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Exasol announced May 25 that it entered into a new partnership that allowed it to offset 100% of its carbon emissions for 2019 as it pursues future carbon neutrality.

A key solution to reducing costs and emissions is green leasing, which is increasingly gaining traction in commercial real estate. In this column from Audi Banny of the Institute for Market Transformation (IMT), learn how this year's class of Green Lease leaders is providing a blueprint for how to scale this approach, even in difficult times.

A pathway to achieving net-zero emissions in the world by 2050 is clear, but current climate pledges and progress being made will not be enough as it currently stands.

Peet's Coffee announced May 19 a new coffee subscription that supports the planting of trees and allows customers to offset their carbon footprint.

President Biden issued an executive order May 20 directing federal agencies to analyze and mitigate the risk of climate change in systems dealing with financial security.

With the release of a new Corporate Responsibility Report, Pat Gelsinger, Intel Corporation's CEO, discusses the company's progress against its 2030 RISE strategy and corporate responsibility goals, plans for the coming years, and the limitless opportunities made possible by the magic of technology.

Kao Corporation announced May 18 that it is targeting net-zero carbon emissions by 2040 and to be a carbon-negative company by 2050.

Flexjet LLC, a fractional private jet service, announced on May 17 that it had achieved carbon-neutral flight operations. Flexjet has been purchasing credits to offset carbon emissions from all flights booked by its U.S.-based owners since January 2021

Greenidge Generation Holdings announced that its entire bitcoin mining operation at its facility in Upstate New York will be carbon neutral beginning June 1 through a portfolio of carbon offset credits.

The U.S. DOE's Better Buildings Initiative saved $13.5 billion in energy costs and more than 130 million metric tons of carbon emissions in the past year.