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Voluntary Programs and Rankings
We are involved in voluntary climate change programs that promote awareness, encourage us to be transparent about our actions and improve our performance.
Chicago Climate Exchange
Motorola was a founding member of the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX), North America’s only cap and trade program, which ended on 31 December 2010. Motorola committed to a 6 percent reduction in our absolute greenhouse gas emissions by 2010, compared with 2000. We became the first global member of CCX by including in our commitment all of our worldwide manufacturing sites that currently are not covered under the regulatory emissions reduction requirements of the Kyoto Protocol signatories and the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme.
We are currently in the process of having our 2010 GHG emissions verified by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), and we expect to surpass our commitment.
Carbon Disclosure Project
The Carbon Disclosure Project initiative encourages companies to report on greenhouse gas emissions and actions to mitigate them. We have participated annually since 2004.
In 2010, Motorola was listed in the Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index, which ranks S&P 500 companies on their climate change disclosure. The index includes companies with the highest scores in relation to internal data management and understanding of how climate change related issues affect their business.
We also participated in the CDP’s first Water Disclosure project. The initiative aims to increase the availability of information about the investment risks and commercial opportunities associated with water.
Global e-Sustainability Initiative
We are a member of the Global e-Sustainability Initiative's (GeSI) climate change working group, an industry effort to improve the sustainability and energy efficiency of the information and communication technology (ICT) sector.
EPA Green Power Partnership
For the second consecutive year, Motorola qualified for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Green Power Partnership Leadership Club, a distinction given to organizations that have significantly exceeded the EPA’s minimum purchase requirements. The Green Power Partnership is a voluntary program that supports the procurement of green power by offering expert advice, technical support, tools and resources.
Climate Counts
Climate Counts is a non-profit organization that helps consumers by providing scorecards that rate companies' efforts to tackle climate change. Motorola's efforts, recorded in the Motorola Climate Counts Scorecard, were rated as "striding," the highest category.