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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that 93 U.S. manufacturing plants earned the agency’s ENERGY STAR certification in 2021.

The Kingspan Group announced it achieved a 4.3% reduction in scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions and a 29% reduction in carbon intensity year on year.

Definity Financial Corporation announced its commitment to achieve net zero emissions for both its operations and investments by 2040 or sooner.

Smart Energy Decisions is proud to announce the expansion of its Advisory Board to include five new members.

Microsoft updated its progress on becoming net zero by 2030, including its reductions in Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions of 17% year over year by purchasing renewable energy.

Amazon and Global Optimism announced that nearly 100 new companies have signed The Climate Pledge, bringing the total to over 300 companies, a nearly 600% growth in signatories over the past year.

In this episode of Smart Energy Voices, host John Failla has a conversation with Neha Palmer, CEO and Co-Founder of TeraWatt Infrastructure. Many also know her as the former Head of Energy Strategy at Google. Neha recently wrote an article for Wired titled “Electric Vehicle Charging is the Next Billion-Dollar Market.” She spoke about the potential and challenges of the transition to vehicle fleet electrification. At Google, Neha drove a large part of the adoption of renewables, so you won’t want to miss out on her insight into this critical topic.

Tarkett announced updates to its efforts in reducing its carbon footprint which includes 12 production sites in 10 countries that are sourcing 100% renewable electricity.

The Washington state legislature has approved $17 billion for transportation projects that will reduce emissions and lower dependence on fossil fuels.

UBS announced it has further enhanced the link between ESG and compensation by introducing explicit sustainability objectives for all members of the Group Executive Board (GEB).