What are large corporations doing to help fight long term environmental issues?

What are large corporations doing to help fight long term environmental issues?

Terry Tamminen (Author & Environmental Policy Advisor) gives expert video advice on: What are large corporations doing to help fight long term environmental issues? and more...

I see large corporations as increasingly being on the forefront of doing the right thing when it comes to protecting our environment, because they've discovered that helping to fight long-term environmental issues also protects their investments and their shareholders' values. We see companies now like Dow, IBM, and some of the biggest companies in the world that traditionally have not been particularly environmentally friendly, realizing that, for example, if they just reduce their energy consumption - in their factories they can put in more energy-efficient lighting, appliances, and machinery; things like that – they actually save a lot of money. They've also realised that any investments they make to do this pays itself back in a very short period of time, so they can be doing something good for their bottom line and something good for the environment.