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Absolut Company Updates Emission Progress

January 12, 2023

The Absolut Company announced its 2030 carbon emission goals remain on track via its Absolut Vodka, Kahlúa and Malibu brands.

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SK hynix Issues Sustainability-Linked Bond

January 12, 2023

SK hynix Inc., a semiconductor supplier, announced that it successfully issued a Sustainability-Linked Bond (SLB) with a total amount of USD 1 billion.

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Scotland Sets 2030 RE Goals

January 12, 2023

Scotland released its ‘Energy Strategy and Just Transition Plan, ’ which calls for the country’s use of renewables to be accelerated.

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Hannibal School District Receives Funds for Low Emission Buses

January 12, 2023

Hannibal Public School District #60 is utilizing funding from the Environmental Protection Agency's Clean School Bus Program and the Missouri Propane Education & Research Council to reduce its carbon footprint with propane school buses.

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Schaeffler Group’s Goals Receives SBTi Approval

January 12, 2023

The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) validated the Schaeffler Group’s targets for reducing GHG emissions as being in conformity with SBTi criteria and recommendations.

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Replay Race to Net-Zero Episode 1: The Starting Point - Key Drivers of the Net-Zero Movement

January 11, 2023

NRG Energy and Smart Energy Decisions’ Race to Net-Zero podcast is a six-episode series centered around the journey to net-zero for businesses like yours. This premiere episode featured host, John Failla and NRG VP of Sustainable Solutions, Lynda Clemmons exploring the evolution of energy, sustainability, and the forces driving companies to act.

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Electra Sets 2050 Goals

January 11, 2023

Electra Battery Materials Corporation released an ESG framework outlining the company’s priorities and commitments, including pledging to achieve net-zero GHG emissions by 2050.

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Arlington County's Operations Hit 100% RE

January 11, 2023

Arlington achieved its goal of 100% renewable electricity use at all county facilities, two years ahead of schedule.

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Neiman Marcus Lowers Emissions

January 11, 2023

Neiman Marcus Group (NMG), a luxury brand retailer, reduced its Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 31% in 2021 compared to its 2019 baseline.

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Bell County Water Control Adds Microgrid   

January 11, 2023

Bell County Water Control and Improvement District (WCID) #1, the operator of the Lake Belton Water Treatment Plant in Texas, will develop a 10 MW microgrid system fueled by clean-burning natural gas generators.

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Smart Energy Decisions Webinar Center

January 10, 2023

Catch up with the latest Smart Energy Decisions webcasts on-demand at the Webinar Center - your go-to resource for presentations you need to help you make the best decisions for your energy strategies. Recent webinars include "Delivering Sustainable Energy as a Service as the first step towards net zero goals," "How 24/7 Carbon Data is Shaping the Travel & Tourism Industry," How to Optimize your Energy Strategy to Cut Costs, Increase Resilience and Secure Sustainable Growth," "Managing Fleet Electrification - Real-life Insights from GM, Houston, Portland, and Genentech," and "Energy Storage & Demand Response: A Lucrative Combination."

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Houston Texans Buys Carbon Credits

January 10, 2023

NFL's Houston Texans will purchase carbon dioxide (CO2) removal credits to offset the estimated carbon emissions for the team’s future air travel to regular season away games for three seasons.

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80 Acres Uses Tech to Improve Sustainable Farming

January 10, 2023

80 Acres Farms, an indoor farming company, received an initial investment from Siemens Financial Services and will use its technology to foster sustainable, traceable and more productive farming practices.

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Air France-KLM Issues Sustainability-linked Bond 

January 10, 2023

Air France-KL placed its first sustainability-linked bonds for a nominal amount of €1.0 billion that are linked to the company’s target to reduce its well-to-wake Scope 1 and 3 jet fuel GHG emissions.

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REV Group Lowers Emissions with Alternative Fuel Solutions

January 10, 2023

REV Group, Inc., a company that designs and manufactures specialty vehicles in the fire & emergency, commercial and recreation industries, reduced its energy use and GHG emissions over FY2021.

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New York Properties Implement Carbon Capture

January 9, 2023

Five multifamily properties in Manhattan owned by Glenwood Management will add carbon capture technology in the first three months of 2023.

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Case Study: How Brandywine Implements Social Equity and Carbon Reduction in Their Portfolio

January 9, 2023

In this case study, IMT and the Department of Energy’s Better Buildings Alliance highlight Brandywine Realty Trust, a long-time partner of Green Lease Leaders, and their notable work on incorporating social impact goals into their leasing practices.

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AT&T Partners on Transportation Emissions Program

January 9, 2023

AT&T announced that Geotab is joining its Connected Climate Initiative, a collaborative that works on connectivity-based solutions to reduce GHG emissions by 1 gigaton by 2035.

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Zendesk Lowers Emissions  

January 9, 2023

Zendesk delivered a carbon neutral product to its customers and achieved carbon neutrality on employee travel-related emissions at the close of 2022.

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Hyzon Motors Partners in Hydrogen Project  

January 9, 2023

Hyzon Motors Inc. announced it is collaborating with two companies to commercialize operations of a green waste-to-hydrogen production facility that will supply hydrogen fuel to transportation markets in northern California.

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Weekend Reads: Is the Needle Moving on Climate Action?; California Wind - the New Gold Rush?

January 7, 2023

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

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Amazon Web Services Uses Low Carbon Concrete

January 6, 2023

Amazon Web Services (AWS) entered into a partnership to receive low-carbon ECOPact concrete for the construction of several Amazon data centers in northern Virginia.

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Smart Energy Decisions Welcomes New Advisory Board Members

January 6, 2023

Smart Energy Decisions announced the addition of five new Advisory Board members.

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Mercedes-Benz Builds EV Charging Hubs

January 6, 2023

Mercedes-Benz announced plans to rapidly expand the availability of DC fast charging with the development of over 400 charging hubs across the U.S. and Canada.

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NYC Adds EVs and Charging

January 6, 2023

The New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services and the New York City Department of Transportation announced $10.1 million in federal grants to replace 925 fossil fuel-powered fleet vehicles with EVs.

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Belkin to Lower Scope 3 Emissions

January 5, 2023

Belkin, a global consumer electronics company, introduced new mobile power products to reduce its Scope 3 emissions.

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PG&E to Add Hydrogen Storage System

January 5, 2023

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation, plans to deploy and operate a utility-scale battery plus green hydrogen long-duration energy storage system (BH-ESS).

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Yahoo Opens Carbon Neutral Inventory to Advertisers

January 5, 2023

Yahoo announced an integration with Scope3 to offer carbon neutral private marketplace (PMP) media in the Yahoo SSP.

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Hachette Livre Sets 2030 Goals

January 5, 2023

Hachette Livre, a subsidiary of Lagardère SA and a mainstream publishing group, stepped up its decarbonization efforts by committing to a 30% reduction in global emissions by 2030.

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Nominations Open for 2023 WISE (Women in Smart Energy) Awards

January 4, 2023

Nominations will be accepted through January 13 for Smart Energy Decisions' second WISE (Women in Smart Energy) Awards. This awards program was developed to celebrate women's significant contributions to the energy transition.

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