Mexican Industry Takes Voluntary Action against Climate Change

In a first for a developing country, fifteen major Mexican companies have voluntarily reported their greenhouse gas emissions publicly. Mexico has a public-private initiative known as the Mexico Voluntary Accounting and Reporting Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Program. The Mexico GHG Program is a voluntary program established in 2004 through an agreement between the Mexican Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources, the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). Mexico-based CESPEDES is also involved as a program administrator. Mexico’s environment ministry (SEMARNAT) recognized the following companies: Altos Hornos de Mexico, Grupo Cementos Chihuahua, Cooperativa La Cruz Azul, CEMEX, Cementos Portland Moctezuma, Ford de Mxico, Grupo Modelo, Grupo Porccola Mexicano, Holcim Apasco, Mittal Steel Lzaro Crdenas, NHUMO, PEMEX, SICARTSA/Villacero, Siderrgica Tultitln, and Sumitomo Corporativo de Mxico. The Mexico GHG Program provides technical tools and training to develop inventories of corporate GHG emissions based on the accounting and reporting principles of the WRI/WBCSD Greenhouse Gas Protocol. Companies that participate in the program can identify opportunities to improve their energy efficiency and develop effective strategies to participate in carbon markets and reduce GHG emissions. Twenty-seven companies in Mexico are currently participating in the program, including those from the most-energy […]

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