Pitney Bowes Recognized with 2020 Climate Leadership Award
March 05 2020 - 9:05AM
Business Wire
Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE:PBI), a global technology company that
provides commerce solutions in the areas of ecommerce, shipping,
mailing and financial services, is being recognized with the 2020
Climate Leadership Award for Excellence in Greenhouse Gas
Management. Pitney Bowes will be recognized for its ongoing efforts
and commitment to reducing its environmental footprint in a
ceremony that will take place this evening during the Climate
Leadership Awards in Detroit, Michigan.
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The Climate Leadership Awards take place during the Climate
Leadership Conference, which brings together forward-thinking
leaders from business, government, academia, and the non-profit
community to address climate change through policy, innovation, and
business solutions. Awardees are honored for exemplary corporate,
organizational, and individual leadership in reducing carbon
pollution and addressing climate change in their operations and
strategies.
Over the past 50 years Pitney Bowes has worked to minimize its
waste streams, expand the use of returnable/ reusable packaging
designs, maximize the use of water-based inks, evaluate “greener”
alternative waste-stream disposal practices and outlets, use
partnerships to improve the recovery of equipment for reuse,
recycling and end-of-life stewardship, employ innovative,
responsible waste management vendors, and manage the remediation
efforts from legacy site contamination.
“Sustainability has been a focus for Pitney Bowes for some time.
Today, we are more motivated than ever to continue to do ‘the right
thing, the right way’ for our stakeholders, from clients and
employees to the communities where we operate and the environment
we all share,” said Daniel Goldstein, Executive Vice President,
Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary at Pitney Bowes.
“Taking action on climate change is more important than it’s ever
been. We are inspired and honored to be in the company of so many
outstanding U.S. organizations awarded tonight.”
“Congratulations to the 2020 Climate Leadership Award winner,
Pitney Bowes, for their stand-out achievements,” said Amy Holm,
Executive Director of The Climate Registry. “At a time when the
world urgently needs more climate ambition, these organizations and
individuals demonstrate what is possible.”
“Planning for long-term prosperity means accounting for climate
impacts and a decarbonized economy,” said Bob Perciasepe, President
of the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES). “The only
way to take advantage of the clean energy transition is to be
clear-eyed about climate challenges. Pitney Bowes has demonstrated
outstanding leadership in this and will be ahead of the game in the
clean energy economy.”
Pitney Bowes is recognized for Excellence in Greenhouse Gas
Management (Goal Setting Certificate) for the following:
- Reducing emissions 8 percent from 2015 to 2020.
- Investing in energy efficiency through site consolidation. In
2018, Pitney Bowes consolidated more than 2.6 million square feet
of office space and implemented 3 LED lighting retrofit
projects.
- Optimizing the fleet by condensing in-house routes, reducing
drivers and vehicle fleet, and adding a newly acquired business to
existing business routes. Additionally, Pitney Bowes initiated a
series of fuel saving activities to minimize the fleet’s impact on
the environment.
To learn more about Pitney Bowes commitment to sustainability,
take a look at our 2018 Corporate Responsibility Report.
About Pitney Bowes
Pitney Bowes (NYSE:PBI) is a global technology company providing
commerce solutions that power billions of transactions. Clients
around the world, including 90 percent of the Fortune 500, rely on
the accuracy and precision delivered by Pitney Bowes solutions,
analytics, and APIs in the areas of ecommerce fulfillment, shipping
and returns; cross-border ecommerce; office mailing and shipping;
presort services; and financing. For nearly 100 years Pitney Bowes
has been innovating and delivering technologies that remove the
complexity of getting commerce transactions precisely right. For
additional information visit Pitney Bowes, the Craftsmen of
Commerce, at www.pitneybowes.com.
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