May 28, 2008. /Lesprom.com/. The Collins Companies committed to reducing their carbon dioxide emissions by 15% below 1999 levels by 2009. Collins has already achieved an 10.2% reduction and expects to reach its target well ahead of schedule. As a provision of its Climate Savers agreement, the company's new and existing buildings now use environmentally friendly and energy efficient materials. Collins anticipates saving $5 million by increasing its energy efficiency. Collins becomes the first forest products company in the U.S. to be a signatory to the World Wildlife Fund Climate Savers Tokyo Declaration.