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GreenBiz.com reports that Gap has steadily been decreasing it’s energy use over time.

Gap Inc. shrunk its carbon footprint by 20 percent over the past five years through lighting retrofits, sourcing renewable energy and an energy management program that targets energy-intensive stores.

Its performance helped the San Francisco-based company exceed the goal it set as a member of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Climate Leaders Program. Gap planned to reduce emissions by 11 percent between 2003 and 2008.

via Gap Shrinks Carbon Footprint by 20 Percent | GreenBiz.com.

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Last quarter, the business cluster students did research on the climate, environmental impact, and efficiency of UPS and FedEx.  This report would have been useful at the time, but I’ll make sure I make a note of the Climate Counts site for future students.

Climate Counts, which scores businesses based on their efforts to review, reduce and report their impacts on the climate, first looked at the consumer shipping industry last year.

All four shippers – DHL, FedEx, U.S. Postal Service and UPS – have increased their scores, though some did better than others.

via DHL, FedEx Improve Climate Records | GreenBiz.com.

For other resources on the topic, visit the Green Business page in the Biz Wiki.

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