WHAT CAN INDUSTRIES & BUSINESS DO?

While industries are mainly driven by the profit motive, there has been a growing inclination to look at strategies they can adopt to reduce global warming. Action improves corporate image and better aligns corporate actions with the environmental interests of owners, employees, suppliers, and customers. Action also occurs to reduce costs, increase return on investments, and to reduce dependency on uncontrollable costs.

The main strategies for industry to reduce its effect on climate change involve:

• Increase energy efficiency

• Use of renewable energies

• Use of carbon offsets.

Further information on industry and climate change is included in the fact sheets below.