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Food service provider Aramark is piloting a program at 10 U.S.-based universities to offer dishes with a lower carbon footprint on residential dining menus this semester.

DHL’s Deutsche Post is now offsetting all CO2 emissions generated by its mail transport operations, achieving a more sustainable mail service at no extra cost to customers.

Deutsche Post DHL Group introduced a global DHL Green Carrier Certification to encourage road transport subcontractors in their efforts to become more sustainable.

Alibaba Group Holding Limited announced a pledge to achieve carbon neutrality operations by 2030 and set a Scope 3+ target to reach 1.5 gigatons of decarbonization across its business ecosystem by 2035.

The Goldman Sachs Group set new targets for 2030 in sectors where the investment bank sees opportunities to partner with its clients to drive decarbonization in the real economy. The announcement comes with the release of “Accelerating Transition,” its 2021 Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) Report.

Meritage Hospitality Group, one of the largest Wendy’s franchise entities with 345 restaurant locations, will expand its deployment of a technology platform designed to lower its energy use following a successful five-site pilot.

Walmart announced the creation of a supply chain finance program that will lower GHG emissions reductions through CDP’s TCFD-aligned disclosures, but uses science-based targets for the first time.

The Kroger Co. and Kipster Farms, a Netherlands-based egg production system, announced a strategic partnership to bring the world's first carbon-neutral, cage-free eggs to retail shelves in the U.S.

Union Pacific Railroad announced its first climate action plan outlining its approach to achieving net zero GHG emissions by 2050.