Corporate Leadership Recognition

Overview

The Corporate Leadership Recognition Program seeks to recognize corporations on climate.org who have taken steps to reduce their environmental impacts through emissions reductions, product greening and supply chain engagement.

Purpose

This program will give corporations incentives to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and provide consumers with the information to make environmentally-conscious purchases. The Climate Institute will review the environmental impacts of corporations and their products and reward those who produce sustainably. Simultaneously, this recognition will provide consumers with information on purchasing environmentally friendly products.

Current Work

Duraflame, the leading maker of firelogs in the United States, has recently joined the Corporate Leadership Recognition Program. The Climate Institute is working with other corporate entities on recognizing their progress.

Partners

The Climate Institute suggests burning bio-wax firelogs instead of cordwood or natural gas as a way of reducing household carbon emissions from use of residential fireplaces.

Duraflame, the leading maker of firelogs in the United States, recently began manufacturing firelogs made with bio-wax instead of petroleum-based wax. Removing the petroleum content from its products not only led to lower carbon emissions, it also made the emissions from burning the firelogs carbon neutral. Independent testing reviewed by the Climate Institute shows the new bio-wax logs create no net increase of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and that they produce 70 percent less carbon emissions than firewood; they also produce up to 80% less carbon emissions than natural gas fireplaces burned for an equivalent duration.

The new logs are also more climate friendly when compared to natural gas fireplaces since natural gas is a non-renewable fossil fuel. The new Duraflame logs are available at grocery stores, super centers, club stores, hardware stores, and other retail outlets. For more information, visit www.duraflame.com