Environment: Performance 2010
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |
| Direct/Indirect Emissions of Carbon Dioxide MTC | 97,242 | 124,107(*1) | 120,263 |
| Direct Emissions of CO2e / $M Revenue | 3.67 | 7.65(*1) | 8.52 |
| Indirect Emissions of CO2e / $M Revenue | 11.8 | 14.6 | 13.65 |
| GHG Emissions per Unit of Floorspace (Tons CO2/ft2) | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
| Waste Recycled/Prevented - Annual Pounds (US Only) | 13,686,766 | 15,020,146 | 11,702,258 |
| Waste Recycled/Prevented - Annual MTCE Avoided | 16,147 | 27,773(*2) | 16,635 |
| Waste Recycled/Prevented – Annual MTCE Avoided/$M Revenuet | 2.58 | 4.98 | 3.1 |
| Product Recycling - Cumulative Pounds (US and Canada only) | 13,588.464 | 20,159,239 | 26,705,481 |
(*2) increase in MTCE avoided largely due to significant increase in paper recycled
(MTCE = metric tons of carbon equivalents)
Partnerships, recognition and awards
Eco-Patent Commons
Carbon Disclosure Project
Greening the Mail Task Force
Recycle Please
Green 15
Waste Wise
Green Power Partnership
Energy Star
Connecticut Green Business Award
In January 2010 Connecticut Business News Journal named Pitney Bowes a Connecticut Green Business Award winner in the Corporate Achievement category, citing the company’s longstanding commitment to environmental stewardship and dramatic reduction in electricity use under the guidance of its Energy Task Force. 
Eco Lighthouse shines on Pitney Bowes Norway
Funded by the Norwegian Ministry of Environment, the Eco-Lighthouse Program is designed to help companies in Norway reduce their environmental impact, cut costs and benefit from their status as an environmentally responsible company through industry-specific certification and testing. The year 2010 was Pitney Bowes’s second in a row as an Eco-Lighthouse certification winner.