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Softchoice Corporation, a software-focused IT solutions provider, added environmentally sustainable practices to its operations, reducing GHG emissions by 3.4% and emissions intensity by 12%.

Welltower Inc. achieved a 10% Scope 1 and 2 emissions intensity reduction goal by 2025 over a 2018 baseline ahead of schedule and used over 51,000 megawatt hours of green power, more than doubling its usage since 2021.

Smart Energy Decisions’ Net Zero Forum Fall (#NZF23 Fall) will feature an Opening Keynote from IKEA, along with a variety of general sessions, spotlight solution presentations, peer-to-peer discussions, and Destination: Net Zero, a new full-day workshop on fundamental Net Zero concepts.

MetLife reports is has lowered its GHG emissions by 49% since 2019 and also maintained carbon neutrality.

Lowe’s, a home improvement retailer, achieved a 49% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions since 2016 and a 6% reduction in total energy consumption since 2021.

Prudential Financial reached its 2030 emissions reduction goal by achieving a 55.5% decrease in Scope 1 & 2 emissions since its 2017 baseline year for the facilities in its net zero target.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced $29 million for electric vehicle Level 2 charging infrastructure under Charge Ready NY 2.0 and consumer rebates through the Drive Clean Rebate Program.

The San Bernardino City Unified School District received an electric service truck built on a Ford E-450 chassis

SEKO Logistics, a company in end-to-end global logistics, submitted a commitment to become carbon neutral by 2050 to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

Who is ready to face, and take responsibility for, current and future problems when it comes to our built environment? In this column, Lotte Schlegel of IMT (Institute for Market Transformation) was inspired by the recent smoke conditions from Canadian wildfires to face a new global reality that has a big impact on our ability to provide safe, healthy, climate-appropriate buildings for all.