Corporate Responsibility

Voluntary Programs and Rankings

We are involved in voluntary climate change programs that promote awareness, encourage us to be transparent about our actions and improve our performance.

Chicago Climate Exchange

Motorola, Inc. was a founding member of the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX), North America’s voluntary cap and trade program, which completed on Dec. 31, 2010. CCX members made a voluntary but legally binding commitment to meet annual greenhouse gases emission reduction targets. Those who reduced below the targets received surplus allowances to sell or bank; those who emitted above the targets were required to purchase Carbon Financial Instrument® contracts.

We are currently in the process of having our 2010 GHG emissions verified by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), and we expect to surpass our commitment.

In 2011, we will continue to use CCX to verify our carbon emissions.

Carbon Disclosure Project

The Carbon Disclosure Project initiative encourages companies to report on greenhouse gas emissions and actions to mitigate them. We have participated annually since 2004.

In 2010, Motorola, Inc. was listed in the Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index, which ranks S&P 500 companies on their climate change disclosure. The index includes companies with the highest scores in relation to internal data management and understanding of how climate change related issues affect their business.

We also participated in the CDP’s first Water Disclosure project. The initiative aims to increase the availability of information about the investment risk and commercial opportunity associated with water.

Global e-Sustainability Initiative

We are a member of the Global e-Sustainability Initiative's (GeSI) climate change working group, an industry effort to improve the sustainability and energy efficiency of the information and communication technology (ICT) sector.

EPA Green Power Partnership

For the second consecutive year, Motorola, Inc. qualified for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Green Power Partnership Leadership Club, a distinction given to organizations that have significantly exceeded the EPA’s minimum purchase requirements. In 2010, we moved up 15 slots to No. 31 on the EPA’s list of the largest green power purchasers.

The Green Power Partnership is a voluntary program that supports the procurement of green power by offering expert advice, technical support, tools and resources.

Climate Counts

Climate Counts is a non-profit organization that helps consumers by providing scorecards that rate companies' efforts to tackle climate change. Motorola, Inc's efforts, recorded in the Motorola Climate Counts Scorecard, were rated as "striding," the highest category.