Jonathan Schwartz's score has decreased due to a lack of new information from Sun since the proposed takeover by Oracle. Read the details or do something about it.
Oct 2009 Greenpeace Assessment
Summary: 22/100
Sun's score has decreased due to a lack of new information from the company since the proposed takeover by Oracle. Sun remains the only company in the leaderboard to clearly support the level of emissions reductions required for an effective agreement in Copenhagen.
Public Climate Speech: 1/10
No CEO speech on the required Kyoto targets and Copenhagen meeting was provided. Sun had promised such a speech from its CEO in May, but at the last minute the Chief Sustainability officer delivered the speech instead.
Political Advocacy: 11/25
Sun is a founding member of Business for Innovative Climate and Energy Policy (BICEP). A key principle among the nine principles put forth by BICEP is that the United States must achieve a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions of 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050 and at least a 25 percent reduction below 1990 levels by 2020. Sun loses points for not repeating its advocacy and should remain active in BICEP or encourage Oracle to match Sun's position on this issue.
Climate Solutions: 0/50
Sun has certain case studies listed on its website but did not respond to requests for more detailed information. Sun has 'eco innovation' solution case studies, but the net greenhouse gas emissions reductions of these solutions is not provided. To score on this criterion, Sun needs to provide far more detail on net savings and the specifics on the method of calculation.
Own Emissions Target: 10/10
Sun scores maximum points for the 20 percent reduction by 2012 target. Sun's current public commitment is a 20 percent reduction of US greenhouse gas emissions below 2002 levels by 2012 and, globally, a commitment to a reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 20 percent below 2007 levels by 2015.
Renewable Energy Use: 0/5
Sun does not have a renewable energy target for 2012. Sun has stated that it is unlikely to be able to meet the 25 percent target by 2012; it could, however, improve its score by stating a target.
See also
- Table of scores for all assessments
- Scoring criteria explained (PDF version)
- May 2009 Assessment (29/100 points, 2nd position out of 12)
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