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Greenhouse Gases Management

Corning Incorporated voluntarily recorded and reported its worldwide greenhouse gas emissions for 2005, 2006 and 2007 with the California Climate Action Registry. The Registry enables the voluntary recording of GHG emissions in a consistent and certified format.

Our world-wide inventories were developed using the California Registry Protocol which follows the principles of "The Greenhouse Gas Protocol" published by the World Resource Institute/World Business Council for Sustainable Development. These company-wide inventories include emissions from the following sources:

• Direct emissions of carbon dioxide from stationary combustion of fossil fuels
• Indirect emissions of carbon dioxide from the use of electricity
• Direct emissions resulting from manufacturing or processing of chemicals and raw materials
• Fugitive emissions resulting from the intentional and unintentional releases of hydrofluorcarbons (HFCs and PFCs)
• Direct mobile emissions resulting from aviation fleet

Results

The tables below show the results for carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide, (N2O) hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs) and sulfur hexafluoride (SF6).  The results cover GHG emissions under our management control.   These emissions have been independently verified by a third party. 

Moving Forward

Corning Incorporated encourages all of its manufacturing operations to have an energy reduction program as one of its objective and targets under its Environmental Management System. This program will help improve energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gases. Furthermore, Corning Incorporated has launched a Global Energy Management (GEM) initiative to improve its energy efficiency.

Corning continues to track and measure its GHGs to use in the establishment of a target for the corporation. Currently, Corning is in the process of conducting its GHG inventory for 2008 and will register the world-wide emissions with the California Registry.

Global Energy Management

In 2005, Corning Incorporated launched a Global Energy Management (GEM) program that strategically manages global energy with consideration to energy productivity, supply reliability and environmental impact. In accordance with our Values, Corning is committed to maintaining a long-term view of energy that will include a cost-effective, environmentally responsible use of energy in its facilities around the world. Our mission is to become world-class in the way we purchase and use energy.

As part of that commitment, Corning became an ENERGY STAR partner in 2005. ENERGY STAR is a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy. The program helps families and businesses save money and protect the environment through energy-efficient products and practices.

As an ENERGY STAR partner, Corning makes a fundamental commitment to protect the environment through continuous improvements in energy performance.

"Increasingly, the need to address energy costs, reliability, and consumption is being recognized as strategic to Corning's competitiveness. Likewise, greenhouse gas management is growing in importance. GEM is leading our efforts around the world to address these needs."
          - Kirk P. Gregg, Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer

Energy Policy Guidelines

• Continuously improve energy productivity through effective energy management programs that support manufacturing capabilities while providing a healthy work environment
• Encourage ongoing energy conservation by all employees
•  Implement plans to protect operations from energy supply interruptions
• Secure adequate and reliable energy supplies at the most advantageous rates
• Manage energy supplies to potentially lower greenhouse gas content
• Incorporate energy productivity in new product design, development, and manufacturing process
• Emphasize energy productivity in the selection of all real estate, equipment, goods, and services
• Drive further development and investment in innovative energy technologies
• Engage governmental agencies and utility companies to utilize and develop effective energy productivity incentives
• Support national and local energy productivity and climate change actions