CN Launches New Tool to Help its Customers Calculate Greenhouse Gas Emissions
CN has launched a new self-service sustainability tool, My Carbon Emissions, enhancing its commitment to environmental responsibility. This tool, accessible via the CN One eBusiness platform, allows customers to evaluate their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from shipments moved on CN, highlighting the benefits of rail transport over trucking. By offering insights into estimated emissions and the emissions avoided, CN supports companies aiming to reduce their transportation GHG emissions. The company has set ambitious targets to cut its Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions intensity by 43% and Scope 3 emissions intensity by 40% by 2030. Additionally, CN aims for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
- Launch of My Carbon Emissions tool enhances customer engagement and environmental responsibility.
- The tool provides customers with actionable data on GHG emissions and savings from using rail.
- CN's commitment to reduce Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions intensity by 43% by 2030 demonstrates strong sustainability leadership.
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The new tool will enable customers to evaluate the environmental advantages of using rail for their specific shipments
MONTREAL, April 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI) announces the launch of a new self-service, sustainability tool, My Carbon Emissions. CN was first to launch the Carbon Calculator, 13 years ago, to give customers visibility into their estimated greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and emissions savings using rail transportation. Now, this new tool, available on the CN One eBusiness platform, provides customers with a detailed report of their estimated GHG emissions based on all their loaded shipments moved on CN, as well as the emissions avoided by choosing rail over truck. These insights into the environmental benefits of shipping via CN’s transcontinental network empowers customers to make data driven decisions that support their climate objectives.
As more companies are looking to quantify, and ultimately, lower their transportation GHG emissions, the information now available will allow customers to easily access and understand part of their Scope 3 emissions. It will also help identify opportunities for them to make more environmentally friendly transportation decisions. It demonstrates CN's commitment to innovate and offer solutions for its customers’ evolving needs.
“Rail has a tremendous potential to reduce the environmental impact of transportation and we are pleased to offer this enhanced tool to our customers, who are at the heart of what we do. Moving long-haul freight by train instead of truck can reduce GHG emissions by up to
- Doug MacDonald, executive vice president and chief marketing officer at CN
CN is part of the climate solution and has set science-based targets to reduce its Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions intensity by
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