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At its recent Net Zero Forum, Smart Energy Decisions hosted the 2023 DEI Impact Awards, recognizing large power users’ company-wide efforts to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion while powering the energy transition. This two-part series will celebrate the winners of these awards and highlight their efforts. The DEI Impact Awards were sponsored by NRG.

Sonos, a multi-room wireless home audio manufacturer, disclosed its Scope 1, 2, and 3 GHG emissions with the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) for the first time.

Music companies Universal Music Group, Sony Music Group and Warner Music Group announced the establishment of the Music Industry Climate Collective (“MICC”).

American Airlines purchased 10,000 tons of permanent carbon removal to be delivered in early 2025.

Semiconductor company Applied Materials, Inc. announced that its science-based Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions reduction targets were validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

Dow announced that its board of directors has declared Final Investment Decision on the company's Fort Saskatchewan Path2Zero investment to build a net zero Scope 1 and 2 emissions-integrated ethylene cracker and derivatives facility.

Stericycle, Inc. set a global environmental target to achieve net zero GHG emissions for Scope 1 and 2 in the United Kingdom by 2045 and globally by 2050.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced $100 million is available for zero-emission school buses from the $4.2 billion Clean Water, Clean Air, and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act of 2022.

Frontier, an advance market commitment (AMC) that aims to accelerate the development of carbon removal technologies, has facilitated a set of direct air capture (DAC) offtakes for carbon removal. 

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office (IEDO) announced a notice of intent (NOI) to issue a $83 million funding opportunity that will decrease emissions.