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The Department of Energy announced  $15.3 billion in energy savings through the Better Buildings Initiative, a public-private partnership with more than 900 businesses, state and local governments, utilities, housing authorities, and other organizations across the U.S. In the 2022 Better Buildings Progress Report, members of the initiative share their solutions.

Viterra announced its ambition to be carbon net zero by 2050 as the company continues to pursue its goals of supplying sustainable agricultural products and mitigating climate change.

FMC Corporation achieved a milestone to reach net zero journey, submitting the company’s near-term 2030 emissions reduction targets for Scopes 1, 2 and 3 to SBTi.

Kohl’s made progress on its 2025 sustainability goals by achieving a total of 50% reduction in its Scope 1 and 2 emissions based on a 2014 baseline and reached its climate reduction goal four years ahead of schedule.

Balfour Beatty Communities, a national residential real estate investment and management company, completed more than $12 million in energy efficiency improvements to more than 1,000 homes at Fort Eustis and Fort Story, Virginia.

The Net Zero Asset Managers initiative announced that the number of asset managers committing to net zero by 2050 grows to 273.

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United Natural Foods, Inc. announced its science-based emissions reduction targets covering the organization’s operations and value chain have been validated and approved by the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

The U.S. Navy (DON) and Marine Corps announced its commitment to net zero GHG gas emissions by 2050.