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Ghent has declared a weekly
‘veggie day’ when a meatless
TV’s Sky to help Harlequins
diet will be encouraged in
an effort to reduce the city’s
become green rugby club
carbon emissions.
Council officials and elected Television company Sky has toilets and irrigation
REPORTWATCH
officials will be served vege- launched Carbon Copies, a men-
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Introducing more efficient fuel
In a new regular column, we list
tarian meals one day a week toring scheme to help like-minded options for on-site generators
the companies that have issued
and are encouraging the rest businesses take action on climate and vehicles including the use of
a sustainability report in the last
of the town and its visitors to change. biodiesel
month.
follow suit. The company will work with
Plans to introduce the Harlequins Rugby Club to pro- Sky’s chief executive, Jeremy
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American Electric Power
weekly veggie day into the vide an expert resource from its in- Darroch said: “We know that
2009 Corporate Sustainability
city’s schools are also under house environment team to deliver environmental mentoring works:
Report
discussion. a 12-month project and help the our initiative to help production
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Aviva 2009 CR Report
Producing meat has a far club become one of the world’s companies green programming has
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BAE Systems Corporate
greater environmental impact most sustainable rugby clubs. given us a successful model to
Responsibility Report
than growing the equivalent Sky has carried out an environ- duplicate. We’re excited to be
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Barclays 2008 Corporate
amount of vegetarian food- mental audit for Harlequins, starting that with Harlequins.
Sustainability Report
stuffs, both in terms of green- which calculated the club’s annual With Business in the Community
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British American Tobacco
house gas emissions and carbon footprint to be 866 tonnes kindly offering to facilitate any
Sustainability Report
water consumption. of CO
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British Land Corporate
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. other companies wanting to join
The town has stated that A low-carbon programme of our Carbon Copies initiative, there
Responsibility Report 2008/09
the meat-free day is part of a activity will also be designed to is real potential for us to make a
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Cemex 2008 Sustainable
package of initiatives to address Harlequins’ environmental real difference by working togeth-
Development Report
reduce its carbon footprint. impact, which will include recom- er in a way that is good for busi-
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Corticeira Amorim
It is thought to be the first mendations on how the club can ness and the environment.”
Sustainability Report
town in Europe to take such a engage staff, players and visitors at Mark Evans, boss of
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Danfoss Group Corporate
step. its ground in the programme. Key Harlequins, said: “We have a close
Citizenship Report
elements will include: relationship with Sky Sports, who
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ExxonMobil 2008 Corporate
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A focus on increasing recycling are busy revolutionising the way
Citizenship Report
facilities for staff and fans rugby fans in the UK experience
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Friends Provident 2008
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Introducing low-energy lighting live premiership rugby on screen,
Corporate Responsibility
in the Harlequins ground so we were aware of Sky’s low car-
Report
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The use of rainwater for stadium bon leadership.
HSBC Sustainability Report
2008
OPINION ■
Legal & General Group CSR
Report
REPORTING
Businesses ‘must lead by
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Lion Nathan Sustainability
A website claiming to be the
Report
first online CO
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Motorola 2008 Corporate
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benchmarking
example’ in accountability
service was launched at
Responsibility Report
Sustainabilitylive! Transparency and accountability “The economic downturn has
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ProLogis Sustainability Report
CO2Benchmark.com says must be corporate imperatives brought into sharp focus the
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Prudential More Than Words,
it is the first data service if companies are to maintain intense public distrust of institu-
online CR report 2008/09
to allow companies to bench- the trust of their customers in tions that they view as failing to
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Royal Dutch Shell 12th
mark their carbon footprint in the recession. That is the view act responsibly.
Sustainability Report
preparation for the Carbon of Simon Henderson, Centrica’s “Whilst progress is being made
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Syngenta International
Reduction Commitment director of corporate responsib- to improve transparency through
Annual Review
(CRC). ility. better corporate reporting, there is
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Total 2008 Environment and
Reg Warlop, the firm’s man- Launching the company’s latest still some way to go if customers
Society Report
aging director said: “Anyone corporate responsibility report, he are to trust the organisations that
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Tullow Oil 2008 Corporate
can benchmark emissions by said: “Businesses must lead by serve them.”
Social Responsibility Report
taking into account important example and provide reassurance Centrica’s latest CSR report
factors, such as origin of elec- to their stakeholders that they are shows that the firm performed
tricity supply and organisation acting in a transparent, accountable well against its key commitments
size.But, this type of informa- and ethical way. in 2008, exceeding its 2012 target
tion is typically hard to find “This is particularly the case in for reducing the carbon intensity
and scattered across reports. times of recession. Environmental of power supplied to British Gas
For the first time, we’ve got and social actions are not boom- customers. The 2012 target was
this information into one data- time luxuries – they’re corporate 380g CO
2
per kWh, but Centrica
base and made it easily avail- imperatives. achieved 379g CO
2
per kWh.
able for people.
IN FACT BURNING COAL, OIL AND GAS HAS INCREASED ATMOSPHERIC CO
2
LEVELS BY 30% ABOVE NATURAL LEVELS
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