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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.

TOTO, a plumbing manufacturer, received approval for its 2030 GHG reduction targets from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

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.

Belkin, a consumer electronics brand, announced its plan to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030.

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.

Union Pacific Railroad lowered absolute GHG emissions for Scopes 1 and 2 by 19.1% since 2018.

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.

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%.

BlueTriton Brands, Inc., a  water and beverage company in North America, set several 2030 goals, including seeking 100% of purchased electricity to come from renewable sources and to lower absolute operational GHG emissions in Scopes 1 and 2 by 42% versus 2022.

DuPont lowered its Scope 1 and 2 emissions from a 2019 baseline by 58%.