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Sprint Nextel is now the first wireless carrier to complete and publicly release a comprehensive Scope 3 supply-chain assessment.

As you may recall, emissions are defined by the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Initiative as:

• Scope 1: All direct GHG emissions.

• Scope 2: Indirect GHG emissions from consumption of purchased electricity, heat or steam.

• Scope 3: Other indirect emissions, such as the extraction and production of purchased materials and fuels, transport-related activities in vehicles not owned or controlled by the reporting entity, electricity-related activities (e.g. T&D losses) not covered in Scope 2, outsourced activities, waste disposal, etc.

Sprint partnered with Trucost for the analysis, which examines Sprint’s total supply chain carbon emissions and then quantifies and identifies “hot spots” where the company can focus its efforts.

“Measuring and understanding carbon footprints is the first step toward managing and reducing them,” Cary Krosinsky, Trucost senior vice president, said. “Carbon emissions are increasingly resulting in financial costs for companies, and by undertaking such a thorough carbon assessment of its supply chain, Sprint Nextel is taking a major step toward effectively reducing its overall carbon footprint.”

Trucost’s analysis covered 98 percent of Sprint’s supply-chain expenditure, and the report includes these interesting findings: (more…)

A new poll from the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press offers some very interesting insights about public attitudes regarding setting limits on carbon emissions. While you might think that the down economy is turning people away from thinking green, this latest data suggests otherwise. In fact, of the 1,308 adults who participated in the poll earlier this month, a clear majority (59%) favors setting limits on CO2 emissions, even if that may result in higher energy prices.

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