Partnerships

PG&E believes in collaboration, and we continue to work with a host of partners — environmental stakeholders and businesses. These partnerships embody several of our core values: transparency, open and honest communications, and taking responsibility for our actions. Engaging in trusted relationships is the right way to make progress on the key environmental issues that confront us all.

Environmental and Conservation Groups

Audubon California

Audubon California's mission is to conserve and restore California's natural ecosystems, focusing on birds, other wildlife, and their habitats for the benefit of humanity and the earth's biological diversity.

California Climate Action Registry (Registry)

Established by California statute as a nonprofit voluntary registry for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, the Registry helps companies and organizations with operations in the state establish GHG emissions baselines and record their GHG emissions inventory.

California Environmental Dialogue (CED)

CED's mission is to engage California business, government and environmental leaders collaboratively to improve public and private environmental policy.

California Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Advisory Committee on Environmental Justice

This group was created to assist the California EPA Interagency Working Group with implementing an environmental justice agenda.

California League of Conservation Voters (CLCV)

The CLCV is the nonpartisan political action arm of California's environmental movement. Its mission is to protect the environmental quality of the state by increasing public awareness of the environmental performance of all elected officials, working to elect environmentally responsible candidates and holding them accountable to the environmental agenda once elected.

California State Parks Foundation (CSPF)

Dedicated to preserving California's 278 state parks, the CSPF works with citizens, lawmakers, and community and business leaders to secure adequate funding and protection of the resources that help California's parks thrive. CSPF also supports environmental education, wildlife and habitat preservation, volunteerism and sound park policy.

Center for Natural Lands Management (CNLM)

As a leader in the planning and management of mitigation and conservation lands, the CNLM manages more than 49,000 acres of conservation lands throughout California and facilitates the successful implementation of federal, state and local statutes designed to protect our natural heritage.

Central Valley Salmon and Steelhead Recovery Assessment Project/California Trout

California Trout's mission is to protect and restore wild trout and steelhead and their waters throughout California. PG&E and California Trout collaborated with agency, industry, nongovernmental and academic representatives to identify and prioritize recovery opportunities and actions for endangered salmon and steelhead across the Sacramento/San Joaquin River.

Ceres

Ceres is a leading national coalition of investment funds, environmental organizations and other public interest groups working with companies to tackle environmental and social challenges, including climate change. PG&E is a member.

Ducks Unlimited

Ducks Unlimited conserves, restores and manages wetlands and associated habitats for North America's waterfowl.

National Arbor Day Foundation

The foundation is a nonprofit, environmental education organization of nearly one million members, with a mission to inspire people to plant, nurture and celebrate trees.

The Nature Conservancy (TNC)

Since 1951, TNC has worked with communities and businesses to protect more than 117 million acres around the world. PG&E is currently working with TNC and the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge to restore and protect wildlife habitat along the Sacramento River for the federally protected Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetle. Projects are expected to be completed in 2008.

San Francisco Bay Joint Venture

This is a partnership of public agencies, environmental organizations, the business community, local governments, the agricultural community and landowners working cooperatively to protect, restore, increase and enhance wetlands and riparian habitat in the San Francisco Bay.

Save San Francisco Bay Association

This organization seeks to preserve, restore and protect the San Francisco Bay and Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta Estuary as a healthy and biologically diverse ecosystem essential to the well-being of the human and natural communities that it sustains.

Solano Land Trust

Solano Land Trust's mission is to preserve agricultural lands, open space and resources through the acquisition of land and conservation easements, education and land management.

Sustainable Silicon Valley (SSV)

SSV is a collaboration of businesses, governments and nongovernmental organizations that are identifying and addressing environmental and resource pressures in Silicon Valley.

Trust for Public Land

As part of our overall species protection plan, PG&E partnered with the Trust for Public Land and the Sierra Foothill Conservancy (SFC) to protect 719 acres of high-quality habitat around Fine Gold Creek for the Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetle, a federally protected species. Managed by SFC and the California Department of Fish and Game, this important habitat is also home to the western pond turtle, the foothill yellow-legged frog, and other sensitive bird and plant species. The Wildlife Conservation Board and the Bureau of Reclamation co-funded the project.

Business Community Partners

Alliance to Save Energy

The Alliance promotes energy efficiency worldwide to achieve a healthier economy, a cleaner environment and energy security. Corporations and business trade associations work together through the Alliance to promote greater investment in cost-effective energy efficiency.

California Council for Environmental and Economic Balance (CCEEB)

CCEEB is a coalition of California business, labor and public policy leaders who work together to advance collaborative strategies for a sound economy and a healthy environment.

California Fire Safe Council (CFSC)

CFSC's mission is to preserve and enhance California's man-made and natural resources by providing leadership and support that mobilizes all Californians to protect their homes, communities and environment from wildfires.

California Fuel Cell Partnership (CFCP)

The CFCP is a unique collaborative of auto manufacturers, energy companies, fuel cell technology companies and government agencies committed to promoting fuel cell vehicle commercialization as a means of moving toward a sustainable energy future.

California Natural Gas Vehicle Coalition (CNGVC)

CNGVC is devoted to ensuring that the state continues to set the pace in adopting this clean-burning transportation technology.

Clean Energy Group (CEG)

A coalition of national energy companies, CEG is dedicated to promoting environmentally progressive policies at the national and regional levels. CEG is actively engaged at the federal level in promoting national mandatory standards for reducing emissions of NO_X, SO₂, mercury and CO₂.

The Climate Group

PG&E joined other industry leaders, as well as Prime Minister Tony Blair and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, in a Roundtable convened by The Climate Group to discuss how business and government can deploy clean energy and clean technologies to accelerate the transition to a low-carbon economy. The Climate Group is an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing business and government leadership on climate change.

National Hydropower Association (NHA)

NHA is a national nonprofit association that seeks to secure hydropower's place as an emissions-free, renewable and reliable energy source that serves national environmental and energy policy objectives.

Natural Gas Vehicle Coalition (NGVC)

A national organization dedicated to the development of a growing, sustainable and profitable natural gas vehicle market, NGVC represents more than 100 natural gas companies; engine, vehicle and equipment manufacturers; service providers; environmental groups; and government organizations.

Pew Center on Global Climate Change: Business Environmental Leadership Council

A project of the Pew Center, the Council represents a group of leading companies worldwide responding to the challenges posed by climate change.