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Santander Holdings USA, Inc. set a goal of 100% carbon neutral operations and $3.1 billion in renewable finance exposure supporting $7.8 billion in total deal size.

Starbucks, in partnership with Volvo Cars, announced the first Starbucks stores where new EV chargers will be available to customers and members of the public.

Smart Energy Decisions announces the final agenda for the Net Zero Forum, SED’s largest event ever, set for September 12-14, 2022 at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge in Phoenix. With Pre-conference Workshops, Peer-2-Peer Conversations, General Sessions, and Track sessions focusing on Buildings, Manufacturing, Higher Education, and Cross-Sector Issues, this Forum will deliver more actionable content on the subject of understanding and developing your Net Zero strategies than any other industry event.

FedEx Office, a printing, packing and shipping services company and subsidiary of FedEx Corp., is piloting 10 Ford E-Transit vans across its FedEx SameDay City network.

The Lufthansa Group is expanding its CO2-neutral flight and along with SWISS, Austrian Airlines and Brussels Airlines, the partnership is offering a new fare that already includes full CO2 compensation in the price.

In 2013, Whole Foods Market became the first grocery partner to join the Better Buildings Challenge, committing to a 20% improvement in energy use intensity by 2023 across its building portfolio of more than 12 million square feet. In this column, learn how Whole Foods Market surpassed that goal two years ahead of schedule, achieving a 21% energy reduction.

Harrison Street, an investment management firm focused on alternative real assets, announced a partnership to install EV charging stations at selected properties.

Turkish Airlines will launch a new program called Co2mission to help offset the carbon emissions caused by flights.

The Net Zero Forum, set for September12-14, will be Smart Energy Decisions’ largest event ever with more than double the number of educational sessions and 50% more energy and sustainability executives than ever before. The Forum will convene at the JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge in Arizona.

Liberty Mutual Insurance announced its membership to the MIT Climate and Sustainability Consortium (MCSC), supporting the acceleration and implementation of large-scale solutions to address climate change.