Hot Climate, Cool Commerce: A Service Sector Guide to Greenhouse Gas Management
Service-sector companies contribute to climate change through their electricity use, heating, cooling, and travel. They have an opportunity to influence their operations, supply chains, customers, employees, and other stakeholders to help change those behaviors necessary to curb the most dangerous effects of climate change. This guide provides a brief overview of climate change science and expected impacts, the connection between climate change and the service sector and discusses the business case for action. This is followed by the core of the guide which is a practical, step-by-step manual for service-sector businesses ready to begin responding to climate change.