Howard Stringer still has yet to speak out on behalf of Sony for a strong Copenhagen deal and should follow Ericsson's example. Read the details or do something about it.
Oct 2009 Greenpeace Assessment
Summary: 10/100
Sony's score improved slightly with some limited advocacy work, but the company did not submit any additional information for this assessment. Howard Stringer's firm slips however to just one place from the bottom of the leaderboard.
Public Climate Speech: 0/10
No speeches provided.
Political Advocacy: 4/25
Some limited advocacy work; has signed the Digital Energy Solutions Campaign letter to the US Senate and joined the WWF clean economy campaign.
Climate Solutions: 0/50
No information is provided.
Own Emissions Target: 4/10
Sony is committed to reducing emissions from business sites by 7 percent or more by 2010, but using emission data from 2000 as a baseline. Read more about their policy here.
Renewable Energy Use: 2/5
In Japan the Sony Group has finalised a contract for 55.45 million kWh annually using the Green Power Certification System, equivalent to around 2.5 percent of the Group's total power use. However, Sony does not have a global target for renewables usage.
See also
- Table of scores for all assessments
- Scoring criteria explained (PDF version)
- May 2009 Assessment (7/100 points, 10th position out of 12)
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