Offset Portfolio

FOSSIL FUEL DISPLACEMENT

Replaced kerosene lamps and diesel generators with solar photovoltaics in Sri Lanka. Over the 20-year lifetime, one household 35 W solar PV system will prevent more than six tons of CO₂ from entering the atmosphere.

2007: Shaklee Millennium Promise Installation of solar energy.

The Shaklee-Millennium Promise village installation promotes solar energy in African villages, provides much-needed electricity and also encourages renewable energy sources as a sustainable model. For the villagers, this will have a tremendous impact: a means for increased productivity, earnings potential, and expanded hours for education.

WIND ENERGY

Supported construction of The Rosebud Sioux Tribe Wind Turbine—the first large-scale Native American owned and operated wind turbine.

In 2007, Shaklee became the first consumer products company to offset 100% of C0₂ emissions through the EPA Climate Leader’s program and use 100% Green Power.

FUEL CONVERSION

Converted boilers in the Portland School District from oil to natural gas. The retrofit also reduced energy costs for the school district.

Converted San Bernardino County, California school buses from petroleum-based diesel fuel to biodiesel fuel (formulated from recycled cooking oil). The retrofit not only decreased greenhouse gas emissions, but it also reduced tailpipe emissions of pollutants that aggravate asthma in children.