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January 2007

Alternative Energy

THE TOP 50 LOW-CARBON PIONEERS

The technologists, the visionaries, the backers – who's who in low emissions

1 BRITISH SKY BROADCASTING GROUP PLC
LOCATION LONDON, UK
OWNERSHIP PUBLIC
INDUSTRY SECTOR MEDIA
PRESENT CEO JAMES MURDOCH
VALUE 1 Nov, 2005 $16.96 BILLION
VALUE 1 Nov, 2006 $18.11 BILLION
COMPANY INFORMATION First mainstream media company to set the goal of carbon neutrality via carbon emission reduction and offset. James Murdoch has taken a passionate leadership stance. The intriguing question now is to what degree Sky's climate convictions will influence programme content.
2 SUZLON ENERGY
LOCATION PUNE, INDIA
OWNERSHIP PUBLIC
INDUSTRY SECTOR UTILITIES WIND
PRESENT CEO TULSI R. TANTIV
VALUE 1 Nov, 2005 $4.53 BILLION
VALUE 1 Nov, 2006 $8.38 BILLION
COMPANY INFORMATION Founded in 1995 and already one of the world's top-five wind-energy producers. Suzlon is the largest player in Asia itself highly significant but draws deeply on Dutch and German subsidiaries and has a large presence in France. One for investors to watch. Suzlon's 2005 IPO was 46 times oversubscribed.
3 ALCOA
LOCATION NEW YORK, USA
OWNERSHIP PUBLIC
INDUSTRY SECTOR METALS
PRESENT CEO ALAIN BELDA
VALUE 1 Nov, 2005 $21.4 BILLION
VALUE 1 Nov, 2006 $24.56 BILLION
COMPANY INFORMATION Any energy savings pass to the bottom line where aluminium production is concerned. But Alcoa has gone above and beyond: its initial goal was to achieve a 25% reduction in worldwide direct greenhouse gas emissions by 2010 from a base year of 1990, but it achieved this goal in 2003.
4 HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
LOCATION LONDON, UK
OWNERSHIP PUBLIC
INDUSTRY SECTOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS
PRESENT CEO MICHAEL GEOGHEGAN
VALUE 1 Nov, 2005 $31.36 BILLION
VALUE 1 Nov, 2006 $43.99 BILLION
COMPANY INFORMATION First bank to achieve carbon neutral status (Sept 2005) via green energy purchase, conservation and offset. Also a founder member of the Climate Group. HSBC has probably done more than any other company to publicise the problem of climate change globally, via staff and customers.
5 BT GROUP PLC
LOCATION LONDON, UK
OWNERSHIP PUBLIC
INDUSTRY SECTOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS
PRESENT CEO BEN VERWAAYEN
VALUE 1 Nov, 2005 $31.36 BILLION
VALUE 1 Nov, 2006 $43.99 BILLION
COMPANY INFORMATION Noteworthy 'get on and do it' company that already had a first-rate environmental policy before global warming took over. Green energy contracts have allowed BT to reduce CO2 emissions by 60% based on 1996 levels. CSR policy is embedded not bolted on; as a result, BT is tackling its supply chain too.

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