Eco Responsibility
At Sun, the first step in being eco responsible is "greening" our business, or minimizing the environmental impact of our own operations. From carbon emissions to energy usage and the efficiency of our datacenters, we are determined to integrate eco principles into every aspect of our operations and deliver value for all of our stakeholders, including the environment. Sun's Carbon FootprintSun is proud to have reduced our US GHG emissions 23% between 2002 and 2007, achieving our first U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Climate Leaders goal 5 years early. Our new commitment is to reduce GHG emissions from our global operations by 20% over 2007 levels by 2015. This is our most ambitious reduction target yet, and achieving our goal will take a concerted effort as well as a coordinated strategy. Some of the key components of our strategy include:
OpenEco.orgOpenEco.org is a global on-line community that provides free, easy-to-use tools to help participants assess, track, and compare business energy performance, share proven best practices to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and encourage sustainable innovation. Sun uses OpenEco.org to calculate and track emissions from our worldwide operations. Sun's Energy UsageMore than 90 percent of Sun's carbon footprint comes from energy use. We are committed to openly sharing our energy consumption and related greenhouse gas emissions data and encourage other organizations to do the same.
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