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In 2022, Norfolk City Council adopted a resolution around the commitment to reduce energy consumption by 20% as part of the Better Buildings Challenge. To increase awareness of participation, the City’s Environmental Sustainability Division created the Watts Going Down, Norfolk campaign, which has engaged 87% of City staff.

Mars, a snacks and pet care products and veterinary services manufacturer, continued to decouple carbon emissions from business growth by lowering absolute GHG emissions in the full value chain by 16% since 2015.

Ascend Elements, a Massachusetts-based battery materials company, committed to setting emissions reduction targets at the pace and scale required by climate science and in accordance with the Paris Agreement goals and is developing science-based targets for review and validation by The Science Based Target Initiative's (SBTi) technical experts.

Fast-casual restaurant company Just Salad completed corporate GHG inventory across Scopes 1, 2 and 3 in partnership with Greenplaces.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced 25 selected applications for over $4.3 billion in grants to implement community-driven solutions to lower air pollution and accelerate the clean energy transition.

Five years into The Climate Pledge, Amazon's 2023 Sustainability Report showcases its progress in becoming a more sustainable company. This column presents highlights from the report, including how the company is meeting its energy goals, making strides to decarbonize its transportation and delivery fleet, improving delivery efficiency to reduce emissions, investing in climate solutions and more.

Kinder Morgan, Inc. announced the reduction of absolute methane emissions by 8% from 2021.

PPG, a paints, coatings and specialty materials manufacturer, announced a 10% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions within the company's own operations against its 50% reduction by 2030 target that was validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

The Annual State of Corporate Sustainability Report takes a deep dive into understanding the biggest drivers, motivators, and challenges facing professionals dedicated to making our built environment more sustainable. This year is no different; built from the perspective of over 200+ industry professionals, this year’s findings showed that both energy and sustainability professionals have critical roles to play in meeting corporate ESG goals. This webinar will review key findings from the report from the perspective of a panel of experts.

IHG Hotels & Resorts, a global hospitality company, announced the launch of its Low Carbon Pioneers program, which brings together energy efficient hotels that have no fossil fuels combusted on-site and are backed by renewable energy.