CLIMATE LE Small Business Network CLIMATE LEADERS is an EPA industry-government partnership that works with companies to develop comprehensive climate change strategies. As a small business, your company can take direct action on climate by reducing its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. By doing so, your company will also lower its energy bills, improve fuel efficiency in its fleets, and become a more competitive supplier by having a credible sustainability program. Opportunities to Reduce GHG Emissions CLIMATE LEADERS provides small businesses with guidance on developing an inventory of company-wide GHG emissions, otherwise known as the company's "carbon footprint." The program offers the following resources: • Guide to developing a GHG inventory. • Simplified GHG Calculator and Inventory Management Plan to help small businesses calculate and track their emissions. • Training Webinars on how to use the CLIMATE LEADERS tools, how to reduce emissions from electricity and fuel, and how to approach purchasing offsets and green power. • Online technical assistance to help small businesses with specific questions as they develop their GHG inventories. Small Business Network: Demonstrating Leadership The CLIMATE LEADERS Small Business Network represents small businesses that are taking steps to reduce their GHG emissions. Companies join the Network as Members, where they develop a company- wide GHG inventory and set a goal to reduce their total emissions by at least five percent in five years or set a goal to achieve and sustain carbon neutrality for at least three years. EPA provides public recognition to small businesses that achieve their goals and provides companies with an additional award for achieving more aggressive goals. EPA also shares case studies and testimonials from Network Members with the public to take GHG emissions management into the mainstream of small business practices. For further information and to join the Small Business Network, www.epa.gov/climateleaders/smallbiz CLIMATE LEADERS, U.S. Envirnrrm«ntal Protection Agency Small Business Network &EPA United Stales Environmental Protection Agency ------- |