News Limited is implementing measures to save around 30,000 tonnes of greenhouse gases from its operations across Australia as part of the company’s One Degree initiative to tackle climate change.
News Limited Chairman and Chief Executive, John Hartigan, said One Degree – launched on June 25 2007 - had exceeded the company’s expectations both in terms of reducing News Limited’s own carbon footprint and by inspiring staff and the broader community to take action.
Mr Hartigan said work underway within News Limited has so far identified around 125 new initiatives to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions over the next two years by 20% as part of News Limited’s commitment to be carbon neutral by 2010.
“One Degree is now part of the way we do things at News Limited,” Mr Hartigan said.