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Building on more than a decade of leadership in each of the five pillars of NRG’s comprehensive sustainability framework - business, customers, workplace, operations, and supply chain, the 11th annual Sustainability Report highlights sustainability goals and progress along with the company’s commitments to safety, customers, and community during an unprecedented year.

Winona State University will soon be home to a solar array that will be the largest on any Minnesota State campus as part of the university’s $12 million campus-wide energy overhaul.

Public Storage announced June 29 that it reduced its energy consumption and carbon emissions by 13% and 11%, respectively, from 2019 and 2020.

Flex recently released its 2021 Sustainability Report, which highlights its new commitment to reduce its Scope 1 and 2 emissions 50% between 2019 and 2030.

The Oregon legislature voted June 25 to adopt aggressive emissions targets and invest $50 million in economic development through renewable energy.

Brooks Running announced June 29 that it intends to be net-zero by 2040 through a series of emissions reduction strategies validated by the Science Based Target initiative.

MGM Resorts International is now receiving up to 90% of the daytime power needs for its 13 Las Vegas resorts from its own 100 MW solar array.

Brambles announced June 23 that it has become carbon neutral in all its operations.

Investors, employees, policymakers, and consumers are pressuring businesses to accelerate the energy transition. The energy industry is ready to help. This white paper from MP2 Energy, a Shell Energy North America subsidiary, explores three strategies that the commercial and industrial sectors can take advantage of right now.

Nestlé USA announced June 24 that it has sourced its first partner within its Dairy Scale for Good project to adopt low- and zero-emissions technology within the dairy industry.