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GHG Emissions - May 6, 2024
Nominations Open for SED’s 2024 DEI Impact Awards
Nominations are now being accepted for Smart Energy Decisions’ second annual DEI Impact Awards, which recognize and celebrate organizations that promote Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) while powering the energy transition. These awards acknowledge company-wide efforts by large power users (commercial, industrial, institutional, and government) to advance DEI, specifically focusing on the impact and amplification of energy and sustainability programs.
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GHG Emissions - May 3, 2024
Spruce Root Adds Heat Pumps Powered by RE
Spruce Root, a southeast Alaska nonprofit and Community Development Financial Institution, will receive a $2.5 million U.S. DOE grant for a heat pump deployment project for Prince of Wales Island.
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GHG Emissions - May 2, 2024
Performance Food Group Reduces Power Intensity, Sets 2030 Goals
Performance Food Group, a food and foodservice distribution company, introduced new goals in its fiscal year 2023 ESG report, which include lowering Scope 1 and 2 GHG emission intensity by 30% by 2034.
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GHG Emissions - May 2, 2024
TOTO Receives SBTi Approval
TOTO, a plumbing manufacturer, received approval for its 2030 GHG reduction targets from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
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Sourcing Renewables - May 2, 2024
Teva Pharmaceutical Sets Emissions, RE Goals
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. announced new targets to achieve net-zero emissions across its operations and value chain by 2045 and 100% renewable electricity across all sites by 2035.
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GHG Emissions - May 1, 2024
Belkin Sets 2030 Goals
Belkin, a consumer electronics brand, announced its plan to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030.
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GHG Emissions - May 1, 2024 - By Better Buildings, U.S. Department of Energy
General Motors: Using Data Visualization to Navigate Decarbonization
General Motors (GM) has publicly committed to reducing its energy consumption, water consumption, and greenhouse gas emissions across its 118 U.S. sites. All sites were tasked with evaluating potential contributions to the goal, as well as mapping glide paths to the targets. This column from Better Buildings explains how GM developed a new Energy and Carbon Optimization (ECO) Metrics Dashboard to standardize the process and help energy managers and plant leadership track monthly performance for energy, water, and emissions and estimate site-specific potential savings from their existing project roadmap.
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Sourcing Renewables - May 1, 2024
Union Pacific Lowers Emissions, Tests Hybrid-Electric Locomotives
Union Pacific Railroad lowered absolute GHG emissions for Scopes 1 and 2 by 19.1% since 2018.
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GHG Emissions - May 1, 2024
BeiGene Plans to Add Energy Efficiency, RE
BeiGene, Ltd., a global oncology company, is implementing a strategy that includes energy efficiency projects and renewable energy purchases, including installing solar panels on its manufacturing facilities to help it lower emissions.
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GHG Emissions - April 30, 2024
Husqvarna Group Halves Emissions
Husqvarna Group, a global company manufacturing outdoor power products, halved its absolute CO2 emissions compared to a 2015 baseline year while the business's sales rose by 47%.
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