Is the World Bank Group carbon neutral?
Yes. In 2006, the World Bank Group became the first multilateral development bank to become carbon neutral. The Bank Group’s Washington D.C. facilities, business travel, and conference facilities as well as travel, and hotels for delegates associated with the Spring and Annual Meetings, are carbon neutral through a strategy of energy efficiency and reduction measures, carbon offsetting, and green power purchases. In addition, the Bank Group has committed to an annual carbon emissions reduction target of 7 percent by 2011 for our US-based building operations.