The Gulf Coast Carbon Collaborative is a cross-industry platform designed to mobilize the collective energy & motivation of businesses in the Gulf Coast to create measurable, long-term impact in reducing carbon emissions in the region while enhancing economic vitality.
Business-led, Cross-Industry, and Action-Oriented
The goal of the Gulf Coast Carbon Collaborative is to develop multi-industry decarbonization projects in the Gulf Coast region. The US Business Council for Sustainable Development, which is leading the effort, has 25+ years of experience facilitating cross-industry sustainability initiatives, using a methodology that has proven successful in translating business goals into actionable projects.
The empirical data from the Gulf Coast Carbon Collaborative’s activities helps demonstrate the value, commitment and investment of companies in decarbonizing the Gulf region. On-the-ground project results can underpin policy initiatives, connect with research projects led by top academic institutions, and offer a market for new technologies. Working together, participating companies and organizations will be well positioned to accelerate the development of carbon reduction projects in the region.
Founding members of the Gulf Coast Carbon Collaborative as of January 2020 include leading utility, energy generation and transmission, chemical and manufacturing companies in the region - get in touch with the the program team using the form below to add your company to the mix!
“If we can bring the collective power of this group and examples of the projects that come out of it to bear on developing good policies, they are much more likely to become reality. The result will be greater net benefits to our communities and our planet.”
— Chuck Barlow, Vice President, Sustainability and Environmental Policy at Entergy
Special thanks to Entergy Corporation for their generous support of the Gulf Coast Carbon Collaborative Kick-off Event in December 2019.
And company representatives from: AEP, AmerisourceBergen Corporation, Armstrong Flooring, Bank of America, BASF, BNSF, C2ES, Center for Houston's Future, CenterPoint Energy, Cheniere, Dow, DTE Energy, Enbridge, Entergy, Ernest N. Morial Convention Center New Orleans, Formosa Plastics, Forterra, Honeywell, Ingersoll Rand, LA Mid-Continental Oil & Gas Association, NRG, Port of New Orleans, Renewable Energy Group, Restore the Earth Foundation, Sempra, Shell, Southern Company, Tierra Resources, Total and Toyota.
There is tremendous industrial activity in the Gulf Coast Region supporting a strong economy, and companies are more motivated than ever to reduce carbon emissions.
If your company is interested in learning different strategies, techniques, and ways you can work together to drive greater carbon reduction, get in touch with us about joining the Collaborative today.
The Gulf Coast Carbon Collaborative is a platform from the US Business Council for Sustainable Development. The US BCSD and platform partners are organizing a series of quarterly working meetings around the Gulf Coast region focused on project development, strategy/technology information sharing, and other barriers and enablers around policy and regulation, education and communications.
In between meetings, working groups will be convened around different content areas, and various virtual events (webinars and webcasts) will be scheduled to maintain engagement between events.
Contact Claude Griffin at griffin@usbcsd.org with any questions about participation.