Today, Ryder System, Inc. released its 2011 Corporate Sustainability report titled “Making Commerce Flow More Efficiently and Sustainably, for Everyone.”  Their third report since 2008 outlines steps and achievements taken by Ryder in the development and execution of their sustainability strategy.   Highlights from the report include figures developed using methodology from the Carbon Disclosure Project. The Carbon Disclosure Project is an independent not-for profit organization working to drive greenhouse gas emissions reductions.   Their reporting system is divided into three “Scopes.”   Scope 1 covers direct emissions for all operations owned and controlled by Ryder.  Scope 2 covers indirect emissions for purchased electricity, while Scope 3 covers indirect emissions associated with employee business travel.  Ryder reports 2011 enterprise emissions for the U.S. and Canada’s Scope 1 & 2 at 459,452 metric tons of CO2 equivalent,; down by 7,410 MT in 2010; and by 14,482 MT in 2009.  Much of these carbon reduction…