Rohnert Park, California (March 21): Codding Enterprises, builders of the new Sonoma Mountain Village community in Rohnert Park, California will receive the prestigious EPA Climate Leaders award in Washington, DC on March 23.
The EPA’s Climate Leaders is an industry-government partnership that works with companies to develop long-term comprehensive climate change strategies. Partners set a corporate-wide greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction goal and inventory their emissions to measure progress. By reporting inventory data to EPA, Partners create a lasting record of their accomplishments. Partners also identify themselves as corporate environmental leaders and strategically position themselves as climate change policy continues to unfold.
Climate Leaders partners strive to set the standard for GHG management by agreeing to develop a corporate-wide GHG inventory and set an aggressive GHG emissions reduction goal. To assist Partners in this effort, EPA has developed several tools and services for developing their GHG inventories, reporting GHG emissions reductions, setting and tracking reduction goals, and promoting their successes. These resources include:
Climate Leaders partners represent a variety of industries and sectors, from manufacturers and energy providers to financial institutions and retailers. More than half the Partners are Fortune 500 companies.
With the help of the Climate Protection Campaign, Codding Enterprises has established a 2005 baseline year against which all savings will be measured. Their target reductions are some of the most aggressive on record, aiming to cut GHGs by 50% in just five years.
So far, the company is on track, thanks to a 1.14 MW solar power system it turned on last October. Future initiatives include biodiesel construction equipment, super-efficient heating and cooling systems, and even a couple of green roofs.
Only 111 companies in the U.S. have received this exclusive award.
Geof Syphers, Chief Sustainability Officer for Codding Enterprises will accept the award on behalf of Codding Enterprises.
More information about the award can be found at: www.epa.gov/stateply.
More information about Codding Enterprises and Sonoma Mountain Village can be found at www.sonomamountainvillage.com.