or are otherwise restricted in Florida, Georgia,Iowa, Kentucky and North Carolina.3 As companies increasingly look to PPAs
to procure long-term, cost-effective renewable energy, policy makers andutility regulators must work together to enable increased corporate accessto renewable energy.
Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPSs) should be enacted in all U.S. states,eitherthroughstatelegislaturesorthroughafederalRPS.AnRPSrequires
utilities to procure a minimum amount of electricity from renewable sources.In the 30 states and Washington, D.C. where they currently exist, governorsand state legislators should strengthen and expand RPSs. RPS mandates havedriven one third of new renewable electricity in the United States.4
Because the Fortune 100 and Global 100 operate internationally, policies suchas feed-in tariffs and renewable energy mandates are needed to kick-start
renewable energy industries, particularly in emerging markets. Many countriescriticaltoglobalsupplychainshaveedglingrenewableenergymarketsthatrequirestablesupportandclearpolicies.Inothermarkets,likeChina,voluntary
green power markets do not yet exist, and incentives and market structuresmust be created.
Ultimately,policiesthatenabledeepercostreductionstoleveltheplayingeldwithconventionalenergysourcesareneeded.Companiesarealreadysignicant
drivers of renewable energy purely through voluntary efforts, but to reach thescale and pace needed to address the challenge of climate change, policiesare needed that enable more companies across more sectors to use renewableenergy cost-competitively. These include market-based solutions that pricenegativeexternalitiesandallowbusinessestondthemostcost-effective
measures to achieve their GHG and renewable energy commitments.
3 DSireSolar (August 2012). Third-party solar PV PPAs. Retrieved from http://www.dsireusa.org/documents/summarymaps/3rd_Party_PPA_map.pdf4 Fulton, M., & Capalino, R. Deutche Bank Group, Deutche Bank Climate Change Advisors(2012). Ramping up renewables: Leveraging state RPS programs amid uncertain federal support.Retrieved from the U.S. Partnership for Renewable Energy Finance website: http://www.dbcca.com/dbcca/EN/_media/Ramping_up_Renewables-Leveraging_State_RPS_Programs_amid_Uncertain_Federal_Support.pdf
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IntroductionTheworldslargestcompaniesunderstandthebenetsofrenewableenergy,
motivating many to set voluntary corporate renewable energy commitments
that scale up their use of renewable energy. Companies are driven to adopt thesetargets by a combination of factors, including an attractive economic return oninvestment, climate science and evidence of increasing climate impacts, concernfrom the public and their customers about environmental and social issues, aswell as public policies that increasingly support renewable energy. Renewableenergy has become an integral part of corporate sustainability and climate plans.
This report is designed to clarify the size and scope of corporate renewableenergy commitments in order to shed greater light on their level of ambitionand impact. In addition, this report seeks to better understand the businesscase behind why members of the Fortune 100 (Americas largest corporationsby revenue) and Global 100 (the worlds largest corporations by revenue) areinvestingsignicantlyinrenewableenergywhen,formany,thereisnolegal
obligation to do so.
WWF, Calvert and Ceres have commissioned this review of corporate renewableenergy and climate commitments by David Gardiner & Associates. All threeorganizations work extensively with businesses to promote renewable energyand corporate sustainability through partnership programs and/or shareholderadvocacy, and all three organizations recognize the urgency for corporate actionto mitigate climate change.
In an era of rapidly changing expectations, opportunities and risks, this report ismeant to offer recommendations and models of success to corporate sustainabilityofcersandinvestorsastheydevelopandimplementcorporaterenewableenergy
commitments and GHG emissions reduction strategies. This review will provideboth audiences with a clearer overall picture of existing corporate renewableenergycommitmentsandwillidentifythemajorissuesbothopportunitiesand
barriersrelatedtostrengtheningthosecommitmentswithinalargercorporate
sustainability strategy. The review will also help the renewable energy industry,policy makers and the media better understand corporate renewable energycustomersaswellasthepoliciesneededtoleveltheplayingeldtoenablelarge
corporate purchasers of energy to continue purchasing renewable energy at scale.
Recent reports from Ceres and WWF offer companies clear guidelines fordesigning and achieving corporate renewable energy and GHG emissionsreduction commitments. WWFs Energy Report: 100% Renewable Energy by2050 lays out the vision and the technical feasibility of a world run almost
entirely on renewable energy by 2050.
5
The Road to 2020: Corporate Progresson the Ceres Roadmap for Sustainability, a recent publication by Ceres andSustainalytics, reviews how U.S. companies are making progress on theirsustainability commitments, including renewable energy and GHG emissionsreduction.6 The report recommends that in order to achieve emissions reduction
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5 WWF (February 3, 2010). The energy report: 100% renewable energy by 2050. Retrieved fromhttp://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/footprint/climate_carbon_energy/energy_solutions/renewable_energy/sustainable_energy_report/6 (2012). The road to 2020: Corporate progress on the Ceres roadmap for sustainability. Boston,MA: Ceres, Sustainalytics.
Source: 2011 Volkswagen Sustainability
Report (http://sustainability-report2011.
volkswagenag.com/en.html)
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targets advised by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, companiesmust source 30% of their energy from renewable sources by 2020 and reduceGHG emissions 25% by 2020 (from a 2005 baseline).
Report MethodologyThis report evaluates how companies are committing to purchase renewableenergy, with a focus on operations. Our analysis offers a prospective assessmentof how and at what scale companies are committed to investing in and procuringrenewable energy.
Thendingsinthisreportarebasedonpubliclyavailableinformation,including annual corporate sustainability reports, 2012 responses to the CarbonDisclosure Project, the EPA Green Power Partnership and the 2012 GlobalCorporate Renewable Energy Index, created by Bloomberg New Energy Financeand Vestas. In particular, this report examines the publicly available informationon companies in the Fortune 100 and Global 100. The Global 100 includes 27companies also in the Fortune 100, which should be taken into considerationwhen attempting to compare the scope and scale of commitments across bothlists. In order to supplement this research, this report also includes trendsand highlights from nearly 20 interviews with Fortune 100 senior executives.Important caveats to consider are that publicly available data can be imperfectand interviews were conducted with only a limited set of companies that do notrepresent a comprehensive view of the economy.
This study complements recent research on corporate renewable energy trends,most notably the 2012 Global Corporate Renewable Energy Index by BloombergNew Energy Finance and Vestas, by also including GHG emissions reductioncommitments, given that a portion of that climate commitment would be met
by investments in renewable energy. While the report does not focus on energyefciency,itisnotmeanttodiminishitsimportancecorporateleadersoftenpursueadiversiedapproachtoenergyprocurement,whichshouldincludea
signicantfocusonenergyefciencyinadditiontorenewableenergy.Renewable
energy in this report usually refers to renewable electricity (though companiesalso procure renewables for thermal needs) and will not include transport energy.
What Targets Are Companies Setting?Fortune 100 and Global 100 companies are buying renewable energy todayand plan to buy more tomorrow, driven largely by corporate renewable energycommitments and GHG emissions reduction commitments.
Corporate renewable energy commitments differ by scope, scale and level ofambition. Commitment types are typically one of three options: a percentage oftotal energy (e.g., HSBC Holdings will secure 40% renewable energy by 2020),an absolute procurement target (e.g., Johnson & Johnson will procure 50 MWof renewable energy by 2015) or a target investment level (e.g., Volkswagenwill invest 1 billion in renewable energy resources including solar, wind andhydroelectric power by 2020).
More than half of the Fortune 100 (58%) has set a renewable energy commitment,a GHG emissions reduction commitment or both. Currently 13% of the Fortune
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100hassetaspecicrenewableenergycommitment.However,41%ofthe
Fortune 100 has yet to set either a renewable energy commitment or a GHGemissions reduction commitment.
Over two-thirds of the Global Fortune 100 (68%) has set a renewable energycommitment, a GHG emissions reduction commitment or both. Currently 16%oftheGlobal100hassetaspecicrenewableenergycommitment.However,
31% has yet to establish a goal to invest in renewable energy or to reduce GHGemissions.Oftenthemoreglobalarm,themorelikelyitistosetclimateand
renewable energy commitments. There is an overlap of 27 companies that areonbothliststhathavesetspecictargetstopurchaserenewableenergyfortheir
own operations.
Corporate renewable energy commitments can be categorized as near-term(by 2015), mid-term (by 2020) or long-term (by 2050 and beyond) (see chart,page12).Despiteadifculteconomicenvironment,corporationshavenotbeen
deterred from investing in renewable energy. All Fortune 100 companies withtargets announced their renewable energy commitments after the global economiccrisis, with the exceptions of Google and Walmart, which set their targetsin 2007.
Companies with GHG reduction targets are driven to look for a variety of ways toreduce their emissions, including through renewable energy, though they do notalwayshaveaspecicrenewableenergytarget.Forexample,FedExCorporation
hasacorporateGHGtargetbutnospecicrenewableenergycommitment,and
hasinstalledvesolarenergysystemswithatotalinstalledcapacityof4,889
Percentage of Fortune 100 and Goa 100 Companieswith Energ-Reated Targets
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90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
16% with Specic RE Targets13% with Specic RE Targets
68% with GHG or RE Targets,or oth
58% with GHG or RE Targets,or oth
Fortune 100
Goa 100
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kW.7 Though targets provide a tangible driver for scaling renewable energy andreducing a companys carbon footprint, many companies buy renewable energy tooffset electricity use without any targets. Companies like Costco and Safeway aresignicantpurchasersofrenewableenergybutneithercompanyhassetaGHG
or renewable energy target. However, on the whole, companies with targets tendtoinvestmoreinrenewableenergycreatinginnovativewaysofmeetingtheir
targetsalongthewayandtheyalsotendtoinvestinlonger-termprojectsand
procurement methods like PPAs and on-site generation.
To illustrate how corporate GHG and renewable energy targets compare acrosssectors,thisreportclassiescompaniesacross10sectorsfollowingtheGlobal
IndustryClassicationStandard(GICS),anindustrytaxonomyusedbythe
globalnancialcommunity.TheGICSstructureconsistsof10sectors,including
Consumer Discretionary, Consumer Staples, Energy, Financial, Health Care,
Industrials, Materials, Information Technology, Telecommunication Servicesand Utilities. The following charts (on pages 1417) show which companiesby sector in the Fortune 100 and Global Fortune 100 have targets (either forGHG emissions reduction, renewable energy or both) and those that do not.TheanalysisonlyreectswhethercompanieshavesetGHGemissionsreduction
andrenewableenergytargets;itisnotareectionofthequalityorlevelof
ambition of those targets.
Timing of Commitments in Fortune 100 and Goa 100 Companieswith Energ-Reated Targets
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Procter & Game is proud
of its target to achieve 30%
renewae energ 2020.
We know it is a chaenging
target, ut it is aso an
incredi meaningfu target
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of innovation. Sustainaiit
is emedded into the rhthm
of the usiness at P&G, and
we eieve that it wi supportour ong-term growth. In order
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we ook at which faciities
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Then we map the iomass,
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incentives and then conduct
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of potentia projects.
Important, we have not
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projectswe plan to deliver
renewable energy protably
and at scae.
Steve Skarda
Corporate Energ/CO2 leader,
Procter & Game
7 Hart Research Associates. Solar Energy Industries Association (2012). Solar means business:Top commercial solar customers in the U.S. Retrieved from http://www.seia.org/research-resources/solar-means-business-top-commercial-solar-customers-us.
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In the Fortune 100, the Materials and Telecommunications sectors leadin setting both GHG and renewable energy targets. Companies fromthe Industrials and Financials sectors lead in setting GHG targets only(without also setting renewable energy targets). There are no utilitiescurrently in the Fortune 100.
TheEnergyindustryislaggingmostinsettingtargets82%ofcompanies
in the Energy sector have not set either a GHG or renewable energy target,followed by 50% of companies without targets in the Health Care sectorand 45% in the Financial sector. The Energy, Health Care and Industrialsectorsallonlyhaveonecompanythathassetaspecicrenewableenergy
commitment. For the full list of Fortune 100 companies and targets bysector see Appendix A, pp 3236.
RE Target on GHG Targets GHG and RE TargetsNo Targets
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43
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25
67
8
30
50
20
100
33
67
Sums greater than 100 are due to rounding.
Utilities
None
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ConsumerDiscretionar
NO TARGET (42%)Amazon.comCHSComcastLowesSears Holdings
GHG TARGETS (42%)Best BuyFord Motor*
Home DepotJohnson ControlsWalt Disney
RE and GHG TARGETS (17%)General Motors*News Corporation
Consumer Stapes
NO TARGET (38%)Costco Wholesale*PepsiCoSafewaySyscoTyson FoodsWalgreen
GHG TARGETS (50%)Archer Daniels MidlandCVS Caremark*Kraft FoodsKroger*Philip Morris InternationalSupervaluTargetThe Coca-Cola Company
RE and GHG TARGETS (13%)Procter & Gamble*Walmart Stores*
FORTUNE 100 Companies with Energ-Reated Targets Sector
Energ
NO TARGET (82%)Conoco Phillips*Enterprise Products PartnersHessMarathon PetroleumMurphy OilPlains All American PipelineSunocoValero EnergyWorld Fuel Services
GHG TARGETS (9%)Exxon Mobil*
RE and GHG TARGETS (9%)Chevron*
Financia
NO TARGET (45%)American International Group*Berkshire Hathaway*Fannie Mae*Freddie Mac*INTL FCStoneLiberty Mutual Insurance GroupMetLifeNationwideNew York Life Insurance
GHG TARGETS (55%)AllstateAmerican ExpressBank of America Corp.*Citigroup*Goldman Sachs GroupJ.P. Morgan Chase & Co.*Morgan StanleyPrudential FinancialState Farm Insurance Cos.TIAA-CREFWells Fargo*
RE and GHG TARGETS (0%)
Heath Care
NO TARGET (50%)AetnaAmerisourceBergen*Express Scripts Holding(merged with Medco)
HCA HoldingsMcKesson*Medco Health Solutions(merged with Express Scripts)
WellPoint
GHG TARGETS (43%)
Abbott LaboratoriesCardinal Health*HumanaMerckPzer
UnitedHealth Group*
RE and GHG TARGETS (7%)Johnson & Johnson
Industrias
NO TARGET (25%)Delta Air LinesGeneral DynamicsHoneywell International
GHG TARGETS (67%)BoeingDeereFedExGeneral Electric*Lockheed MartinUnited Continental HoldingsUnited Parcel ServiceUnited Technologies
RE and GHG TARGETS (8%)Caterpillar
InformationTechnoog
NO TARGET (30%)AppleIngram MicroOracle
GHG TARGETS (50%)Cisco SystemsDellIntelInternational BusinessMachines*Microsoft
RE and GHG TARGETS (20%)GoogleHewlett-Packard*
Materias
NO TARGET (0%)
GHG TARGETS (0%)
RE and GHG TARGETS(100%)Dow ChemicalDuPont
TeecommunicationsNO TARGET (0%)
GHG TARGETS (33%)Verizon*
RE and GHG TARGETS (67%)AT&TSprint Nextel*
*These companies appear in both the Fortune 100 and Global 100.
Note: Companies listed here are from the annual 2012 ranking of the Fortune 100 and Global 100.
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In the Global 100, the Utilities sector leads with 80% of companies setting bothGHG and renewable energy targets. All companies in the Information Technologysector have set some type of target, followed closely by 89% of ConsumerDiscretionary and 88% of Consumer Staples companies. Again, Energy sectorcompanieslaginsettingtargetsmorethanhalfdonothaveeithertypeoftarget.
Fifty percent of companies in the Health Care and Materials sectors also do nothave targets. For the full list of Global 100 companies and targets by sector seeAppendix B, pp 3742.
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
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Consumer
Discretionary
Consumer
Staples
Energy
Financial
HealthCare
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Technology
Materials
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munications
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GlObAl 100 Percentage of Companies with Cimate and Energ Targets Sector
11
68
21
13
63
25
55
5
35
5
39
54
7
50 50
25
75
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25
63
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20
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RE Target on GHG Targets GHG and RE TargetsNo Targets
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ConsumerDiscretionar
NO TARGET (11%)Hon Hai Precision IndustryMetro
GHG TARGETS (68%)BMWCarrefourDaimlerFord Motor*Hitachi
Honda MotorHyundai MotorNissan MotorPanasonicPeugeotSonyToshibaToyota Motor
RE and GHG TARGETS (21%)Deutsche PostGeneral Motors*Samsung ElectronicsVolkswagen
Consumer Stapes
NO TARGET (13%)Costco Wholesale*
GHG TARGETS (63%)CVS Caremark*Kroger*NestlTescoTotal
RE and GHG TARGETS (25%)Procter & Gamble*Walmart Stores*
Energ
NO TARGET (55%)China National PetroleumConocoPhillips*ENIGazpromLukoilPDVSAPemexPetronasRoyal Dutch ShellSinopec Group
Valero Energy
RE TARGET (5%)BP
GHG TARGETS (35%)Exxon Mobil*Indian OilJX HoldingsMarathon OilPetrobrasRepsol YPFStatoil
RE and GHG TARGETS (5%)Chevron*
Financia
NO TARGET (39%)American International Group*Berkshire Hathaway*BNP ParibasDexia GroupEXOR GroupFannie Mae*Freddie Mac*Groupe BPCEInd. & Com. Bank of ChinaLloyds Banking GroupNippon Life Insurance
GHG TARGETS (54%)AllianzAvivaAXABanco SantanderBank of America Corp.*Citigroup*Crdit AgricoleING GroupJ.P. Morgan Chase & Co.*Japan Post HoldingsMunich Re GroupPrudentialRoyal Bank of ScotlandSocit GnraleWells Fargo*
RE and GHG TARGETS (7%)Assicurazioni GeneraliHSBC Holdings
Heath Care
NO TARGET (50%)AmerisourceBergen*McKesson*
GHG TARGETS (50%)Cardinal Health*
UnitedHealth Group*
RE and GHG TARGETS (0%)
Industrias
NO TARGET (25%)China Railway Group
GHG TARGETS (75%)BASFGeneral Electric*Siemens
RE and GHG TARGETS (0%)
InformationTechnoog
NO TARGET (0%)
GHG TARGETS (50%)International BusinessMachines*
RE and GHG TARGETS (50%)Hewlett-Packard*
Materias
NO TARGET (50%)Glencore International
GHG TARGETS (0%)
RE and GHG TARGETS (50%)Arcelor Mittal
Teecommunications
NO TARGET (25%)China Mobile CommunicationsNippon Telegraph & Telephone
GHG TARGETS (63%)Deutsche TelekomSK HoldingsTelefnicaVerizon Communications*Vodafone
RE and GHG TARGETS (13%)AT&T*
Utiities
NO TARGET (20%)State Grid
GHG TARGETS (0%)
RE and GHG TARGETS (80%)E.ONlectricit de FranceEnelGDF Suez
GlObAl 100 Companies with Energ-Reated Targets Sector
*These companies appear in both the Fortune 100 and Global 100.
Note: Companies listed here are from the annual 2012 ranking of the Fortune 100 and Global 100.
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Why Are Companies Buying Renewable Energy?Companies are investing in renewable energy because it makes good businesssense. Renewable energy offers companies important opportunities to reduce
operating costs, diversify energy supply and hedge against market volatility intraditional fuel markets. These investments also enable companies to achieveGHG emissions reduction goals and demonstrate leadership in broader corporateclimate commitments. The three most common drivers for purchasing renewableenergy include:
Investing in renewable energy is an effective way to reduce the environmental
impact of a companys electricity use, effectively reducing the corporate carbon
emissions prole. For instance, Sony promotes the use of renewable energy toachieve its corporate GHG commitment to reduce absolute emissions 30% by2015. Renewable energy accounts for approximately 10% of the total amountof electricity that Sony purchases worldwide each year.8
Companies are driven by demand and interest from their customers. Forexample, according to the 2012 Global Consumer Wind Study, a survey of over24,000 consumers in 20 countries, 74% of consumers said they would have amore positive perception of a brand if wind energy were the primary energysource used in its production, and 49% of consumers expressed willingness topay more for products made with renewable energy.9
Companies are looking for opportunities to lock in xed, long-term prices in
order to limit exposure to commodity price swings. Renewable energy offersan opportunity for companies to decrease use of fossil fuels and reduce andstabilize utility costs. A reliance on fossil fuel generation can expose a companyto price spikes and variations in fossil fuel costs. Renewable energy is a fuel-free option, which can provide long-term price certainty. For example, General
Motors established a global renewable energy commitment to utilize 125 MWof renewable energy on-site by 2020, including a commitment to double solarpower from 30 to 60 MW by 2015, across its manufacturing facilities in over30countries.Thisplanwillallowthemanufacturertolockinaxedpricefor
electricity over the long term, guarding against expected rises in traditionalfuel markets.
How Do Companies Plan to Achieve Their Renewable Energy Commitments?For many of the largest companies, strategies to meet their renewable energycommitments are not limited to national or regional levels; they are implementedon a global scale.
Global corporate commitments are driving global purchasing. As the largestcorporations in the world choose to procure renewable energy at scale, it will
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8 World Wildlife Foundation (2012). Sony leading through innovation. Retrieved fromhttp://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/how_we_work/businesses/climate/climate_savers/partner_companies/sony/9 Consumers more willing to buy from brands using renewable energy (September 14, 2012).Environmental Leader. Retrieved from http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/09/14/consumers-more-willing-to-buy-from-brands-using-renewable-energy/
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have ripple effects in nearly every major market. For example, Walmart isdeveloping a comprehensive renewable energy purchasing strategy in everymarketwhereithasasignicantpresenceinordertomeetits100%renewable
energy commitment. Already the company has more than 180 renewable energyprojects in operation or under development, providing more than 1.1 billion kWhours of renewable electricity annually.10 At the same time, in order to achieve its40% renewable energy target by 2020, HSBC plans to identify low-cost renewableenergy opportunities in China, Europe, India, Latin America, the United Kingdomand the United States.
Companies are testing the waters in a few markets before expanding. In orderto strategically deploy capital across various markets, companies with a globalpresence complete internal reviews to identify key market opportunities.Companies tend to analyze each market by product volume, corporate energy use,level of private and public sector investment in renewable energy, and favorableregulatorystructureforrenewableenergynancing(suchasincentivesand
allowanceofPPAs).Intelservesasonesuchexamplefollowingthecompanyssuccessful investment in solar energy in Israel, Vietnam and the United States,Intel now plans additional renewable energy opportunities across Asia, mostnotably in China, India, Japan and Malaysia.
Corporate commitments also differ in execution. As companies become moresophisticated in their renewable energy procurement methods, more and morecompaniesarepursuingadiversiedapproachtorenewableenergythatoften
includes a combination of RECs, PPAs and on-site direct investment. Manycompanies with a history of predominantly purchasing RECs have transitionedto instead favoring PPAs and on-site direct investment exclusively. Thoughinexpensive, RECs come at a premium and in some cases companies are ableto get closer to cost parity with long-term PPAs or on-site direct investment.
For companies concerned that REC purchases may not deliver new or additionalrenewable energy to the grid, PPAs and on-site investment are favorable.
Renewable Energy CertifcatesRECs are credits purchased from a utility through a third-party vendor in whichacompanycanbuytheenvironmentalattributesassociatedwiththerenewable
electricity generated (1 REC = 1 megawatt hour). Companies choose to buy RECsbecause they:
Allowexibility,especiallywhenothergreenproductsareotherwisenotlocallyavailable. REC purchases enable companies to purchase renewable energyacross a diverse geographical area while still applying the renewable energy
attributes to the electricity use at a given facility. Intel continues to be thenations largest voluntary purchaser of renewable energy, a title awarded to thecompany each year since 2008 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys(EPAs) Green Power Partnership. In 2012, Intel increased its purchase of RECsto account for nearly 90% of its U.S. electricity use.
10 Raj, R. (October 5, 2012). How to sell renewable energy to Walmart. GreenBiz. Retrieved fromhttp://www.greenbiz.com/blog/2012/10/05/how-sell-renewable-energy-walmart
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11 Sprint. (2012). Investing in clean energy. Retrieved from http://www.sprint.com/responsibility/ouroperations/climate_change/renewable-energy.html12 Carew, D., & Mandel, M. (2012). Investment heroes: whos betting on Americas future?Progressive Policy Institute. Retrieved from http://progressivepolicy.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/07.2012-Mandel_Carew_Investment-Heroes_Whos-Betting-on-Americas-Future.pdf
Enable companies to maintain existing relationships with their utilities.For companies that are otherwise unfamiliar with renewable energy projectopportunities, RECs allow for companies to continue their existing procurement
arrangements with electricity providers. Demonstrate commitment to renewable energy while transitioning to PPAs
and on-site direct investment. RECs offer a bridge while companies learnabout other renewable energy investment strategies. In addition, RECs offerthe opportunity for a company to scale to its organizations total energyconsumption,whichcanbedifculttodoexclusivelywithPPAsandon-site
direct investment.
Power Purchase AgreementsA PPA is a contract to buy power over time at a negotiated price from a particularfacility in which the renewable energy is either located on-site or sited remotely.Inthisnancialarrangement,athird-partydeveloperowns,operates,maintains
and monitors the renewable energy system, placing risk on the project developer,not the company. Companies are most likely to negotiate PPAs where electricityratesarehigh,incentivesexistandnancialpartnersareavailable.Firmsprefer
PPAs because they:
Ensure that a company is directly responsible for new, additional renewableenergy generation. In order to achieve its full corporate renewable energycommitment of 10% by 2017, Sprint Nextel plans to negotiate numerousPPAsin2012and2013.SprinthasfoundthatPPAsareapreferablenancing
strategy,followingasuccessfulve-yearPPAwithKansasCityPower&Light
that ended in 2011.11
Limitcapitalinvestmentrequired,freeingupresourcestoinvestinrevenue-
generating assets. In 2011, AT&T was the single largest private investor inthe United States, with over $20 billion in capital expenditures, mostly inbroadband infrastructure.12 For the company to achieve its corporate renewableenergy commitment to purchase 5 MW of renewable energy by 2012 (from fuelcellsandsolarphotovoltaic(PV)systems),thePPAnancingstructureoffersa
preferredmodel.Bylimitingthecapitaloutlayrequiredforrenewableenergy,it allows the company to focus on investments in its wireless network.
Can be more cost-effective for meeting long-term commitments than buyingRECs off the spot market. Most corporate renewable energy commitmentsenable a company to plan for the long term. RECs only represent a fractionof the total value of a renewable energy project and are typically contracted forno more than two to three years, whereas negotiating a PPA for 1520 years
guaranteesalong-termrevenuestreamwhichrepresentssignicantnancialvaluetoprojectdevelopers.Importantlyforcompanies,along-term,xed-price
contract for renewable energy protects them from expected price increasesand volatility in traditional fuel markets.
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Deliver renewable energy from local sources. Google buys electricity directlyfrom a renewable energy project developer through PPAs, selecting projects thatare on the same power grid as its data center facilities. Google has completed
twolong-term(20-year)PPAs:therstisfor114MWinIowaandthesecondis for 100.8 MW in Oklahoma. The company sells the power back into the gridat the local, wholesale price and, in the process of selling, strips RECs andkeeps them so that no one can claim credit for the green aspect of the purchase.Recently, Google announced an agreement with the Grand River Dam Authorityto deliver 48 MW of wind energy from the Canadian Hills Wind Project topower its data center in Oklahoma.13
Can buy from sites with the best resources. Latin Americas largest wind farmis under development in Mexico as part of a 20-year PPA involving Mitsubishi,Heineken and FEMSA (the largest Coca-Cola bottler in Latin America). Onceoperational, the wind farm will have an installed capacity of 396 MW.14 Theproject will be completed in the southern region of Oaxaca along the Isthmus
ofTehuantepec,whichhasbeenidentiedtohavethebestwindresources.15
Offer innovative opportunities for collaboration. Large manufacturers often
encourage their suppliers to locate within a close proximity. Some have beguntoinvestigatethepossibilityofnegotiatingaCooperativePPA,whichcould
pass on economic savings through a combined purchase that aggregatesdemand for renewable energy within a limited geographic region. Collaborationcan yield greater market interest, better pricing and lower project risks. TheEPAs Green Power Partnership advises that an aggregated renewable energyeffort can yield volume discounts and lower administrative and transactioncosts,anddeliverbetter-qualiedvendorsandprojects.16
On-Site Direct Investment
Many companies prefer to construct and operate renewable energy, such as solaror wind, on-site in order to improve fuel diversity and visibly demonstrate theircorporate commitment. Companies prefer on-site direct investment because it:
Allows companies to most clearly account for investments against a corporaterenewable energy commitment. Direct investment enables a company to receivefederal, state and local incentives and rebates while also retaining RECs to claimagainst their renewable energy and GHG emissions reduction commitments(whereas a third party will often justify the costs by selling the RECs). On-siteinvestments in renewable energy are most easily communicated to customers
13 Demasi, G. (September 26, 2012). [Web log message]. Retrieved from http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2012/09/more-renewable-energy-for-our-data.html14 Andrew (March 12, 2012). Latin Americas largest wind project to power Mexico Coca-Cola,Heinekin, OXXO.Clean Technica. Retrieved from http://cleantechnica.com/2012/03/12/latin-americas-largest-wind-project-to-power-mexico-coca-cola-heineken-oxxo/15 Elliott, D., Schwartz, M., Scott, G., Haymes, S., Heimiller, D., & George , R. Department ofEnergy (2003).Wind energy resource atlas of Oaxaca (NREL/TP-500-34519). Retrieved fromNational Renewable Energy Laboratory website: http://www.nrel.gov/wind/pdfs/34519.pdf16 Collison, B. Environmental Protection Agency (2011). EPA green power partnership cleanenergy collaborative procurement initiative. Retrieved from http://www.epa.gov/greenpower/cecp/documents/MWDC_CleanEnergyProcurement_HigherEd.pdf
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and stakeholders. BMW built a 9.5-mile pipeline to deliverlandllgasdirectlytoitsautomotivemanufacturingplantinSpartanburg,
South Carolina, which provides more than 50% of the companys on-site energy
needs.17
Freescompaniesfromlong-termnancialarrangementswiththirdpartiesandensuresasecureinvestmentofferingsteady,reliablecashowsoverlong-term
horizons.Multinationalinsurancecompaniescontinuetomakesignicant
direct investments in renewable energy projects.18 Munich RE recently boughtthree UK wind farms with a combined capacity of 102 MW (bringing thecompanys total investment in renewable energy to more than 600 million)and Allianz has invested more than 1.3 billion in renewable energy since 2005,most notably in German and French wind power farms with investment returnsaround 7%.19
Offersexibilityassolarequipmentpricescontinuetodropatadramaticpace(whichmaymakecompanieshesitanttoenterinto20-yearcontractsatxed
prices). UPS installed a 250 kW solar rooftop array on its Lakewood, NewJersey,facility,whichwillprovideasignicantportionofthebuildingspeak
energy needs.20 UPS electrical engineers were able to design a custom solarsystemtomeetthecompanysrequirementtominimizeroofpenetrationasignicantcostandaconcernifmanagedbyathirdparty.Thisenablesthe
company to depreciate that asset over time, which reduces its taxable income.
What Are the Barriers to Investing in Renewable Energy at Scale?Cost o Renewable EnergyMost companies will not pay a premium for renewable energy. Projectsmust be price competitive to locally available forms of power, meaning that in
mostcasesrenewableenergyacquisitionmustbedeliveredatcostparityorbetter. Companies with renewable energy commitments are seeking the leastcostlyinvestmentstoachievetheirobjectives,whichisdifculttorealizein
many markets. Historically low natural gas prices have begun to affect corporaterenewable energy purchasing decisions. In the United States, for example, naturalgas prices fell from $4.37/mmBtu in 2010 to $3.98/mmBtu in 2011, the lowestannual average price for natural gas since 2002.21 Low natural gas prices arecausing challenges for renewable energy projects, making it harder to justifyany cost premium for renewable energy.
17 http://www.southeastcleanenergy.org/profiles/se_profiles/BMW_Case_Study.pdf
18 Burger, A. (August 17, 2012). Direct investments in renewable energy increasingly attractive.TriplePundit. Retrieved from http://www.triplepundit.com/2012/08/renewable-energy-pension-funds/19 Dauer, U., & Edinger, A. (August 16, 2012). [Web log message]. Retrieved from http://blogs.wsj.com/source/2012/08/16/could-insurers-plug-germanys-energy-funding-gap/20 Rasberry, E. (June 15, 2011). UPS to harness solar power at New Jersey facility. Retrievedfrom http://pressroom.ups.com/Press+Releases/Archive/2011/Q2/ci.UPS+to+Harness+Solar+Power+at+New+Jersey+Facility.print21EnergyInformationAdministration,2011Brief:EnergyCommodityPriceTrendsVaried
Widely During 2011, Today in Energy, January 9, 2012. Avai lable at http://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.cfm?id=4490
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Companies are launching innovative strategies to address the cost of renewableenergy. For instance, Walmart is focusing on the most cost-effective markets andsigning long-term contracts with providers in order to deliver business certainty
whileloweringcosts.Whilethisisasuccessfulstrategy,itrequiresthatcompaniescan sign third-party PPAs, something which is not possible in all markets.
Case Stud: Wamart Using PPAs to Enhance Cost Competitiveness
Established an ambitious goal to be supplied by 100% renewable energy
Committed to reduce GHG emissions by 20% by the end of 2012 from its 2005base of stores, clubs and distribution centers
Operates more than 180 renewable energy projects providing more than 1.1billion kW hours of renewable energy annually
Walmart is the largest retailer, the third-largest public corporation and thebiggestprivateemployerintheworld.HeadquarteredinBentonville,Arkansas,
the company has over 10,400 stores in 27 countries, including Brazil, China,Japan, Mexico and the United Kingdom. Walmart has set ambitious renewableenergy and GHG emissions reduction goals, most notably to be supplied by 100%renewable energy and to reduce GHG emissions by 20% by the end of 2012 fromits 2005 base of stores, clubs and distribution centers. Walmart US is currentlythe largest on-site green power generator in the United States and has moreinstalled solar capacity than any other company in the U.S.22 By the end of 2010,the company achieved an absolute GHG reduction of 12.74% in its 2005 baseof stores.23
In deciding to set a long-term, ambitious renewable energy goal (with no exactend date), Walmart has been able to strengthen the renewable energy market.Solar manufacturers and policy makers, to name a few, now have certainty that
companies like Walmart will continue to demand renewable energy, which allowseach to form a business model or policy strategy around increased renewableenergy demand. Instead of offsetting their non-renewable power by buyingRECs, the companys strategy is to work with developers to build new renewableenergy projects from the ground-up, usually by guaranteeing the purchase of therenewable power in a long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). By providing aguaranteed revenue stream for the project developer, Walmarts high credit-ratingandlow-riskprolegivebanksandnancierscondencetoprovidebettercostsof
capitalandstrongnancingterms,therebymakingnewrenewableprojectsviable
and affordable before the shovel even hits the ground.
It has been Walmarts experience that with every renewable energy projectcompleted, the costs of renewable energy go down. With over 180 renewable
energy projects around the world that currently provide the company with over1.1 billion kW hours of renewable energy annually, each project has been costcompetitive with traditional power. Nearly every project has been developed
22Top20On-siteGeneration,Web.October2,2012,http://www.epa.gov/greenpower/toplists/
top20onsite.htm;SolarMeansBusiness:TopCommercialSolarCustomersintheU.S.,Web.
November, 2012, http://www.seia.org/research-resources/solar-means-business-top-commer-cial-solar-customers-us.23GreenhouseGasEmissions,Walmart,Web.October31,2012,http://corporate.walmart.
com/global-responsibility/environment-sustainability/greenhouse-gas-emissions.
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Wamart Stores, Inc.
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aspartofaPPA,whichrequiresnoup-frontcapitalcostsonWalmartsbehalfand
establishesaxedpriceperkWhouroveralong-termperiod.Walmarthasbeen
able to achieve cost competitiveness by focusing on markets where conditions
are favorable to renewable energy.24
ThecorporatephilosophytoSaveMoney,Live Better applies to renewable energy: the company does not believe that itscustomers should be burdened with the cost of its renewable energy ambitions.
Internal Competition or CapitalCompanies invest capital in revenue-generating assets that drive top-line growth,
which limits the capital available to invest in renewable energy projects. Internalcompetition for capital funding at the facility level poses an obstacle to on-siteinvestment in renewable energy projects for many companies.25 Corporateinvestmentsinrenewableenergymustoftenbeapprovedbythechiefnancial
ofcerandmustmeetinternalrateofreturn(IRR)orreturnoninvestment(ROI) thresholds.
Case Study: Johnson & Johnson (J&J) Strategy to Overcome Internal
Competition for Capita
Committed to increase on-site renewable energy to 50 MW by 2015
Launched $40 million annual capital relief fund to support renewable energyprojects globally
Shifted strategy away from RECs to instead favor on-site direct investment andPPAs
JoinedotherFortune500rmstoadvocateextensionofPTCforwind
J&J is a multinational medical devices and pharmaceuticals company based inNew Brunswick, New Jersey, with operations in 60 countries and over 128,000
employees. In 2011, the company announced an ambitious renewable energycommitment to increase on-site renewable energy to 50 MW by 2015 (currently38.7MWin2012).Accordingtoits2012CarbonDisclosureProjectling,J&Js
renewableenergycommitmentisonecomponentofabroaderstrategytoreduce
the environmental impact of our operations and to increase the sustainabledesignofourproducts.Othercommitmentsincludea20%absolutereduction
in facility carbon dioxide emissions, without the use of voluntary carbon offsets,by2020usinga2010baseline;decreasingoureetCO2 emissions per kilometerdriven by 20%; reducing absolute water consumption by 10%; reducing totalwaste disposal by 10%; and evaluating all new products and packaging forsustainability improvements.26
24Formoreinformationsee:Walmart2012GlobalResponsibilityReport,Web.http://www.
walmartstores.com/sites/responsibility-report/2012/renewableEnergyApproach.aspx25 Some companies are reevaluating their commitment to renewable energy, in part because ofinternal competition for capital. During the Q3 2012 earnings call, A ndrew Liveris, chairmanandCEOofDowChemicalCompany,noted,Inlightofthecurrentenvironment,wearetaking a more near-term and pragmatic approach dialing back spending in programs and industrieswherepolicyandindustryfundamentalshavealteredthevaluepropositionsuchasin
alternative energy, where positive returns are in the far-distant future. http://www.dow.com/investors/earnings/2012/12q3sum.htm
26Johnson&Johnsonresponseto2012CarbonDisclosureProjectquestionnaire,2.2a.
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One of the largest hurdles for corporations to invest in renewable energy atscale is limited capital funding. In order to sustain its investment in renewableenergy, J&J created a $40 million annual capital relief fund to support energy
efciencyandrenewableenergyprojectsglobally.27
This fund is designed toallowthecorporateofcetorelievealocalsiteofthecapitalrequiredtoinvestin renewable energy projects that helps to overcome the competition at thefacility level around capital funding. In addition, J&J lowered the threshold IRR(compared to other cost-improvement projects) to 15% for projects that have acarbonreductionimpact,wheremostofJ&Jscompetitorsrequirea20%rate
of return or better. In 2011, J&J spent $48.2 million on projects that reducedGHG emissions, increased renewable energy capacity and generated energy costsavings. This included the installation of three solar PV systems in New Jerseyand Pennsylvania for a total of 12 solar PV systems with an installed capacity of11.6 MW.28
As a founding member of the EPA Green Power Partnership, J&J was honored
as a Green Power Partner of the Year in 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2007, largelythrough purchasing RECs from wind power and biomass facilities. J&J chose toset its renewable energy commitment, in part, to encourage a shift away frompurchasing voluntary RECs and instead to prioritize on-site direct investmentin addition to negotiating PPAs. Priority projects for J&J include solar, biomass,cogenerationandlandllgastoenergy.
Given the important role of government in developing renewable energy policies,J&J was an active member of the United States Climate Action Partnership, analliance of major businesses and leading environmental organizations in supportoflegislationrequiringsignicantreductionsofGHGemissions.Morerecently,
J&JjoinedseveralotherFortune500rmstorequestcongressionalleadership
to extend the PTC for wind, a key provision supporting renewable energy in the
United States.29
PolicyShort-term and inconsistent renewable energy policies hinder companies from
setting ambitious commitments and pose an obstacle to companies in meeting
existing commitments because of uncertainty around the price, supply and
deployment of renewable energy. The business case for renewable energytechnologiesisinuencedbyacombinationoflocal,stateandfederalpolicies.
Long-termgovernmentpoliciesarenormallydifculttosustain,adilemmathatisfurtherampliedbythecurrentsluggishrecoveryfromtheglobal
economiccrisis,causinggovernmentstodrawdownnancialsupportfor
renewable energy policies.
27 Johnson & Johnson Responsibility (2012). Energy use and alternative energy. Retrieved fromhttp://www.jnj.com/responsibility/ESG/environment/climate_change/Energy_Use_and_Alternative_Energy.28 Hart Research Associates. Solar Energy Industries Association (2012). Solar means business:Top commercial solar customers in the U.S. Retrieved from http://www.seia.org/research-resources/solar-means-business-top-commercial-solar-customers-us29 Johnson & Johnson, Starbucks, 17 other companies tell Congress to extend wind tax credit(September 24, 2012). Environmental Leader. Retrieved from http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/09/24/johnson-johnson-starbucks-17-other-companies-tell-congress-to-extend-wind-tax-credit/
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Government policies in nearly every major market across the globe now prioritizerenewable energy investments in one fashion or another. In many markets,government incentives for renewable energy help make projects feasible, such
as solar RECs in New Jersey or the renewable energy feed-in tariffs in Germanyand the United Kingdom. National targets for renewable energy are helping todrive renewables as well. However, incentives have wavered in recent years dueto global economic instability. Other important policy barriers exist; for example,not all markets allow companies to seek PPAs with renewable energy providers,something which is crucial in order for companies to exercise their choice ofenergy supply and drive renewable energy demand.
Most analysts also conclude government support and ambition remain below thelevelrequiredtomitigatetheworstimpactsofclimatechange.The2011Global
Investor Statement on Climate Change, supported by 285 investors that representassets of more than $20 trillion, notes that,
Private sector investment will only ow at the scale and pace necessary
if it is supported by clear, credible and long-term domestic and
international policy frameworksinvestment-grade climate change and
energy policiesthat shift the balance in favor of low-carbon investment
opportunities.30
DeutscheBankarguesthatcountrieswithmoreTLCtransparency,longevity
andcertaintyintheirpolicyframeworkswillattractmoreinvestmentandbuild
renewable energy industries faster than their policy-lagging counterparts.31In the United States, this tension is best illustrated by a recent campaign by 19companies,includingmajorconsumerbrandsandseveralFortune500rms,to
support extension of the PTC for wind, the policy most responsible for the growthof Americas thriving wind industry. According to a letter sent to congressional
leadership,The PTC has enabled the industry to slash wind energy costs90% since
1980a big reason why companies like ours are buying increasing amounts
of renewable energy. Extending the PTC lowers prices for all consumers,
keeps America competitive in a global marketplace and creates homegrown
American jobs.32
Much of the advocacy to date around the PTC has focused on the supply side:more wind energy will ensure more job creation. Increasingly, companies on thedemand side are calling for a long-term renewable energy policy because it willlower prices and make it easier to meet corporate commitments.
30 IIGCC (2011). 2011 global investor statement on climate change. Retrieved from http://www.ceres.org/files/press-fi les/2011-global-investor-statement-on-climate -change/official-2011-global-investor-statement-on-climate-change31 Fulton, M. Deutche Bank Group, Deutche Bank Climate Change Advisors (2012). Globalclimate change policy tracker. Retrieved from http://www.dbcca.com/dbcca/EN/_media/Global_Policy_Tracker_20120424.pdf32 BICEP (September 18, 2012). Production tax credit for wind energy. Retrieved from http://www.ceres.org/files/press-fi les/bicep-ptc-extension-letter-9172012/at_download/fi le
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Case Stud: Sprint Poic Advocac on Renewae Energ
Committed to secure 10% of its total electricity through renewable sourcesby 2017
Invested in renewables through PPAs and RECs Advocated for the extension of the wind PTC
Over the past decade, Sprints involvement with renewable energy has includedinstallation of on-site clean-energy facilities, partnering with energy researchinstitutions to research clean-energy alternatives for backup power at sites,advocating in support of clean-energy opportunities and purchasing renewableenergy through utility partnerships. Sprint believes that its best option forinvesting directly in renewable energy is through long-term PPAs, and thecompany established a Renewable Energy Working Committee in the secondhalf of 2011 to develop its strategy for achieving its 10% renewable energy goalby 2017.33
Sprintsve-yearPPAforwindenergywithKansasCityPower&LightendedonDecember 31, 2011; as such, the company looked for a suitable replacement forthatenergy(equalto2.5%ofSprintstotalelectricaluse)tomeetthefull10%
reduction goal by 2017. With the expiration of the PTC, Sprints renewable energyinvestment strategy of securing PPAs became at risk.
To manage this risk, Sprint has become involved in policy advocacy. Sprintsactions have included lobbying with Kansas City Power & Light to get approvalto build the Spearville Wind Farm in Kansas, having Sprint CEO Dan Hesse meetwith leadership of the U.S. Department of Energy regarding renewable energyopportunities, speaking publicly about the importance of renewable energy and,in June 2012, sending a letter to congressional leaders urging them to supportthe extension of the PTC for wind energy. For consumers of wind electricity,theeconomicbenetsofthePTCaretremendous.Inarecentinterview,AmyHargroves,Sprintsmanagerofcorporateresponsibility,said,Weneedour voices to be heard. We think its important to have more green energy choicesin the United States.34
Recommendations or Corporations and Policy MakersRenewable energy offers companies the opportunity to reduce operating costs,diversify energy supply, hedge against market volatility in traditional fuelmarkets, achieve GHG emissions reduction goals and realize broader corporatesustainability commitments.
Companies will buy more renewable energy as project developers and policymakers tackle the barriers companies cannot address alone, including the priceof renewable energy and unpredictable and inconsistent policies.
33 Sprint (2012). Investing in clean energy. Retrieved from http://www.sprint.com/responsibil-ity/ouroperations/climate_change/renewable-energy.html34 Green Biz. (November 15, 2012). Starbucks, J&J, Yahoo! fight to extend wind energy taxcredit. Retrieved from http://m.greenbiz.com/17574/show/631d885f5e31b6a736daa2c2ffa86346&t=qh3441j7g0tpeq6mr1qqi0rqd5
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35 Scope 1 (all direct GHG emissions), Scope 2 (indirect GHG emissions from consumption ofpurchased electricity, heat or steam), Scope 3 (other indirect emissions).
In order to achieve emissions reductions at a scale that is ambitious enough toaddress the risks posed by global climate change, the worlds largest companieswill need to set corporate commitments in line with the science. The majority
of leading climate scientists recommends that the global economy must achieveGHG emissions reductions of 80% below 1990 levels by 2050. Getting startednowwillbeeasierandcheapercompaniesthatwaitwillfaceriskstotheir
competitiveness.
Recommendations or Corporations Companies that do not have renewable energy or GHG commitments shouldsetthem.Thereisastrongeconomiccaseandsignicantprecedentforsettinga corporate commitment to manage climate risks. More than half of the Fortune100 and over two-thirds of the Global 100 have set GHG emissions reductioncommitments, renewable energy commitments or both.
Companies with GHG targets should also set renewable energy targets, or
at a minimum ensure that renewable energy is a part of any GHG emissionsreductionstrategy.Specicrenewableenergytargetsarestronglyencouraged
because they clearly explain a companys commitment to renewable energy.Whileenergyefciencyisencouragedastherstandleast-costinvestment,
companieswillnotachievetheirclimatecommitmentsthroughefciency alone;itwillrequireparallelinvestmentsinrenewableenergy.
Companies should be fully transparent in reporting their GHG commitmentsand the role that renewable energy should play in meeting those commitmentsusing emerging global standards for Scope 2 carbon accounting.35 Companiesshould publicly disclose the amount of renewable energy they purchaseannually compared to their total energy consumption, in order to measureprogress (at least in terms of the percentage of total energy, if not total MW).
Companies should identify opportunities to support local, state and nationalpolicies that remove barriers to scaling up renewable energy and enablecompanies to achieve their climate commitments. Companies are alreadyseeingthevalueofengaginginspecicenablingpoliciesthatimproveaccessto and reduce the cost of renewable energy. All companies should be engagedin policy advocacy, because it helps increase availability of renewable energyand lower prices.
Ultimately, for companies in the Fortune 100, Global 100 and beyond to continuescaling up purchases and investments in renewable energy, effective publicpolicy is needed to create greater market stability, increase corporate access torenewable energy and reduce the cost of renewable energy.
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Recommendations or Policy Makers
Policies that promote renewable energy, like the PTC for wind or feed-in tariffsfor solar, should be extended. The PTC in particular has enabled the wind
industry to slash energy costs, which eliminates an important barrierto purchasing renewable energy. Allowing the PTC to expire will immediatelyraise prices for companies committed to buying renewable energy.
State utility regulators should authorize the use of third-party PPAs and removepolicies that limit the development of on-site renewable power generation.Currently, PPAs are not allowed or are otherwise restricted in Florida, Georgia,Iowa, Kentucky and North Carolina.36 As companies increasingly look to PPAsto procure long-term, cost-effective renewable energy, policy makers andutility regulators must work together to enable increased corporate access torenewable energy.
Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPSs) should be enacted in all U.S. states,
eitherthroughstatelegislaturesorthroughafederalRPS.AnRPSrequiresutilities to procure a minimum amount of electricity from renewable sources.In the 30 states and Washington, D.C. where they currently exist, governorsand state legislators should strengthen and expand RPSs. RPS mandates havedriven one third of new renewable electricity in the United States. 37
Because the Fortune 100 and Global 100 operate internationally, policies suchas feed-in tariffs and renewable energy mandates are needed to kick-startrenewable energy industries, particularly in emerging markets. Many countriescriticaltoglobalsupplychainshaveedglingrenewableenergymarketsthat
requirestablesupportandclearpolicies.Inothermarkets,likeChina,voluntary
green power markets do not yet exist, and incentives and market structuresmust be created. Mexico offers a successful model that combines limited
government investment in renewable energy with clear policy conditionsfor private sector investment by enabling PPAs and charging a standardinterconnection fee from project to facility.
Ultimately,policiesthatenabledeepercostreductionstoleveltheplayingeldwithconventionalenergysourcesareneeded.Companiesarealreadysignicant
drivers of renewable energy purely through voluntary efforts, but to reachthe scale and pace needed to address the challenge of climate change, policiesare needed that enable more companies across more sectors to use renewableenergy cost-competitively. These include market-based solutions that pricenegativeexternalitiesandallowbusinessestondthemostcost-effective
measures to achieve their GHG and renewable energy commitments.
36 DSireSolar (August 2012). Third-party solar PV PPAs. Retrieved from http://www.dsireusa.org/documents/summarymaps/3rd_Party_PPA_map.pdf37 Fulton, M., & Capalino, R. Deutche Bank Group, Deutche Bank Climate Change Advisors(2012). Ramping up renewables: Leveraging state RPS programs amid uncertain federal support.Retrieved from U.S. Partnership for Renewable Energy Finance website: http://www.dbcca.com/dbcca/EN/_media/Ramping_up_Renewables-Leveraging_State_RPS_Programs_amid_Uncertain_Federal_Support.pdf
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FORTUNE 100 Cimate and Renewae Energ Commitments Sector
Consumer Discretionar:
General Motor*
New Corp.
bet buy
Ford Motor*
Home Depot
johnon Control
Walt Diney
Amazon.com
CHs
Comcat
Lowe
sear Holding
Consumer Stapes:
Procter & Gamle*
Walmart store*
Archer Daniel Midland
CVs Caremark*
Kraft Food
Kroger*
Philip Morri International
Utilize 125 MW of renewale energyy 2020 (gloally), which include acommitment to doule olar from 30MW to 60 MW y 20151
by 2015, Invet in clean energy equalto 20% of electricity ue3
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
30% y 2020, 100% long-term goal10
supplied y 100% renewale energy(long-term goal)12
None
None
None
None
None
Reduce caron intenity from facilitie y 20% y2020 (2000 aeline)2
by 2015, reduce aolute GHG emiion andintenity (per revenue) y 15% (relative to 2006aeline)4
Reduce aolute caron emiion in NorthAmerica y 20% y 2020 (relative to 2009 aeline)5
Reduce our facility CO2 emiion y 30% pervehicle y 2025 compared to a 2010 aeline,uilding on our reduction of 31% from 2000 to 20106
Remove 20% of aolute GHG emiion fromdometic upply chain y 2015 (relative to 2009aeline)7
Reduce caron dioxide equivalent emiion permillion U.s. dollar revenue from 50 in 2011 to 35.5y 20188
by 2012, achieve 50% of long-term goal of zeronet direct GHG emiion through a cominationof reductions, efciencies and offsets9
None
None
None
None
None
Emit zero foil-aed CO2 emiion(long-term goal)11
20% aolute reduction y 2012 (relative to 2005aeline)13
15% reduction from 2010 level on a per-unit-of-production ai y 202014
Reduce caron intenity y 15% y 2018 (relativeto 2010 aeline)15
by 2015, reduce energy-related caron dioxideemiion in manufacturing plant y 15%(relative to 2010 aeline)16
Reduce aolute energy conumption y 35%in tore y 2013 (relative to 2000 aeline)17
Reduce CO2 emiion from manufacturing y20%/million cigarette equivalent y 2015; reduceemiion from value chain y 30%/million cigaretteequivalent y 2020 (relative to 2010 aeline).18
COMPANy RE TARGET GHG TARGET
APPENDIx A
GHGTargets
GHGand
RE
Targets
NoTargets
*These companies appear in both the Fortune 100 and Global 100.
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supervalu
Target
The Coca-Cola Company
Cotco Wholeale*
PepiCo
safeway
syco
Tyon Food
Walgreen
Energ:
Chevron*
Exxon Moil*
Conoco Phillip*
Enterprie Product Partner
He
Marathon Petroleum
Murphy Oil
Plain All American Pipeline
sunoco
Valero Energy
World Fuel service
Financias:
Alltate
American Expre
bank of America Corp.*
Citigroup*
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
Invet $2.2 illion etween 2011and 2013 on renewale energyand efciency22
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
Reduce aolute caron emiion y 10% y theend of 2012 (relative to 2007 aeline)19
Reduce scope 1 and scope 2 GHG emiionintenity y 10% per quare foot and 20% per milliondollar of retail ale y 2015 (relative to 2007aeline)20
stailize overall emiion; 5% aolute reductionin Annex 1 countrie y 2015 (2004 aeline)21
None
None
None
None
None
None
Reduce aolute GHG emiion y 0.7% y 2012(relative to 2011 aeline)23
Reduce GHG intenity y 10% y 2012
(relative to 2002 aeline)24
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
Reduce aolute scope 1 emiion y 20% y2020 and scope 2 emiion y 20% y 2020(relative to 2007 aeline)25
Aolute target of 10% reduction y 2012(relative to 2006 aeline)26
30% y 2015 (relative to 2004 aeline)27
25% aolute reduction y 2015 (relative to 2005aeline)28
FORTUNE 100 Cimate and Renewae Energ Commitments Sector, (continued)
COMPANy RE TARGET GHG TARGET
Consumer Stapes (continued):
APPENDIx A
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FORTUNE 100 Cimate and Renewae Energ Commitments Sector, (continued)
COMPANy RE TARGET GHG TARGET
Goldman sach Group
j.P. Morgan Chae & Co.*
Morgan stanley
Prudential
state Farm Inurance Co.
TIAA-CREF
Well Fargo*
American International Group*
berkhire Hathaway*
Fannie Mae*
Freddie Mac*
INTL FCstone
Lierty Mutual Inurance Group
MetLife
Nationwide
New York Life Inurance
Heath Care:
johnon & johnon
Aott Laoratorie
Cardinal Health*
Humana
Merck