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Asia Pacific Resources International Limited (APRIL) announced Nov. 17 that it is committed to net zero emissions from land use by 2030.

Novartis announced Nov. 19 that it will become the first pharmaceutical company to achieve 100% renewable electricity in its European operations through VPPAs following the completion of five such agreements with three developers.

Henkel announced Nov. 18 that it has joined The Climate Pledge and is committed to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2040, ten years ahead of the Paris Agreement.

Canada Goose announced Nov. 18 its newest purpose platform, dubbed HUMANATURE, which prominently features the company's Sustainable Impact Strategy and a target to be net zero by 2025.

Microsoft announced Nov. 19 the execution of the first-ever Peace Renewable Energy Credit (P-REC) transaction, which will aid the development of a new 1.3 MW solar-plus-storage project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Colgate-Palmolive announced Nov. 18 its sustainability strategy for 2025 and beyond, which includes a target to source 100% renewable electricity for its global operations by 2030 and achieve net zero carbon emissions globally by 2040.

The Government of Quebec announced Nov. 16 its massive "Plan for a Green Economy 2030," which has a budget of $6.7 billion CAD over five years and will focus heavily on the electrification of transportation and clean electricity to reduce its emissions output to only 54 million tons of CO2e by 2030.

AT&T and Honda are contracted to be the leading offtakers from what will be the largest solar generation facility in the United States once it is completed.

STAG Industrial announced Nov. 12 the installation of two solar installations in Illinois and Massachusetts that have a combined capacity of 3.5 MW.

A 133.6 MW solar plant that will supply energy to Bloomberg, Cox Enterprises, Gap, Salesforce, Starbucks and Workday was recently completed and will be brought online this week.