Simon Property Group (SPG) wanted to fully quantify and report its GHG emissions for 2003-2006. While significant energy efficiency initiatives had been in place since 2003, SPG wanted to report its full GHG footprint for the first time in the Carbon Disclosure Project’s fifth report (CDP5).

Clear Carbon Consulting (CCC) staff inventoried all corporate GHG emissions in a complete, detailed, accurate, and transparent process to create the company’s GHG baseline in a manner that could be easily replicated and updated over the coming years. Using CCC’s information management skill sets, CCC staff were able to quickly extract significant data components.

 With a project schedule of only two months, CCC was able to process emissions data for electricity, on-site      fuel, and fleet.
 Established location-specific baseline from which to track future emissions and identify mitigation options.
 The GHG inventory was SPG’s first and revealed an absolute reduction in carbon emissions between
     2003-2006.
 A complete methodology document was delivered to provide transparency and also to document base year      modifications for acquisitions.

 Because SPG is the owner of many shopping malls, Clear Carbon Consulting clearly defined boundary conditions      in accordance with the GHG Protocol to insure emissions ownership between landlord and tenants were      evaluated properly.
 Clear Carbon Consulting reviewed GHG data through an extensive quality assurance process.