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Public companies have a responsibility to deliver long-term sustainable value, but the definition of that value has evolved beyond a return on investments for institutional and individual investors. In this column, Stacie Haas explains how Fifth Third Bank became the first regional commercial bank to achieve carbon neutrality, an achievement that wouldn’t have been possible without a strategic focus on ESG.

The University of Maryland announced on Feb. 25 that it is participating in a collaborative research and extension project concerning biogas in Nigeria.

Ocean View School District in Oxnard, California announced on Feb. 25 that it has included four electric busses and power chargers to deliver reliable, clean transportation and save thousands of dollars by avoiding time-of-use rate charges.

The City of Kyoto, Japan plans to electrify buses on its famous sightseeing line as part of a five-year demonstration operation to further promote pure electric public transportation in an effort to achieve the country’s carbon neutrality goal by 2050.

Etsy announced on Feb. 24 that it is deepening its commitment to a sustainable future with a new goal to reach net-zero emissions by 2030.

Wells Fargo Renewable Energy & Environmental Finance (REEF) announced on Feb. 25 that it has surpassed $10 billion in tax-equity investments in the wind, solar and fuel cell industries.

Maryland’s Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Board of Education announced on Feb. 25 that it approved a contract to convert its school bus fleet to all-electric, starting with 326 buses over the next four years.

As the U.S. energy landscape continues to undergo a transformational shift, how and where power is generated has emerged as a key driver in the transition. In Part 1 of this series from NRG based on results of the 2020 State of Distributed Energy Resources study conducted by Smart Energy Decisions, NRG looks at drivers and challengers among organizations who are currently deploying or considering the deployment of DERs - as well as ways to overcome those challenges.

University of Nebraska Lincoln (UNL) announced on Feb. 24 that it is taking additional steps toward increasing its sustainability by ordering two more biodigesters for its dining halls.

Microsoft and global digital services company Accenture announced on Feb. 24 that they are partnering to help speed the U.K.’s low-carbon transition.