emissions by 10% from 1995 levels by 2005. But only a dozen companies have completed corporate-wide greenhouse gas inventories, attesting to the importance of providing such seemingly basic information, Cook said. None of the GEMI companies involved in the tool's rollout, including Motorola, Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Occidental Petroleum Corp., and Eastman Kodak Co., had completed a corporate-wide inventory. Although the tool's ostensible purpose is to "help companies that don't have the resources of multinational companies," Guimond noted that it is also likely to be valuable for large companies. Many multinational organizations are cutting their environment, health, and safety (EHS) programs to reduce costs, Guimond said. EHS professionals are under pressure to show value,
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