Most Firms Don’t Report GHG Emissions
May 14, 2013 12:44 pmOnly 37 percent of the world’s largest companies show their greenhouse gas emission completely according to research from the Environmental Investment Organization.
Of the 800 largest companies globally, only 21 percent had their data externally verified according to the Environmental Tracking Carbon Rankings.
German chemical company BASF is ranking No. 1 of the companies that reported emissions across its entire value chain. “The other nine companies to make the top 10 list are Swisscom, Canada’s BCE, Singapore Telecom, Spain’s Telefonica, BT Group, France Telecom, Deutsche Telekom, Telecom Italia and Vodafone Group”.
Value chain emissions often represent the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions and in some cases represent more than 90 percent of total carbon trust impact. This is a criteria tool that can be used to constrain fossil fuel sources for the future, according to Carbon Trust.
US-based First Energy and Edison International took the last place in the below list with no publicly reported emissions data.
Read more here: https://www.environmentalleader.com/2013/05/02/most-companies-dont-report-ghg-emissions-report-says/
Tags: Air pollution news, green House GasCategorised in: EPA
