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University of Dayton received a total of $1.2 million in energy efficiency rebates through projects that improve the sustainability of the Ohio campus and expects to save more than $400,000 annually as a result of these projects.

Simon, the real estate investment trust, announced Feb. 26 that they have achieved their 2020 sustainability goals and established a new set of ambitions going forward.

JPMorgan has committed to facilitating $200 billion this year for projects that advance the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and support climate action.

Brine Wells Development has closed a $9.9 million Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) transaction that will finance energy efficiency upgrades on its Marriott Syracuse Downtown property in Syracuse, N.Y.

Tomco Machining, a tools manufacturer based on Dayton, Ohio, will be moving to a new facility through a $990,000 energy efficiency business loan from the Dayton-Montgomery County Port Authority.

Ernst & Young (EY) will be carbon neutral by the end of 2020, according to an announcement made Jan. 30.

State Fund, a California-based workers' compensation insurance company, will be building solar panels, energy storage systems and electric vehicle charging stations at seven different locations in the state thanks to a new agreement announced Feb. 20

Comcast is expecting to save approximate 272 metric of CO2 annually through a 760-panel rooftop solar installation that they recently completed at their multi-purpose facility in Washington, D.C.

Widespread adoption of medium and heavy-duty electric vehicles (EV) is beginning to take root. However, Shashank Sane, SVP at Invenergy warns in this expert column, if a business really wants to meet its sustainability goals with an EV fleet while meeting its business obligations, managers need to think beyond just adding chargers and put into place a truly resilient charging infrastructure.