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In-depth case studies

These in-depth case studies detail the steps taken by two of our Climate Partners to conduct a carbon emissions assessment (footprint) for their business operations and develop a plan to reduce their footprint. Challenges, lessons learned and opportunities encountered along the way are highlighted.

Homestreet Bank Case Study
Ivar's Restaurant Case Study

Climate Partnership Progress Report and seven sector-specific guidebooks

Quick Start Guide

This Quick Start Guide is intended to provide a broad overview of the steps to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The most widely accepted protocol for defining and calculating greenhouse gas emissions is the World Resources Institute GHG Protocol. The information presented here is derived from the WRI report, Hot Climate, Cool Commerce: A Service Sector Guide to Greenhouse Gas Management.

Resource Guide

The Curbing Your Climate Impact Resource Guide (770 KB) is designed to help employers reduce emissions and improve their bottom line. The guide provides:

  • Information about climate change and impacts in the Pacific Northwest
  • An overview of the business benefits of climate-friendly practices
  • Steps to documenting and reducing GHG emissions
  • Links to tools and resources
  • Examples of the ways that local employers are responding to climate change

Tool for Assessing Your Business's Carbon Footprint

This carbon footprint calculator* is intended to provide users with a planning-level greenhouse gas emissions inventory to assist in prioritizing and implementing reduction strategies. It is intended primarily for use by Seattle-area businesses interested in benchmarking and reducing their greenhouse gas emissions. The tool allows you to estimate greenhouse gas (GhG) emissions for your company by entering data about your business activities focused on four areas that tend to have significant greenhouse gas impacts: transportation, energy use, materials purchasing, and waste generation.

* Version 3.0, updated 11/13/08 with:
New tabs for assessing actions, measuring results over time, reporting with registries, and pursuing other environmental best practices, among numerous other minor improvements and bug fixes.

Business Climate Challenge: Emissions Reporting and Registries

Presentations from the workshop (see agenda), held on Oct. 28, 2008

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