create more economic opportunities than risks for the U.S. economy."
About Our Members
Please click on the links below to read additional information about the founding Members of the United States Climate Action Partnership.
Alcoa
Alcoa is the world's leading producer and manager of primary aluminum, fabricated aluminum and alumina facilities, and is active in all major aspects of the industry. Alcoa serves the aerospace, automotive, packaging, building and construction, commercial transportation and industrial markets, bringing design, engineering, production and other capabilities of Alcoa's businesses to customers. In addition to aluminum products and components, Alcoa also markets consumer brands including Reynolds Wrap foils and plastic wraps, Alcoa wheels, and Baco household wraps. Among its other businesses are closures, fastening systems, precision castings, and electrical distribution systems for cars and trucks. The company has 129,000 employees in 44 countries and has been named one of the top most sustainable corporations in the world at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
More information is available at http://www.alcoa.com.
American International Group, Inc. (AIG)
American International Group, Inc. (AIG), a world leader in insurance and financial services, is a leading international insurance organization with operations in more than 130 countries and jurisdictions. AIG companies serve commercial, institutional and individual customers through the most extensive worldwide property-casualty and life insurance networks of any insurer. In addition, AIG companies are leading providers of retirement services, financial services and asset management around the world. AIG's common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, as well as the stock exchanges in London, Paris, Switzerland and Tokyo.
More information is available at http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=76115&p=irol-govresponsibilityhome.
Boston Scientific Corporation
Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) is a worldwide developer, manufacturer and marketer of medical devices with approximately 29,000 employees and revenue of $7.8 billion in 2006. For more than 25 years, Boston Scientific has advanced the practice of less-invasive medicine by providing a broad and deep portfolio of innovative products, technologies and services across a wide range of medical specialties. The Company's products help physicians and other medical professionals improve their patients' quality of life by providing alternatives to surgery.
More information is available at http://www.bostonscientific.com.
BP America
BP is one of the world's largest oil and gas companies, serving about 13 million customers every day in more than 100 countries across six continents. BP's business is in exploration and production; refining and marketing; and gas, power and renewables including its new BP Alternative Energy business. Through these, BP provides fuel for transportation, energy for heat and light, retail services, and petrochemicals products. In the United States, BP is one of the largest oil and gas producers and one of the largest fuel retailers. Our presence has increased through growth, mergers, and acquisitions involving Amoco, ARCO, British Petroleum, Burmah Castrol and Vastar.
More information is available at http://www.bp.com/modularhome.do?categoryId=4700.
Caterpillar Inc.
For more than 80 years, Caterpillar Inc. has been making progress possible and driving positive and sustainable change on every continent. With 2005 sales and revenues of $36.34 billion, Caterpillar is the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines and industrial gas turbines. The company is a technology leader in construction, transportation, mining, forestry, energy, logistics, financing and electric power generation. Caterpillar is the leading manufacturer and supplier of truck and bus engines in the combined medium and heavy-duty categories in North America, holding the leading position in engine shipments to vehicle manufacturers since 1999.
More information is available at http://www.cat.com.
Chrysler LLC
Chrysler LLC, headquartered in Auburn Hills, Mich., employs approximately 80,375 people around the world and produces Chrysler, Jeep®, Dodge and Mopar® brand vehicles and products. Total sales worldwide in 2006 were 2.7 million vehicles, with $62 billion in revenue. Sales outside of North America were the highest in a decade with an increase of 15 percent over 2005. On the heels of the company's record product launch year (Chrysler Group launched 10 all-new vehicles in 2006), the company plans to extend that streak with eight all-new products in 2007. Its product lineup features some of the world's most recognizable vehicles, including the Chrysler 300, Jeep Wrangler and Dodge Charger. Chrysler LLC's advanced propulsion technology includes efficient gasoline engines, hybrids, clean diesels, flex-fuel vehicles and biodiesel capability. The DaimlerChrysler Corporation Fund, the Company's philanthropic arm, gave $23.6 million in grants in 2006.
More information is available at http://cgmedia.daimlerchrysler.com.
ConocoPhillips
ConocoPhillips is an integrated petroleum company with interests around the world. Headquartered in Houston, the company had approximately 38,700 employees, $173 billion of assets, and $165 billion of annualized revenues as of March 31, 2007.
More information is available at http://ww.conocophillips.com.
Deere & Company
John Deere (Deere & Company - NYSE: DE) is the world's leading provider of advanced products and services for agriculture and forestry and a major provider of advanced products and services for construction, lawn and turf care, landscaping and irrigation. John Deere also provides financial services worldwide and manufactures and markets engines used in heavy equipment. Since it was founded in 1837, the company has extended its heritage of integrity, quality, commitment and innovation around the globe.
More information is available at http://www.deere.com.
The Dow Chemical Company
Dow is a diversified chemical company that harnesses the power of innovation, science and technology to constantly improve what is essential to human progress. The Company offers a broad range of products and services to customers in more than 175 countries, helping them to provide everything from fresh water, food and pharmaceuticals to paints, packaging and personal care products. Built on a commitment to its principles of sustainability, Dow has annual sales of $49 billion and employs 43,000 people worldwide. References to "Dow" or the "Company" mean The Dow Chemical Company and its consolidated subsidiaries unless otherwise expressly noted.
More information is available at http://www.dow.com/climate.
Duke Energy
Duke Energy Corp., one of the largest electric power companies in the United States, supplies and delivers energy to approximately 3.9 million U.S. customers. The company has nearly 37,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity in the Midwest and the Carolinas, and natural gas distribution services in Ohio and Kentucky. In addition, Duke Energy has more than 4,000 megawatts of electric generation in Latin America, and is a joint-venture partner in a U.S. real estate company.
Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Duke Energy is a Fortune 500 company traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol DUK.
More information is available at http://www.duke-energy.com.
DuPont
DuPont is a science-based products and services company. Founded in 1802, DuPont puts science to work by creating sustainable solutions essential to a better, safer, healthier life for people everywhere. Operating in more than 70 countries, DuPont offers a wide range of innovative products and services for markets including agriculture and food; building and construction; communications; and transportation.
More information is available at http://www2.dupont.com/DuPont_Home/en_US/index.html.
Environmental Defense
Environmental Defense, a leading national nonprofit organization, represents more than 500,000 members. Since 1967, Environmental Defense has linked science, economics, law and innovative private-sector partnerships to create breakthrough solutions to the most serious environmental problems.
More information is available at http://www.environmentaldefense.org.
Exelon Corporation
Exelon Corporation is one of the nation's largest electric utilities with more than $15 billion in annual revenues. The company has one of the industry's largest portfolios of electricity generation capacity, with a nationwide reach and strong positions in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic. Exelon distributes electricity to approximately 5.4 million customers in northern Illinois and Pennsylvania and natural gas to approximately 480,000 customers in the Philadelphia area. Exelon is headquartered in Chicago and trades on the NYSE under the ticker EXC.
More information is available at http://www.exeloncorp.com.
Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company, a global automotive industry leader based in Dearborn, Mich., manufactures or distributes automobiles in 200 markets across six continents. With about 260,000 employees and about 100 plants worldwide, the company's core and affiliated automotive brands include Ford, Jaguar, Land Rover, Lincoln, Mercury, Volvo and Mazda. The company provides financial services through Ford Motor Credit Company.
More information is available at http://www.fordvehicles.com.
FPL Group
FPL Group, with annual revenues of more than $12 billion, is nationally known as a high quality, efficient, and customer-driven organization focused on energy-related products and services. With a growing presence in 26 states, it is widely recognized as one of the country's premier power companies. Its principal subsidiary, Florida Power & Light Company, serves 4.4 million customer accounts in Florida. FPL Energy, LLC, an FPL Group competitive energy subsidiary, is a leader in producing electricity from clean and renewable fuels. Additional information is available on the Internet at www.FPLGroup.com, www.FPL.com and www.FPLEnergy.com.
More information is available at www.fplgroup.com, www.fpl.com and www.fplenergy.com.
General Electric
GE (NYSE: GE) is Imagination at Work — a diversified technology, media and financial services company focused on solving some of the world's toughest problems. With products and services ranging from aircraft engines, power generation, water processing and security technology to medical imaging, business and consumer financing, media content and advanced materials, GE serves customers in more than 100 countries and employs more than 300,000 people worldwide.
More information is available at http://www.ge.com.
General Motors
General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM), the world's largest automaker, has been the annual global industry sales leader for 76 years. Founded in 1908, GM today employs about 280,000 people around the world. With global headquarters in Detroit, GM manufactures its cars and trucks in 33 countries. In 2006, nearly 9.1 million GM cars and trucks were sold globally under the following brands: Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, GM Daewoo, Holden, HUMMER, Opel, Pontiac, Saab, Saturn and Vauxhall. GM's OnStar subsidiary is the industry leader in vehicle safety, security and information services.
More information is available at http://www.gm.com/company/gmability.
Johnson & Johnson
Johnson & Johnson is the world's most comprehensive and broadly based manufacturer of health care products, as well as a provider of related services, for the consumer, pharmaceutical and medical devices and diagnostics markets. The more than 230 Johnson & Johnson operating companies employ approximately 116,000 men and women in 57 countries and sell products throughout the world.
More information is available at http://www.www.jnj.com.
Marsh, Inc.
Marsh has 26,000 employees and annual revenues approaching $5 billion. The firm provides advice and transactional capabilities to clients in over 100 countries. Marsh is a unit of Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC), a global professional services firm with approximately 55,000 employees and approximately $12 billion in annual revenues. MMC is also the parent company of Guy Carpenter, Kroll, Mercer, and Putnam Investments. MMC's stock (ticker symbol: MMC) is listed on the New York, Chicago, and London stock exchanges. MMC's Web site is http://www.mmc.com.
More information about Marsh is available at http://www.marsh.com.
National Wildlife Federation
The National Wildlife Federation inspires Americans to protect wildlife for our children's future.
More information is available at http://www.nwf.org.
Natural Resources Defense Council
The Natural Resources Defense Council is a national, non-profit organization of scientists, lawyers and environmental specialists dedicated to protecting public health and the environment. Founded in 1970, NRDC has more than 1.2 million members and e-activists nationwide, served from offices in New York, Washington, Chicago, Santa Monica and San Francisco.
More information is available at http://www.nrdc.org.
The Nature Conservancy
The Nature Conservancy is a leading conservation organization working around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people. To date, the Conservancy and its more than one million members have been responsible for the protection of more than 15 million acres in the United States and have helped preserve more than 102 million acres in Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia and the Pacific.
More information is available at http://www.nature.org.
NRG Energy, Inc.
A Fortune 500 company, NRG Energy, Inc. owns and operates a diverse portfolio of power-generating facilities, primarily in Texas and the Northeast, South Central and West regions of the United States. Its operations include baseload, intermediate, peaking, and cogeneration and thermal energy production facilities. NRG also has ownership interests in generating facilities in Australia, Germany and Brazil. In June 2006, NRG launched a $16 billion repowering program to develop over 10,000 MW of efficient and environmentally responsible new power generation, including nuclear, wind and IGCC with carbon capture and sequestration.
More information is available at http://www.nrgenergy.com.
PepsiCo
PepsiCo is one of the world's largest food and beverage companies with 2006 revenues of more than $35 billion. Its principal businesses include: Frito-Lay snacks, Pepsi-Cola beverages, Gatorade sports drinks, Tropicana juices and Quaker foods. Its portfolio includes 17 brands that generate $1 billion or more each in annual retail sales.
More information is available at http://www.pepsico.com.
Pew Center on Global Climate Change
The Pew Center on Global Climate Change was established in May 1998 by The Pew Charitable Trusts, one of the United States' largest philanthropies and an influential voice in efforts to improve the quality of the environment. The Pew Center on Global Climate Change is an independent, nonprofit, and non-partisan organization dedicated to providing credible information, straight answers, and innovative solutions in the effort to address global climate change. The Pew Center on Global Climate Change is led by Eileen Claussen, the former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs.
More information is available at http://www.pewclimate.org.
PG&E Corporation
PG&E Corporation is an energy-based holding company headquartered in San Francisco, California. The Corporation is the parent of Pacific Gas and Electric Company that provides energy to one of every 20 Americans.
More information is available at http://www.pgecorp.com.
PNM Resources
PNM Resources (NYSE: PNM) is an energy holding company based in Albuquerque, N.M. Through its utility and energy service subsidiaries, the company supplies electricity to 788,000 homes and businesses in New Mexico and Texas and natural gas to 482,000 customers in New Mexico. Its subsidiaries are PNM, Texas-New Mexico Power, First Choice Power and Avistar. PNM Resources has generation resources of approximately 2,840 megawatts and sells power on the wholesale market throughout the Southwest. In early 2007, the company and Cascade Investment, LLC, the personal investment vehicle for Microsoft founder Bill Gates, formed an unregulated energy company that will focus on strategic growth opportunities in Texas, the Southwest and the West.
More information is available at http://www.pnmresources.com.
Rio Tinto
Rio Tinto is a leading international mining group headquartered in the UK, combining Rio Tinto plc, a London listed public company, and Rio Tinto Limited, which is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. Rio Tinto's business is finding, mining and processing mineral resources. Major products are aluminum, copper, diamonds, energy (coal and uranium), gold, industrial minerals (borax, titanium dioxide, salt, talc) and iron ore. Activities span the world but are strongly represented in Australia and North America with significant businesses in South America, Asia, Europe and southern Africa. The Group's objective is to maximize the overall long term return to shareholders through a strategy of investing in large, cost competitive mines, driven by the quality of each opportunity, not the choice of commodity. Wherever Rio Tinto operates, the health and safety of its employees is the first priority. The Group seeks to contribute to sustainable development. It works as closely as possible with host countries and communities, respecting their laws and customs and ensuring a fair share of benefits and opportunities.
More information is available at http://www.riotinto.com.
Shell
Shell is a proven leader in new technologies and remains committed not only to increasing the world's supply of energy, but to broadening its portfolio. Shell has invested over $1 billion since 2000 in alternative energies and is also investing in new technology such as second-generation bio-fuels, thin-film solar and hydrogen. Shell is continuing to find solutions to the world's energy needs in a competitive energy environment. Shell focuses on technologies that demonstrate the best combination of reliability, cost effectiveness and sustainability.
More information is available at http://www.shell.com/us.
Siemens
Siemens AG (NYSE:SI) is one of the largest global electronics and engineering companies with reported worldwide sales of $107.4 billion in fiscal 2006. Founded 160 years ago, the company is a leader in the areas of Medical, Power, Automation and Control, Transportation, Information and Communications, Lighting, Building Technologies, Water Technologies and Services and Home Appliances. With its U.S. corporate headquarters in New York City, Siemens in the USA has sales of $21.4 billion and employs approximately 70,000 people throughout all 50 states and Puerto Rico. Eleven of Siemens' worldwide businesses are based in the United States. With its global headquarters in Munich, Siemens AG and its subsidiaries employ 480,000 people in 190 countries.
More information is available at http://ww.usa.siemens.com.
World Resources Institute
The World Resources Institute (http://www.wri.org) is an independent, non-partisan, and nonprofit organization with a staff of more than 100 scientists, economists, policy experts, business analysts, statistical analysts, mapmakers, and communicators developing and promoting policies that will help protect the Earth and improve people's lives.
More information is available at http://www.wri.org.
Xerox Corporation
Xerox Corporation (NYSE:XRX) is the world's leading document management technology and services enterprise. A $17 billion company, Xerox provides the document industry's broadest portfolio of offerings. Digital systems include color and black-and-white printing and publishing systems, digital presses and "book factories," multifunction devices, laser and solid ink network printers, copiers and fax machines. Xerox's services include helping businesses develop online document archives, analyzing how employees can most efficiently share documents and knowledge in the office, operating in-house print shops or mailrooms, and building Web-based processes for personalizing direct mail, invoices, brochures and more. Xerox also offers associated software, support and supplies such as toner, paper and ink.
More information is available at http://www.xerox.com/citizenship.