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A 25-acre waterfront resort, OUTRIGGER Kauai Beach Resort chose Ameresco to implement efficiency measures and install building controls to improve guest comfort while reducing its environmental impact to help meet sustainability goals. This case study explores how an energy as a service agreement enabled the resort to modernize its energy systems and reduce consumption while enhancing guest comfort without upfront costs.

Wayfair Inc., a furniture manufacturer, announced its commitment to achieving zero waste across its global operations by 2030 and a goal of reducing Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 63% by 2035.

Univar Solutions, a global solutions provider to users of specialty ingredients and chemicals, announced its global Scope 1 and 2 emissions were down by 19.9% from its baseline.

The Chemours Company, a global chemistry company, achieved a 52% reduction in operational GHG emissions in 2023 since 2018 and is on track for a 60% reduction by 2030.

DXC Technology, a global technology services provider, announced its commitment to achieve net-zero Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 2050.

Colliers, a diversified professional services and investment management firm, lowered its Scope 1 and 2 emissions per square foot by 24.8% from a 2021 baseline.

Conduent Incorporated, a global technology-led business solutions and services company, reached its goal of a 40-50% reduction in Scope 2 GHG emissions by 2030 over its 2019 baseline.

Microsoft has issued a Datacenter Community Pledge to build and operate digital infrastructure that addresses societal challenges and creates benefits for communities. In this column, Noelle Walsh, Corporate Vice President, Cloud Operations and Innovations, explains the Pledge's focus on three core areas: contributing to a sustainable future, advancing community prosperity and well-being, and operating responsibly as a good neighbor.

In this episode of Smart Energy Voices, host Debra Chanil sat down with Marshall Duer-Balkind, Director of Policy Programs at the Institute for Market Transformation (IMT), to talk about building performance standards (BPS) and their implications for the energy transition. He also gives an overview of IMT's mission and work, focusing on their efforts to improve the efficiency and performance of buildings through policy development and equitable decarbonization.

Caesars Entertainment, Inc., a casino-entertainment company, is implementing a new GHG reduction goal of 46.2% by 2030 from a 2019 baseline after achieving emission reduction goals three years ahead of schedule in 2022.