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HOW TO GET ENDORSEMENTS Without talking to anyone!

Peter Bliss

EMPLOYERS IN MN CD2

� 25 employers representing 26,000 district employees have made a public statement calling on leaders to take action to address climate change.

� 32 employers representing 26,000 district employees are leading by example with internal efforts to reduce their carbon footprint.

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CALL FOR ACTION

Employer CD2Employees Employer CD2Employees

ThomsonReuters 7000 KohlsDept.Stores 500

Amazon 2500 BestBuy 500

WalMart 2200 YMCA 400

UTCAerospace 1600 CVSPharmacy 400

Target 1500 USBank 280

McDonalds 1450 CaribouCoffee 200

UPS 1400 CityofRedWing 200

Ecolab 1300 Starbucks 160

AIonAlps(VailResorts) 1000 CityofHasMngs 130

Seagate 800 Cargill 100

3M 750 CityofPriorLake 100

WellsFargo 910 CardinalHealth(UniPatch) 100

PepsiCo 600

INTERNAL ACTION

Employer CD2Employees Employer CD2Employees

SMSC-MysMcLakeCasino 4200 PaRersonCompanies 500

BCBSofMN 3250 FederalMogul 400

MayoClinicHealthSystem 1700 MenashaCorp. 310

Cub/SuperValu 1500 Chipotle 250

PrimeTherapeuMcs 1500 Lowe'sHomeImprovement 250

Hy-Vee 1500 RahrMalMng 240

Fairview 1200 Walgreens 225

PostConsumerBrands 1200 Certainteed 220

LifeMmeFitness 1000 DakotaCountyTech.College 210

XcelEnergy 1000 Archer-Daniels-MidlandCo. 200

St.OlafCollege 861 ArdentMills 200

CarltonCollege 811 Dick'sSanitaMon 150

HomeDepot 800 Coborn's 130

HearthsideFoodSoluMons 620 Cameron'sCoffee 125

Uponer 580 PaneraBread 125

TreeHousePrivateBrands 540 WasteManagement 100

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ANSWERS ON THE INTERWEB!

� Who are the large employers in my district?

� What do they say about climate change?

� How many employees do they have?

WHO ARE THE LARGE EMPLOYERS?

� State, city, county data

� Target, Walmart, Starbucks, McDonald’s

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Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the City Council of Eagan MN December 31 2016

�  Search city, county websites for “principle employers”, “large employers”, “major employers”, etc. Often buried in financial or community development reports

�  Data may not be current

WHAT DO THEY SAY ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE?

� Search company websites, news stories, associations

� Divide into “Calls for Action” and “Internal Action”

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JUDGEMENT CALL BE DEFENDABLE

�  Some companies may not be who they appear to be �  Great Lakes Coca Cola Bottling is not Coca-Cola

�  McDonalds stores are mostly franchised, but heavily branded

�  Starbucks stores inside other stores are licensed (ie-Target employees)

�  Affiliations may not imply calling for action

�  Buck Hill, Welch Village are members of US Ski&Snowboard, but apparently only to field racing teams

�  Some company positions may not be crystal clear

�  A sustainability policy without any tangible actions

�  Thomsen Reuters calls strongly for companies to take action, but not governments per se

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HOW MANY EMPLOYEES?

�  City, County Data

�  News

�  Company Website

�  Estimates

�  Call?

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WHAT TO DO WITH THE DATA?

AFTERTHOUGHTS

� Revisit in the light of day

� This list doesn’t account for voters who work outside the district.

� Look for companies who’s business would benefit from action

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THANK YOU!

�  Resource materials used: www.tinyurl.com/CCLEmployers