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Walking the Talk: WRI joins the CDP Supply Chain Program
July 1, 2015
Walking the Talk: WRI joins the CDP Supply Chain Program
Amanda Stevens
Wednesday, July 1, 2015 - 12:15am
The phrase “You can’t manage what you can’t measure” is one the World Resources Institute (WRI) firmly believes.
Not surprising, considering our 15-year track record of creating and supporting the Greenhouse Gas Protocol's well-known emissions-accounting standard. This year, WRI is going a step further in “walking the talk” by joining CDP’s Supply Chain Program.
Along with 72 corporations, a national government and one industry group in the program, we are connecting with our suppliers to request information about their GHG emissions management and water stewardship with CDP.
We’re doing this because, by understanding what actually happens up and down our supply chain — from the manufacturers of the computers we use to our healthcare providers — we are able to make informed decisions to reduce our environmental impact.
While individual action can be limited, acting together creates a much larger impact. CDP provides the opportunity to collectively address global environmental challenges through company purchasing.
Read more at GreenBiz.
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