SAN FRANCISCO, CA, September 18, 2003 — The Business Roundtable today began a workshop to help companies identify ways to better manage greenhouse gas emissions. The two-day workshop is the second hands-on session for companies and builds on the successful launch of the Roundtable's groundbreaking Climate RESOLVE (Responsible Environmental Steps, Opportunities to Lead by Voluntary Efforts) initiative.
Voluntary actions are the best way to achieve superior environmental performance and continued economic growth," said E. Linn Draper, Chairman of the BRT's Environment, Technology & the Economy Task Force and Chairman, President and CEO of American Electric Power. "The Business Roundtable is committed to addressing global climate change responsibly and realistically. The Climate RESOLVE workshop is helping some of the largest American businesses implement company-specific programs that promise real progress."
The workshop, which is being held in San Francisco, is designed to help companies representing all sectors of the economy take voluntary actions to reduce, offset, sequester or avoid greenhouse gas emissions. Speakers include an impressive array of officials from the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency, companies such as General Motors, AT&T, FedEx Corporation and Hewlett Packard, and leading environmental organizations including World Resources Institute and The Nature Conservancy. Panels will introduce participants to real-life approaches to corporate greenhouse gas management and explain how companies can account for and report progress to the federal government once a program is established.
The Business Roundtable continues to provide participants with one-on-one consulting support, an implementation workbook, and examples of cost-effective options to reduce, avoid, offset and sequester greenhouse gas emissions. The first Climate RESOLVE workshop was held in February near Washington, D.C.
The Climate RESOLVE initiative is based on the Roundtable's belief that every company in every sector of the economy should take actions to control greenhouse gas emissions, and the workshops and other programs seek to show companies practical steps that will enable them to manage greenhouse gas emissions.
"The Business Roundtable believes that Climate RESOLVE will demonstrate that voluntary actions can minimize the risks of climate change while delivering continued economic growth," said John J. Castellani, President of The Business Roundtable. "Voluntary initiatives will foster innovation and investment in new technologies – without costly government mandates and rigid compliance timetables."
More information on The Business Roundtable's Climate RESOLVE program is available online.
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