The Walt Disney Co said on Monday that it plans to cut carbon emissions from fuels by half by 2012, and ultimately to achieve net zero direct greenhouse gas emissions at its office and retail complexes, theme parks and cruise lines.

Disney also set a long-term goal to cut to zero the nearly 300,000 tons of waste it sends to landfills, much of it from construction, through diverting some to recycling centers, composting and buying more post-consumer recycled materials. The company pledged to reduce water use as well as emissions and waste associated with the manufacture, transport, use and disposal of Disney products.

The environmental plan was released a day ahead of the company’s annual shareholder meeting in its “corporate responsibility” report. The entertainment conglomerate is joining a growing number of U.S. corporations that have pledged to improve carbon and ecological footprints by a certain date, or have already done so.

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