Published: June 12, 2008 11:40 am            

Shaw joins environmental initiative

Dalton-based Shaw Industries Group, Inc. is a “founding reporter” of The Climate Registry among a group of more than 200 founding reporting entities.

The Climate Registry is a non-profit organization established to measure and publicly report greenhouse gas emissions in a common, accurate and transparent manner consistent across industry sectors and borders. Thirty-nine U.S. states, eight Canadian provinces, six Mexican states, three Native American tribes and Washington, D.C. are the founders of the organization. The registry sets consistent and credible standards for the measurement, verification and public reporting of greenhouse gas emissions throughout North America in a single unified registry.

The registry encourages voluntary early actions to increase energy efficiency and decrease greenhouse gas emissions and supports a wide variety of programs that reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The Registry’s goal is to provide an accurate, complete, consistent, transparent and verified set of greenhouse gas emissions data supported by a robust reporting and verification infrastructure.

As part of The Climate Registry, Shaw will calculate, verify and publicly report greenhouse gas emissions annually.

“Shaw is serious about energy reduction,” said Rick Ramirez, Shaw’s vice president of sustainability and environmental affairs. “From becoming a Founding Reporter of The Climate Registry, to committing in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy to a 25 percent reduction in energy intensity, Shaw will continue to lead the industry in environmental sustainability while providing consistent and measurable results regarding the company’s Shaw Green Edge promise. Shaw Industries is honored to work with The Climate Registry in leading the industry in reducing GHG emissions.”

        

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