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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