Investor CDP 2014 Information Request

The World Resources Institute (WRI) submitted this 2014 Investor CDP Information Request detailing its internal climate change management, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for the reporting period of October 1, 2012, to September 30, 2013, and its strategies for operational sustainability.

• WRI manages its internal climate change operations through a Sustainability Initiative, which is led by the Chief Financial Officer, Steve Barker. This internal management is distinct from WRI's external climate research, which is led by Jennifer Morgan, Director of the Climate and Energy Program.
• WRI established three absolute GHG reduction targets for 2020 using a 2010 baseline: a 50% reduction in Scope 2 emissions from purchased electricity, a 20% reduction in business travel emissions, and a 20% reduction in other Scope 3 sources. As of the reporting year, only the Scope 2 target showed progress, being 24% complete, while business travel and other Scope 3 emissions increased, resulting in 0% completion for those targets.
• To fund sustainability projects and discourage high-carbon activities, WRI implements an internal carbon price, charging a $50/mt CO2e fee on business travel emissions and a monthly fee for electricity consumption and employee commuting.
• For the reporting period (October 1, 2012, to September 30, 2013), WRI reported gross global Scope 1 emissions of 0.25 metric tonnes CO2e and Scope 2 emissions of 519.9 metric tonnes CO2e. Scope 2 emissions were distributed across the United States (456.6 mt CO2e), India (38.3 mt CO2e), and China (24.9 mt CO2e).
• WRI's Scope 3 emissions are significant, with 'Purchased goods and services' (Category 1) accounting for 3,880.5 metric tonnes CO2e and 'Business travel' accounting for 1,455.8 metric tonnes CO2e. The organization is attempting to improve data accuracy by engaging with 12 suppliers and partners, representing 34% of its total spend, to collect primary GHG data.

APA

World Resources Institute (2014). Investor CDP 2014 Information Request. https://wriorg.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/World_Resources_Institute_-_Investor_CDP_2014_Information_Request.pdf

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Investor CDP 2014 Information Request. 2014. https://wriorg.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/World_Resources_Institute_-_Investor_CDP_2014_Information_Request.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitute2014investor, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Investor CDP 2014 Information Request}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, year = {2014}, url = {https://wriorg.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/World_Resources_Institute_-_Investor_CDP_2014_Information_Request.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }