Multinationals pledge carbon-cutting
Sony and other big multinationals promised to drastically reduce their carbon footprint. 16/2/08
Twelve companies, including Nokia, Nike, and Hewlett-Packard, signed up to the Tokyo declaration, promising to “take all necessary action” to limit the increase in the global average temperature to less than 2 degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial levels.
At a meeting arranged by Sony and the environmental group, WWF International, the firms pledged to encourage change in both factories/offices and among their customers.
“We have an obligation to help minimise our environmental impact and at the same time utilise our unique talents to help solve environmental problems,” Sony’s CEO, Sir Howard Stringer, told reporters. “That is why we decided to engage more of our peers.”
“There is no contradiction between growing economically and reducing your carbon footprint absolutely,” said Oliver Rapf, of WWF International.
The signatories pledged their support for a worldwide reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2050 and urged other businesses to join the fight against global warming.
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