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Global law firm Kennedys announced it reached a significant milestone with the official validation of its net zero target by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

Equinix, Inc., a digital infrastructure company, announced that it has issued an additional €1.15 billion in green bonds.

The State of Maryland needed a way to manage and promote energy savings initiatives across a wide portfolio. In this column from Better Buildings, learn how the state's Office of Energy & Sustainability created a working group of 20 state agencies and university campuses to share energy savings technologies and practices.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is adding new data centers in Mälardalen, Sweden, that will use lower carbon steel and concrete.

Beko, a global home appliances manufacturer, announced that it has received validation from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) for its near- and long-term net-zero science-based targets.

Element Fleet Management Corp., an automotive fleet manager, announced the validation of its science-based targets by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) for its emissions reduction goals.

Toyota Motor North America announced a 14% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 (operations-related) GHG emissions compared to FY2019.

Syntegon, a German processing and packaging technology manufacturer for pharmaceutical and food companies, announced the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) validated the company’s climate targets.

Nordson Corporation announced it continues to implement operational efficiency projects, has completed or made progress on several on-site solar generation projects across the globe, increased purchasing of renewable energy and made investments in third-party certified, nature-based carbon offsets.

In this episode of Smart Energy Voices, Brent Trenga, Director of Sustainability at Kingspan North America, shares the company’s ambitious Planet Passionate program and its progress over the first four years of this 10-year initiative. Brent dives into the challenges they faced and the innovative solutions they have implemented to overcome them. He also highlights the value of benchmarking, setting aggressive sustainability targets, and internal buy-in from company leadership and employees to drive impactful change in sustainability efforts for this global building products manufacturer.