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White House Starts $500 Million Energy Efficiency Program for Schools

April 7, 2022

The White House announced the Biden-Harris Action Plan for Building Better School Infrastructure to upgrade public schools with modern, clean, energy efficient facilities and transportation. The action plan activates the entire federal government to

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Roadmap to Sustainability: Does Your Business Have a Plan in Place?

April 6, 2022

While over 90% of executives in the U.S. believe that sustainability is important, only 60% of companies have a sustainability strategy in place. This article from Constellation shows why the time is right for companies to evaluate their sustainability strategy and provides a sample roadmap for businesses to follow.

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Blue Apron Meets Carbon Neutral Goal

April 6, 2022

Blue Apron announced that it has met its commitment to become carbon neutral by March 31, 2022, offsetting Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions as defined by the GHG Protocol.

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DXC Technology Set 2025 Goals

April 6, 2022

DXC Technology, a global technology services provider, announced its commitment to reduce GHG gas emissions 55% by 2025 against its fiscal year 2019 baseline.

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Otis Worldwide Updates 2030 Goals

April 6, 2022

Otis Worldwide Corp. announced a target is to reduce its Scope 1 and 2 emissions 50% by 2030. The company has already achieved a 7% reduction in Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions versus its 2019 baseline.

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Port Of Los Angeles Launches Zero Emissions Fund

April 6, 2022

The Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach launched a new Clean Truck Fund, an initiative designed to help incentivize the development and deployment of zero emission trucks and infrastructure at the ports.

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Disney Adds Two New Solar Arrays

April 6, 2022

Walt Disney World Resort announced the addition of two solar arrays capable of producing over 375,000 MWh of solar energy in their first full year of operation.

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Ecolab Signs Finland Wind Farm VPPA

April 5, 2022

Ecolab Inc., a water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services company, announced the signing of a VPPA that will support the construction and operation of a five-turbine wind farm on the west coast of Finland.

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Lenovo Sets 2050 Goal

April 5, 2022

Lenovo announced it plans to achieve net zero by 2050.

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Bank of America Deployed $250B Sustainable Finance Capital

April 5, 2022

Bank of America announced that it mobilized and deployed approximately $250 billion in sustainable finance activity for 2021, an all-time high and a significant increase over 2020 levels.

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Tele2 Meets Emission Goals Ahead of Schedule

April 5, 2022

Tele2 AB announced it already met its objective of a 90% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions in advance of the original target deadline in 2025 and based on Science Based Target Initiative (SBTi) approved targets.

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Maersk Adds Electric Trucks in California

April 5, 2022

A.P. Moller-Maersk (Maersk) announced the order for 110 additional Volvo VNR Electric Class 8 trucks, increasing its total commitment to 126 trucks.

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SDG&E Adds Second San Diego Energy Storage Facility

April 4, 2022

San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) announced the completion of a second energy storage project in the City of San Diego.

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Zurich Insurance Sets 2030 Goals

April 4, 2022

Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich) is bringing forward by 20 years its target to achieve net zero emissions in its operations and now aims to reach the goal by 2030.

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Ford Motor Company: Dearborn Campus Uses Digital Twin Tool for Energy Plant Management


At Ford’s Dearborn Research and Engineering Campus Central Energy Plant (CEP), the digital twin helps operators and engineers manage energy and operational risks by monitoring the CEP’s energy systems, including the combined heat and power (CHP) system, heat recovery chillers, electric centrifugal chillers, thermal energy storage, and other equipment. This column from the Department of Energy's Better Buildings explores how the design and construction of the CEP ensure that campus building upgrades followed specific sustainability principles.

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CIBC Sets 2030 Goals

April 4, 2022

CIBC announced targets to significantly reduce the carbon intensity of its financed emissions in the oil and gas sector by 2030.

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NXP Semiconductors Sets 2035 Goals

April 4, 2022

NXP Semiconductors N.V. announced its future goals, which include achieving carbon neutrality by 2035.

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LAX Adds Commercial EV Charging

April 4, 2022

Los Angeles International Airport premiered a new commercial EV charging installation that supports medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicle fleets.

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Weekend Reads: Europe's Path Through the Energy Crisis; G-20 Climate Action at Home Misses the Mark

April 2, 2022

It's the weekend! Kick back and catch up with these must-read articles from around the web.

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SEC Takes Historic Step Forward on Climate Transparency

By Cliff Majersik, IMT   |  April 1, 2022

In a major step forward for transparency, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed on March 21 that public companies be required to publish their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In this column, Cliff Majersik, IMT's Senior Advisor, Policy and Programs, outlines the real estate implications of this proposed rule on climate risk disclosure

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PepsiCo Collaborates to Increase Renewable Electricity Adoption

April 1, 2022

PepsiCo announces the creation of pep+ REnew, a collaboration to increase value chain partner access to renewable electricity as part of the company's goal to achieve net-zero emissions by 2040.

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Marsh McLennan Sets 2050 Goals

April 1, 2022

Marsh McLennan announced its commitment to set and execute low carbon transition strategies that chart a path to net zero across its operations by 2050.

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DOE Gives Energy-Saving Rules for Buildings

April 1, 2022

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced new building energy code requirements for federal buildings that will ensure that the federal government leads by example in energy efficiency.

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Comcast Signs Solar Agreement

March 31, 2022

Comcast announced an agreement to purchase 250 MW of solar electricity that will power approximately 12% of its U.S. operations and the majority of its Mid-Atlantic operations with renewable energy.

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Modesto City Schools Add Zero Emission Buses

March 31, 2022

Modesto City Schools in California purchased 30 zero-emission school buses to rapidly convert nearly 50% of its diesel-powered bus fleet to clean energy to reduce GHG gas emissions.

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British Airways Powers Flights With SAF

March 31, 2022

British Airways received its first batch of sustainable aviation fuel produced by Phillips 66 Limited, making it the first airline in the world to start using SAF produced on a commercial scale in the UK.

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Connecticut State Colleges and Universities Add Solar

March 31, 2022

The Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) is using solar to generate power to its campuses with the completion of the second of nine offsite solar systems.

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Apple’s Green Bond Creates Clean Power

March 30, 2022

Apple’s newly completed renewable projects, which are part of the company’s planned $4.7 billion Green Bond spend, have brought clean energy to local communities while reducing carbon emissions.

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Sustainability @ Bucknell Update

March 30, 2022

In its latest Sustainability Update, Bucknell University's Office of Sustainability reports on recent progress, including exceeding three targets of its Climate Action Plan, an update on Campus-wide sustainability projects, and a Carbon Footprint Inventory Assessment Update.

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A.P. Moller-Maersk Electrifies Heavy-Duty Road Freight

March 30, 2022

A.P. Moller-Maersk (Maersk) partnered with Einride, a Swedish freight technology company, who will provide its freight mobility platform to Maersk. The solution includes 300 Einride connected electric trucks.

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