Company Profiles
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- Abengoa
- Acciona
- Accor
- Adobe
- Agilent
- Air Liquide
- Air Products and Chemicals
- Applied Materials
- Atlas Copco
- Autodesk
- Aviva
- Baxter International
- Bristol-Myers Squibb
- British Land Company
- British Sky Broadcasting
- BT Group
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Canon
- Carrefour
- Dell
- Denso
- Deutsche Bank
- Deutsche Post
- Dexia
- East Japan Railway
- Eaton
- Echelon
- EDF Energies Nouvelles
- Electrolux
- Ericsson
- Friends Provident
- Fuel Tech
- Gushan Environmental
- H. Lundbeck
- Henkel
- Hennes & Mauritz (H&M)
- Herman Miller
- Hewlett-Packard
- HSBC
- Husqvarna
- Hyflux
- Iberdrola Renovables
- IBM
- Intel
- Interface
- JM
- Johnson Controls
- Kao
- Kingfisher
- Kurita
- Linde
- Marks & Spencer
- Matsushita
- Mitsubishi Electric
- Mitsui O.S.K. Lines
- MTR
- Munich Re
- Nine Dragons
- National Express
- National Grid
- Natura Cosmeticos
- Netapp
- Nike
- Nokia
- Novartis
- Novo Nordisk
- Novozymes
- Olympus
- Ormat
- Philips Electronics
- Potlatch
- Praxair
- Prologis
- Red Electrica
- Reed Elsevier
- Royal Bank of Canada
- Schneider Electric
- Schnitzer Steel
- Severn Trent
- Sharp
- Shimano
- Siemens
- Skanska
- SKF
- Sompo Japan Insurance
- Sonoco
- Sony
- Staples
- STMicroelectronics
- Stora Enso
- Storebrand
- SunPower
- Suntech Power
- Svenska Cellulosa (SCA)
- Swedbank
- Swiss Re
- Swisscom
- Tandberg
- Teijin
- Telstra
- Telefonica
- TNT
- Tomra Systems
- Trex Company
- Trustpower
- UBS
- Umicore
- Unicredito Italiano
- United Natural Foods
- Verbund
- Vestas Wind Systems
- VMware
- Volvo Group
- Westpac Banking Corporation
- Whole Foods Market
- Xerox
IBM
United States
IBM first developed an environmental protection policy back in 1971. Since then the company has made tremendous progress on environmental issues and has experienced much change. Most recently, IBM has undergone a transformation from primarily a computer manufacturer to primarily a business services provider. This results in a reduction of IBM's direct environmental footprint while increasing the importance of the company's procurement procedures and how it designs its services. IBM has high supplier standards in place and also has a strong history with design-for-environment programs. Its Environmentally Conscious Product development indicates the company is well positioned for the development of services and solutions that provide superior environmental performance. IBM's development of high powered servers focuses on energy efficiency and has achieved efficiency improvements of up to 90%, compared with the previous year's models. IBM's leadership on environmental sustainability is also illustrated by its work on global warming issues ranging from impressive reductions of its own greenhouse gas emissions to involvement in organizations, such as the Green Power Market Development Group and the Chicago Climate Exchange. The company provides detailed metrics on investments, expenditures, savings, and cost avoidance associated with environmental protection. Over the past seven years annual savings from environmental efforts have exceeded environmental expenses by an average of two to one. Portfolio 21 looks forward to seeing how IBM continues to show its leadership as it applies its longstanding environmental ethic and associated experience to its service-based business.
To the best of our knowledge the above information is accurate and was obtained from sources we believe to be reliable. Neither the information presented above nor any opinion expressed shall be construed as an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy the security. The views expressed are those of portfolio management as of 9/30/07 and may not reflect current opinions or subsequent events.