In its most recent greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions report, ClarkDietrich, the nation's largest manufacturer of cold-formed steel framing products, has reported a near-70% reduction in its total Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions from 2023 to 2024.
"This year's results reflect not only our commitment to cutting emissions, but also our responsibility to help the building industry move toward a more sustainable future," said Adam Shoemaker, business development director for ClarkDietrich.
Helping to reduce the company's impact was the purchase of third-party Green-e Certified renewable energy certificates to match 100 percent of ClarkDietrich's Scope 2 market-based emissions for 2024. As the only accepted way to track and account for renewable energy use in the U.S. grid system -- which is mixed and does not offer the ability to separate renewable electrons from fossil ones -- RECs build demand for more clean energy on the grid. ClarkDietrich's RECs include 100 percent wind energy, traceable to Bent Tree Wind Farm in Hartland, Minn.
"RECs are a practical and immediate step to reducing the emissions associated with our electricity use and serve as a stepping stone toward our bolder vision of onsite renewable energy and long-term energy efficiency upgrades," said James Sforza, sustainability architectural representative for ClarkDietrich. "RECs allow us to reduce our environmental impact today by supporting clean power generation -- in a traceable and verifiable way -- while building toward more permanent solutions for tomorrow."
By reducing its Scope 1 and 2 emissions, ClarkDietrich is making it easier for architects, specifiers and building developers to procure lower-embodied carbon products, reducing their own Scope 3 emissions and meet Environmental, Social and Governance targets.
ClarkDietrich's 2024 GHG emissions report was conducted by a third party, WAP Sustainability Consulting, and measures emissions from the company's 2024 fiscal year (April 1, 2024-March 31, 2025).
To learn more about ClarkDietrich's approach to sustainability, visit clarkdietrich.com/support/sustainability.