CVS Carbon Emissions Decline 3.9 Percent

SHARE: Email Print LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Although CVS Caremarks absolute carbon emissions increased 1.2 percent from 2010 to 2011, when calculated against the retailers overall square feet of retail space operated, emissions actually declined by 3.85 percent. In 2011, the drug chain reported 1,800,500 metric tons of carbon equivalents, up from 1,778,000 metric tons in 2010. In 2011 the company released 0.25 metric tons of carbon per square foot of retail space, a slight decline from 0.26 metric tons per square foot of retail space released the prior year, slightly reducing its carbon intensity, according o the companys newly