Board Diversity Policy – Hartford Financial Services (2013)
BE IT RESOLVED: That the Board of Directors consistent with their fiduciary duties: 1.) Take every reasonable step to ensure that women are in the pool from which Board nominees are chosen; 2.) Publicly commit itself to a policy of Board inclusiveness to ensure that women are routinely sought as part of every Board search the company undertakes; 3.) Publish a report by November 2013, at reasonable expense and omitting proprietary information, on its efforts to encourage diversified representation, inclusive of gender, on its Board, and the manner in which the nominating committee or board of directors will assess the …
Fugitive Methane Emissions Report – ONEOK (2013)
WHEREAS: Natural gas development has been publicized for its superior environmental profile; fugitive methane emissions in the oil and gas sector represent one of the most rapidly growing sources of anthropogenic methane emissions in the US, contributing 20 percent of short-term global warming impact. The promise of natural gas as a bridge fuel to a more sustainable energy future is under question given the high short-term climate impact. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change estimates that methane has 25x the impact on temperature as CO2 over a 100 year period and 72x the impact over a 20 year period. Methane is …
Fugitive Methane Emissions Report – Range Resources (2013)
WHEREAS: Natural gas development has been publicized for its superior environmental profile; fugitive methane emissions in the oil and gas sector represent one of the most rapidly growing sources of anthropogenic methane emissions in the US, contributing 20 percent of short-term global warming impact.The promise of natural gas as a bridge fuel to a more sustainable energy future is under question given the high short-term climate impact of methane emissions. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change estimates that methane has 25x the impact on temperature as CO2 over a 100 year period and 72x the impact over a 20 year …
Fugitive Methane Emissions Report – Spectra Energy (2013)
WHEREAS: Natural gas development has been publicized for its superior environmental profile; fugitive methane emissions in the oil and gas sector represent one of the most rapidly growing sources of anthropogenic methane emissions in the US, contributing 20 percent of short-term global warming impact. The promise of natural gas as a bridge fuel to a more sustainable energy future is under question given the high short-term climate impact. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change estimates that methane has 25x the impact on temperature as CO2 over a 100 year period and 72x the impact over a 20 year period. Methane is …
Board Diversity Policy – Zimmer Holdings (2013)
BE IT RESOLVED: That the Board of Directors consistent with their fiduciary duties: 1.) Take every reasonable step to ensure that women are in the pool from which Board nominees are chosen; 2.) Publicly commit itself to a policy of Board inclusiveness to ensure that women are routinely sought as part of every Board search the company undertakes; 3.) Publish a report by November 2013, at reasonable expense and omitting proprietary information, on its efforts to encourage diversified representation, inclusive of gender, on its Board, and the manner in which the nominating committee or board of directors will assess the …
Producer Responsibility for Packaging – Proctor & Gamble (2012)
WHEREAS product packaging is a significant consumer of natural resources and energy, and a major source of waste and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. More than half of U.S. product packaging –37 million tons – is discarded in landfills or burned rather than recycled. Packaging debris migrates to oceans where it damages fisheries, tourism and marine life. Paper and packaging comprise 43% of U.S. landfill waste. Nestle Waters North America says plastic bottles are the largest contributor to its carbon foot print; Coca-Cola Co. reports packaging is the largest part of the carbon footprint of several products. A recent analysis of …
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