Climate Count's manifesto states, "We score the world's largest companies on their climate impact to spur corporate climate responsibility and conscious consumption. Our goal is to motivate deeper awareness among consumers — that the issue of climate change demands their attention, and that they have the power to support companies that take climate change seriously and avoid those that don't. When consumers take action and raise their voices on issues that matter to them, businesses pay attention."
Beliefs:
•The climate crisis demands a much higher level of public awareness and action than currently exists.
•Business is the most powerful institution on the planet and can be a potent force for good.
•The climate crisis represents a threat to all living beings, but also a unique business opportunity to help improve and enhance living standards worldwide through cleaner, more sustainable technologies, products, and services.
•Working together, consumers and companies can raise awareness, change behavior, and move markets to promote environmentally and economically sound solutions to the climate crisis.
•Consumers want to support companies that are taking positive, proactive measures to reduce their climate footprints.
•Most companies want to be good corporate citizens, though they often need encouragement and support from their customers to justify taking action.
•Consumers and companies alike need rigorous tools and reliable information to make informed decisions on climate change.
•Transparency and accountability can be powerful tools to promote change.
•The window of opportunity to take aggressive action to fight climate change is small and getting smaller — the time to act is now.
The Climate Count performance scorecard ranks 90 companies in 12 sectors. Nike has topped Climate Counts' third annual corporate climate performance scorecard with 83 points (out of a possible 100) for the second year in a row. The survey finds for the first time that all 12 companies in the electronics sector and the four companies evaluated in the consumer shipping sector have earned a score above 50 points, all driven by increased competitive efforts in corporate sustainability. This year’s survey also finds a 22 percent increase in scores for 81 out of the 90 companies surveyed this year, which indicates a strengthening of their voluntary response to climate change, reports Climate Counts. However, ten companies lost points over the past year including SABMiller (-9), Liz Claiborne (-8), Sony (-6), and Procter & Gamble (-6). Scores surged for previously low-scoring companies like eBay with a jump of 48 points and US Airways, up 43 points. Apple picked up 41 points, while Levi Strauss gained 36 points. Ten companies received scores in the single-digits including one zero. Those with the lowest scores include SkyWest Air (0), Regions (1), SunTrust (2), Wendy’s Arby’s Group (2), PNC Financial Services (3) and Viacom (3). Climate Counts uses a 22-criteria scorecard to track corporate climate action in four key areas: measurement of impact, reduction of impact, engagement on public policy related to climate change, and openness and transparency with consumers on corporate climate activities.
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