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Ann Arbor, MI—NSF International, a public health and safety organization, and Trucost Plc, a global provider of environmental data and analysis, today announced the availability of a new report entitled, Carbon Emissions - Measuring the Risks.

Many U.S. companies will soon have to pay for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions under the planned cap-and-trade program, an approach used to control pollution by providing economic incentives to companies achieving reductions in pollutant emissions and adopting energy efficient business practices. This free report examines the GHG emissions and carbon footprints of S&P 500 companies in several sectors that NSF works with: chemicals, food and beverage, healthcare, industrial goods and services, personal and household goods, automobiles and parts and retail.

"Climate change represents serious challenges to the environment, as well as risks and opportunities to U.S. corporations. The first step in mitigating those risks is to calculate carbon emissions and their potential costs from direct operations and supply chains," said Malcolm Fox, Vice President Corporate Services, Trucost, an NSF International Partner. "Industry by industry, this report presents those impacts and identifies critical strategies to prepare for upcoming legislation and turns risks into a competitive advantage."

The report also highlights other significant environmental challenges facing these industries, by addressing the following:

• Are companies measuring and reporting GHG emissions?
• Which sectors emit the most direct operational GHGs?
• Which sectors are most exposed to carbon costs under regulations to control GHG emissions?
• Beyond carbon, what are the other significant environmental impacts of each sector?

Read the whole story at CSRwire.com.

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