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Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) announced Sept. 1 that two of its manufacturing sites have been certified as carbon neutral.

AT&T announced Aug. 31 a new ambition to help businesses collectively reduce a gigaton of greenhouse gas emissions by 2035.

Lexmark announced its new ambition to be carbon neutral by 2035.

Lazer Spot announced Aug. 26 that it will soon be deploying more than 25 electric vehicle trucks in its yard management operations.

The Kroger Co. announced Aug. 25 that it decreased its total carbon emissions by 11.6% between 2019 and 2020 and reduced its carbon intensity through investments in energy efficiency, renewable energy and refrigerant emissions-reduction measures.

As the public and private sectors pursue organization-wide goals for reducing GHG emissions, commercial food service kitchens and restaurants face multiple challenges: identifying new opportunities to improve energy efficiency while adhering to changing local and state regulations supporting electrification and decarbonization. This column from Better Buildings shows how operators like The Wendy's Company are finding success with a steady approach.

NETSCOUT announced Aug. 24 that it reduced the energy usage in its engineering labs by 12.1% in 2020 through a series of infrastructure updates.

McDonald’s announced Aug. 19 that it reduced absolute emissions from its restaurants and offices 8.5% and emissions intensity from its supply chain by 5.9% since 2015.

Large Swiss companies will soon be obligated to report publicly on climate-related issues under regulations going through a review process by the government.

Jackson Family Wines announced Aug. 17 a new commitment to cut its carbon footprint in half by 2030 and become climate positive by 2050 without the purchase of carbon offsets.