external Commitments 	BNY Mellon is a member of: 	•. Carbon Disclosure Project (Signatory) 	www.cdproject.net 	www.cdproject.net 	•. EPA’s Green Power Partnership 	www.epa.gov/greenpower 	www.epa.gov/greenpower 	•. U.S. Green Building Council 	www.usgbc.org 	www.usgbc.org 	•. The Green Grid 	www.thegreengrid.org 	www.thegreengrid.org 	•. Sustainability Roundtable 	www.sustainround.com 	www.sustainround.com 	Waste management 	Waste management 	A positive change occurred in the most important area of waste management: reducing overall waste.