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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Nov. 14 announced a $12 million expansion of the state's "Real Time Energy Management" initiative aimed at enhancing energy efficiency in commercial, industrial and multifamily buildings.

Building on the previously announced rollout of LED lighting across thousands of JPMorgan Chase & Co. branches — and the installation of new energy management and digital technologies at approximately 4,500 locations — the banking giant has set its eyes on sustainable infrastructure ambitions in Detroit. 

Chobani LLC, the second-largest yogurt manufacturer in the U.S., has announced grand plans for an expansion of its existing plant in Twin Falls, Idaho, that will build on its environmental commitment and utilize state-of-the-art energy efficiency technology.

The development of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in the United States would result in benefits that far outweigh the costs, according to a report released Nov. 2 by Ceres and M.J. Bradley & Associates.

A new report published by Navigant Research examines the value that intelligent building technologies provide to the world of corporate sustainability in terms of facilities and energy management, IT and operations teams using a single intelligent building platform to monitor progress toward corporate sustainability goals.

Joining a growing number of the world's largest banks that have committed big money to mitigate climate change and cut their own climate-related risks, HSBC on Nov. 6 committed $100 billion to sustainable financing and investment by 2025 and said it will source 100% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030.

This column from EDF Climate Corps project manager Daniel Hill explains why more and more companies - from Apple to Walmart - are making public commitments to cut greenhouse gas emissions outside of their own operations, and why avoiding scope 3 emissions can have the greatest impact on a corporate footprint.

A major Vermont business group is working to re-frame the argument for a carbon tax as an economic development opportunity for the state.

Ford Motor Co. is expecting to see drastic cuts in energy use at its research and engineering center in Dearborn, Mich., through the implementation of a series of sustainability systems created by its utility, DTE Energy.