Sinduja Rangarajan

Data Storytelling Lead, Jerry · 1 appearance on the record.

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Sinduja Rangarajan is an investigative data journalist and the Data Storytelling Lead at Jerry. Previously a Senior Investigative Data Reporter at Bloomberg News, she was a 2024 Pulitzer Prize finalist for reporting on corporate water profiteering and received an Overseas Press Club award for exposing corporate greenwashing.

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Rangarajan: 1,318 Companies Had 112M Metric Ton CO2 Reporting Gap in 2020
“And we found that, you know in, in 2020, A 1318 companies had a difference of hundred and twelve million metric tons CO₂ between their location and their market-based emissions.”
Sinduja Rangarajan Nov 16, 2022 ▶ 2:09 A reality check on corporate sustainability

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Assertion Supported
Rangarajan: 1,318 Companies Had 112M Metric Ton CO2 Reporting Gap in 2020
“And we found that, you know in, in 2020, A 1318 companies had a difference of hundred and twelve million metric tons CO₂ between their location and their market-based emissions.”
Sinduja Rangarajan Nov 16, 2022 ▶ 2:09 A reality check on corporate sustainability
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Rangarajan: Without RECs, Procter & Gamble's emissions drop was only 12%
“So, you know, we looked at so many companies, and, you know, for example, Procter & Gamble, you know, decided to claim that, you know, it slashed 50% of its emissions and then when you really look at, you know, how they got to that 50% reduction, then a lot of…”
Sinduja Rangarajan Nov 16, 2022 ▶ 6:26 A reality check on corporate sustainability
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Rangarajan: Without RECs, Cisco's emissions rose 22% instead of dropping 60%
“With Cisco, again, you know emissions reductions, and claims using a certain form of accounting would be 60%, but then when you actually remove the credits from the equation, then their emissions have actually gone up by 22%.”
Sinduja Rangarajan Nov 16, 2022 ▶ 6:53 A reality check on corporate sustainability
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Rangarajan: Intel's emissions rose 38% without renewable energy credits
“Another example that comes to mind is Intel where, you know, their emissions have actually gone up by 38%, but when you, like, calculate Using renewable energy credits, then it only goes up by, like, 17%.”
Sinduja Rangarajan Nov 16, 2022 ▶ 7:10 A reality check on corporate sustainability

Appearances (1)

EpisodeDateSpeaking time
A reality check on corporate sustainability Nov 16, 2022 4m
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