Waste Management Joins the ‘We Are Still In’ Coalition
May 15 2019 - 12:42PM
Business Wire
Commits to Climate Action and
Leadership
Waste Management (NYSE: WM) today joins with more than 3,780
businesses, investors, governmental agencies, universities and
faith groups in committing to climate action in support of the
landmark Paris Agreement.
As a signatory of the ‘We Are Still In’ coalition, Waste
Management pledges to do its part to help offset Greenhouse gas
(GHG) emissions and stem the causes of climate change.
“Waste Management’s support of ‘We Are Still In’ aligns with our
values and vision for the future,” said Jim Fish, president and
chief executive officer of Waste Management. “We’ve set a high bar
for ourselves: Over the next 20 years, we intend for our waste
solutions and services to result in an overall offset of GHG
emissions four times greater than generated by our own operations.
The people and planet we serve deserve our best efforts and boldest
thinking, so we’ll continue to step up, and be a leader for this
important initiative.”
Initiatives the company is taking to reduce its carbon footprint
include:
- Producing renewable, low-carbon fuels
from waste
- Creating near-zero emissions collection
fleet by investing in the cleanest natural gas-fueled trucks
available
- Increasing the use of renewable
energy
- Expanding the productivity of recycling
operations, with an emphasis on increasing the recycling of
materials that provide the greatest GHG reduction benefit; and
- Providing climate-related
sustainability consulting services to customers who want to improve
tracking, reduce their carbon footprints, and/or prepare for
potential carbon cap-and-trade or carbon tax scenarios.
“Our commitment marries leadership in climate action with
economic value for our customers and shareholders, the true
definition of a sustainable business model,” Fish continued.
Waste Management has a long track record of leadership in
climate-related disclosure, discipline and innovation, supporting
our premise that good environmental practices make good business
sense. The CDP (formerly the Climate Disclosure Program),
considered the world's most comprehensive rating of companies
leading in environmental action, has named Waste Management to
its Climate A list.
Read more about our commitment to the environment in our 2018
Sustainability Report: WM 2018 Sustainability Report.
ABOUT WASTE MANAGEMENT
Waste Management, based in Houston, Texas, is the leading
provider of comprehensive waste management environmental services
in North America. Through its subsidiaries, the company provides
collection, transfer, recycling and resource recovery, and disposal
services. It is also a leading developer, operator and owner of
landfill gas-to-energy facilities in the United States. The
company’s customers include residential, commercial, industrial,
and municipal customers throughout North America. To learn more
information about Waste Management visit www.wm.com or
www.thinkgreen.com.
ABOUT WE ARE STILL IN
‘We Are Still In’ is a joint declaration of support for climate
action, signed by thousands of leaders across the sectors of
American business, government, academia, culture and faith. Its
signatories demonstrate America’s enduring commitment to delivering
on the promise of the 2015 Paris Agreement and represent 155
million citizens, all 50 states, and approximately $9.45 trillion
in gross domestic product.
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Tiffiany Moehring, 720.346.5372tmoehrin@wm.com
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