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Entergy Corporation 2013 INTEGRATED REPORT 47
ENVIRONMENTAL
Protecting Our Environment
Managing Risks
We account for risks related to greenhouse gas emissions in our business planning processes. We use
projections of future carbon prices and compliance costs for other potential environmental requirements
to test business planning decisions and evaluate optimal, lower-carbon energy resource investments.
We address physical risks with a storm hardening process to prioritize investments to reduce business
interruptions, a proven emergency preparedness and response process, a business continuity process
and a stakeholder outreach process.
Since 2001, Entergy has operated under voluntary commitments to stabilize our CO2 emissions as part
of our efforts to manage risks related to potential federal legislation of emissions. After successfully
completing two five-year commitments, we set a new voluntary stabilization commitment with the adoption
of Environment2020. Our commitment is to maintain CO2 emissions from Entergy-owned power plants and
controllable power purchases through 2020 at 20 percent below year 2000 levels. Through year-end 2013,
our cumulative emissions from 2001 are 9.8 percent below our cumulative 2001–2013 target. The 2013
greenhouse gas inventory is verified to the International Organization for Standardization 14064.1
Standard for GHG Inventory Development, Reporting and Verification. The inventory, reporting
document and verification letter from ICF International are available at americancarbonregistry.org
and entergy.com/environment.
Minimizing Waste
Generating waste creates business risk related to the costs of disposal and cleanup and costs of non-
compliance with permits and regulations. All Entergy business groups have aggressive waste minimization
programs. Entergy minimizes waste generation through source reduction, reuse/resale of materials when
possible and recycling. In 2013, we:
• Recycled nearly two tons of rechargeable batteries through a partnership with the Rechargeable
Battery Recycling Corporation.
• Reused or recycled more than 221 tons of electronic equipment through a partnership with
Arrow Electronics.
• Resold more than 13 million pounds of scrap wire, metal and equipment/vehicles, diverting this
material from disposal and recovering nearly $9 million in value to the company.
• Continued to deploy commodity recycling programs at company locations, including white paper,
mixed paper, paperboard, cardboard, aluminum, steel and plastics.
Additionally Entergy continued our commitment to “completing the cycle” by purchasing recycled office
paper, stationery, envelopes and business cards.
Reduced Environmental Footprint
Strong environmental performance is good for business and important to our stakeholders. We recognize the importance of preserving finite
environmental resources and the biodiversity that exists within ecosystems across our planet. We also believe excessive greenhouse gas
emissions have a negative impact on our environment. For these reasons, we continuously strive to reduce our environmental footprint by
focusing on resource use and reduced air emissions.