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Starbucks committed in a letter from their CEO Jan. 21 to reducing carbon emissions in their direct operations and supply chain by 50% by 2030, in addition to becoming resource positive, meaning they storing more carbon than they emit.

Bank of America has achieved its carbon neutrality goal a year ahead of schedule through the reduction of Scope 1 and 2 emissions, purchasing 100% renewable electricity and buying carbon offsets for the remaining emissions.

Mastercard announced Jan. 17 the Priceless Planet Coalition, which includes a slew of companies committed to reducing their carbon footprint and uniting corporate sustainability efforts.

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Microsoft committed to being carbon negative by 2030 and removing all the carbon it has emitted either directly or by electrical consumption since 1975 before 2050 in a report released Jan. 16.

JPMorgan Chase is joining a project to use blockchain to achieve 100% renewable energy consumption by the end of 2020.

Visa has successfully reached its goal to use 100% renewable electricity across its 131 offices in 76 countries and four global processing centers, just in time for its 2020 target.

The City of Phoenix is estimated to save approximately $3.5 million annually in energy and maintenance costs thanks to a project it will undergo to replace nearly 100,000 municipal street lights with high-performance LEDs.

Truman State University will be receiving around $100,00 in cash incentives through a program that included making energy efficiency upgrades to the Kirksville campus, which is expected to save the university more than $49,000 annually in energy cost

Saint-Gobain North America’s current goal in energy monitoring is to gain more granular data on energy usage within its manufacturing sites to accelerate the achievement of its sustainability goals. This column from Better Buildings details the success found by using some less obvious opportunities.