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• Air Products continuously focuses on improving its process technologies and operations to promote energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Annual energy efficiency targets are defined, and a rigorous continuous improvement (CI) process is used to identify and implement efficiencies throughout the company's facilities.
• Using 2007 as the baseline year, Air Products set new intensity-based energy efficiency goals for the company's large Air Separation Units (ASUs) and synthetic gas production facilities, which today represent approximately 70 percent of the company’s total global energy requirements.
• Air Products' global goals are meant to achieve a 7 percent reduction in energy consumption at the company's ASUs per quantity of gas produced and a 7 percent reduction in fuel and feedstock consumption per quantity of hydrogen produced at the company's synthetic gas production plants by 2015.
• Air Products’ larger hydrogen plants integrate hydrogen production and cogeneration at its onsite facilities, exceeding the efficiency level typical of natural gas combined cycle plants.
• Air Products has reduced energy use per unit of oxygen and nitrogen produced by 35 percent over the last 20 years. Process improvements to hydrogen technology have improved thermal efficiency by 3 percent and reduced waste heat losses by 60 percent.
• Air Products' operating facilities use state-of-the-art technology to match the company's energy needs to other demands on the energy supplier by shutting down production at peak demand times and loading up production at other times. This “demand loading” optimizes the generation efficiency of the power plant, improving the efficiency of the generating facility.
• Air Products has targeted fuel efficiency improvement of 1-2 percent per year for the company's Merchant hauling fleet.
• Air Products uses advanced controls and data evaluation techniques to improve product yields and efficiencies at the company's Performance Materials facilities.
• At Air Products' corporate headquarters, energy efficiency programs have been implemented since 2004, resulting in a 20 percent reduction in electricity for cooling in its large chiller plants and a 15 percent reduction in fuel in its main boiler rooms.
  

Air Products provides products and services, and is actively developing enabling technologies to increase energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Examples include:

• Oxygen use for oxy-fuel combustion efficiency enhancements applications, which reduce the use of fuel as well as the resulting GHG emissions and other air pollutants, particularly nitrogen oxides and particulate emissions.
• The company's patented Cleanfire and Cleanfire HR burners provide high fuel efficiencies for oxygen-fired systems.
• Oxygen enrichment technology to improve processing capacity and lower energy costs per unit for sulfur recovery operations.
• Innovative ion transport membrane (ITM) technology for high-efficiency oxygen production, enhancing the economic viability of large-scale oxygen applications such as Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) and oxyfuel combustion.
• Air separation technology incorporating cold energy from liquefied natural gas (LNG) to significantly reduce power and water consumption when compared to traditional cryogenic air separation technology.
• Patented state-of-the-art AP-X technology process to promote energy-integrated natural gas liquefaction.
• High purity process gases and cleaning agents used in the production of latest generation photovoltaic solar energy cells.
• The company's hydrogen facility design can include cogeneration units to generate efficient steam and power, reducing reliance on other carbon-emitting energy sources.
• By retiring older facilities in favor of energy efficient hydrogen plants, Air Products can reduce hydrogen-related carbon dioxide emissions by up to 20 percent.
• Argon gas is used to create an insulating barrier within multi-pane glass, reducing energy losses in residential and commercial buildings.
• Air Products' family of polyurethane additives are key components of foam insulation systems, enhancing the efficiency of appliances and buildings.

• Air Products transitioned from containerized product to bulk product for shipping and transportation efficiency as well as reduction in packaging materials and plant filling operations. This reduced the number of customer deliveries, resulting in reduced fuel consumption.
• Air Products partners with customers for advanced inventory management, including telemetry and real-time monitoring to maximize efficiency of product deliveries.
• Air Products includes efficiency as a factor when planning logistics in order to maximize product hauled and to provide optimum delivery routes.
• Air Products monitors fuel consumption by driver and implements driver training strategies to improve fuel consumption.

• Air Products’ Port Arthur II integrated hydrogen/cogeneration facility was named one of POWER’s natural gas-fired Top Plants of 2007.
• Hydrogen’s contribution to an increase in product yield is equivalent to avoiding more than 10 new grass-root refineries between 1976 and 2006 along with the related carbon footprint during their construction and operation.
• Air Products estimates that 1 million metric tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO₂) emission reductions are achieved each year at oxy-fuel or oxygen enrichment installations provided by Air Products, even after accounting for the indirect CO₂ emissions required to produce the oxygen utilized in the oxyfuel applications.
• Air Products estimates that its products drive annual reductions of 120,000 metric tonnes of CO₂ emissions.
• Air Products won the General Electric “Return on Environment Leadership” award for a cogeneration facility in Kentucky. The facility uses modern gas turbines and heat recovery technologies to significantly improve energy efficiency.
• Air Products was selected by the Department of Energy’s Industries of the Future Best Practices Program to demonstrate the potential for using CO₂ to manufacture polyurethane, reducing energy use and emissions.
• Air Products’ hydrogen fueling technology was highlighted in the 2009 Hydrogen Road tour which covered 1,700 miles from California to Vancouver, BC.

• Alstom is targeting a 20 percent reduction in overall energy intensity and greenhouse gas emissions from its operations by 2015, and has identified 10 sites for energy efficiency improvements to achieve this goal.

• Alstom is a leading producer of high speed rail systems, including the new AGV high speed train that consumes 15 percent less energy than comparable trains. 
• Alstom is working with Microsoft to develop smarter power plant technology, and to research smart grid deployment.
• Alstom developed critical and supercritical technology for coal-fired plants that can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 30 percent.

• All suppliers have to abide by the Alstom Charter for Sustainable Development, which includes standards for energy efficiency.  

• Alstom is working with Microsoft to develop smarter power plant technology, and to research smart grid deployment.

• Alstom developed critical and supercritical technology for coal-fired plants that can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 30 percent.

• Bank of America has committed $1.4 billion to achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification in all new construction of office facilities and banking centers. It has also pledged to invest $100 million in energy conservation measures for use in all company facilities. 
• The bank is building the most environmentally friendly skyscraper in the country at One Bryant Park in Midtown Manhattan. The Tower will serve as the headquarters for Bank of America’s operations in New York City, and house its global corporate and investment banking, wealth and investment management and consumer and commercial banking businesses. Bank of America aims to reduce energy consumption by at least 50 percent compared to a conventional building. 
• In January of 2008, Bank of America opened its Adelanto Banking Center, the first retail bank branch in the U.S. to achieve LEED “Platinum” certification.

• Bank of America has set “9x9” Climate Leaders goal – this is an absolute reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 9 percent by 2009. Bank of America will rely heavily on energy efficiency to meet this goal. 
• Bank of America has a National Energy Team, led by Corporate Workplace, which was established to reduce energy consumption, promote energy efficiency, implement the bank’s GHG reduction program and explore alternative energy potential. In 2005, the team achieved a 4.31 percent portfolio-wide electrical energy reduction -- 0.31 percent ahead of its 4 percent goal -- through implementation of efficiency projects, enhanced building operations, and increased employee education and awareness. 
• Bank of America’s reduction strategies include: upgrades to energy efficient technology, improving operations through performance metrics, best practices, education, benchmarks, and incentives. 
• Bank of America is also reducing energy use by unplugging unused servers at operations centers; shutting down computers automatically; and through the use of advanced data center cooling strategies. Additionally, lighting and HVAC systems have been upgraded.

• Bank of America offers a “Green Mortgage Program,” which allows homebuyers to receive a reduced interest rate, or $1,000 back for each home-purchase mortgage meeting Energy Star specifications. 
• Bank of America is working with the Environmental Protection Agency’s SmartWay Transport Program. Bank of America provides Small Business Administration (SBA) loans without requiring collateral and offers flexible terms to small and mid-sized trucking companies to finance fuel efficient technologies. 
• Bank of America’s loan program is intended to help trucking companies purchase SmartWay Upgrade Kits that include idle-reduction devices, low-rolling resistance tires, aerodynamic equipment and exhaust after-treatment devices.

• Bank of America uses a nationwide, consolidated one-day-a-week delivery schedule for office supplies, which reduces fuel use and provides savings of $1 million annually.

• Bank of America is also reducing energy use by unplugging unused servers at operations centers; shutting down computers automatically; and through the use of advanced data center cooling strategies. Additionally, lighting and HVAC systems have been upgraded.

• Bank of America has a National Energy Team, led by Corporate Workplace, which was established to reduce energy consumption, promote energy efficiency, implement the bank’s greenhouse gas reduction program and explore alternative energy potential. In 2005, the team achieved a 4.31 percent portfolio-wide electrical energy reduction -- 0.31 percent ahead of its 4 percent goal -- through implementation of efficiency projects, enhanced building operations, and increased employee education and awareness. 
• In January of 2008, Bank of America opened its Adelanto Banking Center, the first retail bank branch in the U.S. to achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design “Platinum” certification.

• Baxter is using green building design principles (such as the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards) in the design and construction of many of its new buildings. The deployment of a company Green Building Policy is currently under consideration.  

• Baxter’s energy goals are: by 2010, reduce energy usage from operations 20 percent indexed to revenue and by 2015 reduce energy usage from operations 30 percent indexed to revenue. The goals are compared to 2005. Energy usage from operations includes the energy used by Baxter- managed and Baxter-operated facilities, and vehicles, such as sales and truck fleets.
• From 2005 to 2009 Baxter’s sales grew over 27 percent. During this same period energy consumption for Baxter operations increased by 1 percent in absolute terms and decreased by 21 percent indexed to revenue. This puts the company on-track to meet its energy improvement goals. Baxter’s corporate energy management group oversees the company’s global energy conservation activities and reports energy usage, cost and efficiency improvements quarterly to senior management.
• Since 2005, Baxter has increased the number of annual facility energy reviews, expanded the use of a third-party utility invoice payment service, established and provided training on facility “Lean” energy standards and promoted best practices in energy management across the company. In addition, to encourage the implementation of energy efficiency projects, Baxter considers a lower internal rate of return for such capital projects.
• In 2007, Baxter launched a “Lean” energy program for the 63 principal company manufacturing facilities. The program established four sets of energy standards – Pre-requisite, Bronze, Silver and Gold – to be phased in from 2007 to 2010. Each category defines 25 to 30 requirements a facility’s energy program should meet. In 2009, 31 locations met 100% of the Bronze-level requirements, and sites on average met 94% of those requirements, up from 85% in 2008. Eight locations met 100% of the Silver-level requirements in 2009, and the average site met 76% of those requirements, an improvement of greater than 50% compared to the prior year. Several facilities are on target to achieve Gold Lean energy status in 2010. In 2009, Baxter’s global energy management initiatives achieved combined energy savings and cost avoidance of approximately $5.1 million. Energy efficiency gains achieved in 2009 are due to systematic implementation of energy conservation projects. About every three years, Baxter reviews the primary utility systems at each manufacturing facility and large office to identify opportunities for improvement, covering steam generation and distribution; water usage; electricity distribution; compressed air consumption; lighting; and heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC).
• Baxter Facilities Engineering Services, with the support of the company’s Manufacturing Council, coordinates a biennial Global Energy Conference for Baxter facility energy managers. The most recent face to face conference was held in autumn 2008 in San Jose, California. Approximately 120 Baxter energy managers, corporate staff, outside presenters and guests attended this conference, which included a special focus on renewable energy and alternative power generation. Baxter held a virtual Global Energy Conference in May 2010 to reduce cost, decrease GHG emissions associated with travel and educate the network of energy managers about virtual meeting technology.
• In 2006, Facilities Engineering Services began providing quarterly updates to the Baxter Manufacturing Council on identified energy conservation projects with acceptable return on investment. 

• Baxter performs a Product Stewardship Review (PSR) during the early stages of products in the product development process.
• PSR is a two-step assessment of environmental, health and safety, and other sustainability-related impacts (including energy efficiency) of a product throughout its life cycle. An initial screen reveals high-level sustainability risks and opportunities at the product development concept phase, in areas such as regulations and customer and other stakeholder requirements. The second phase is a comprehensive review that identifies improvement opportunities (example: material use, energy use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions) across the product life cycle.
  

• Baxter participates in the Environmental Protection Agency’s Green Supplier Network. As part of this process, Baxter works to ensure its suppliers are able to minimize their environmental impact, including making improvements in energy efficiency.
• Baxter’s participation in the process includes identifying opportunities for these suppliers to combine product transportation and use intermodal transportation.
• In 2009, Baxter launched its new Global Supplier Sustainability Program. It includes an initiative to procure products and services that help the company reduce its environmental impact while maintaining continuity of supply and managing costs. Baxter incorporated 20 green criteria into its purchasing procedures, providing its procurement organization a framework to evaluate suppliers’ sustainability initiatives. These criteria include items such as environmental performance tracking and reporting; natural resource use; hazardous substances management; product and packaging take-back programs; and goals to decrease energy use, GHG emissions and water consumption. Sustainability is one of several factors, also including quality and cost, which Baxter uses to select and evaluate its suppliers.
  

• Austria - Baxter’s campus in Vienna used steam-vent condensers to recover steam venting from various plant processes, capturing 450 megawatt-hours of heat for internal use and saving a projected $42,000 per year in energy costs. The facility also began producing domestic hot water by using an air-to-water heat pump that decreased natural gas consumption and provided a cooler working environment in several rooms.
• Brazil - Baxter’s site in São Paulo installed an innovative rooftop water evaporation system to cool the facility’s roof. The system uses relatively clean used process water that would otherwise be discharged to the wastewater collection system. This saves a projected $25,000 per year in energy required for internal building cooling and reuses 5,000 cubic meters of water annually.
• United States – Baxter’s facility in Thousand Oaks, California installed new air compressor technology that uses water injection to maintain a low air temperature. This decreases energy consumption by 50 percent compared to alternative methods. In 2009, this facility retrofitted a boiler used to generate steam with an ultra high-efficiency heat and water recovery system that decreases site energy consumption and GHG emissions by 12-15 percent and site water usage by approximately 5 percent.
• United States – Baxter’s Cherry Hill facility in New Jersey undertook multiple projects to improve boiler and steam-system efficiency, including controlling boiler air intake, optimizing boiler burner combustion control and upgrading steam economizers to maximize heat recovery.