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In this episode of Smart Energy Voices, host Debra Chanil welcomes Sharon L. Nolen, Program Manager & Fellow, Global Natural Resource Management at Eastman Chemical, for a dive into Eastman's journey toward decarbonization, emphasizing the pivotal role of energy efficiency in their strategy. Sharon highlights Eastman Chemical's commitment to sustainability, focusing on mitigating climate change, mainstreaming circularity and caring for society.

Standard Motor Products, Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of premium replacement parts in the automotive aftermarket, announced it plans to make reductions in Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions.

Microsoft will require its main suppliers to switch to 100% renewable energy by 2030.

Caltrain's transition of diesel trains and their infrastructure components to an electrified system is complete.

Vetter, a contract development and manufacturing organization, announced that it achieved its sustainability goals for 2023 by becoming a member of SBTi, installing a photovoltaic array and electrifying systems.

Leviton's Network Solutions Business Unit, a global manufacturer of copper and fiber cabling systems, announced it achieved carbon neutrality.

Cemex entered into a partnership to conduct an analysis of the potential of decarbonization levers at Cemex's Balcones cement plant in Texas to accelerate the cement company’s commitment to achieving net-zero CO2 emissions by 2050.

Enbridge Inc., a Canadian company supplying natural gas, oil, renewable power networks and European offshore wind power, achieved a 37% reduction in GHG emissions intensity and a 20% reduction in absolute GHG emissions from its 2018 baseline.

AAON, Inc., a manufacturer of HVAC products, continues to work toward reducing GHG emissions by 10% by 2025 and maintain that approximately 36% of its total energy consumption is derived from renewable sources.

ComEd announced the addition of two new, all-electric bucket trucks to its fleet, which is part of the company's initiative to transition its fleet vehicles to the use of fully electric, biodiesel and clean-powered vehicles.