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Rayonier announced March 1 that in 2019 its timberland assets sequestered an estimated 5.7 million tons of CO2 equivalents from the atmosphere, after accounting for carbon emitted through operations and carbon removed to customers through harvest activity.

The City of Santa Monica announced on Feb. 25 that it deployed a zero-emissions delivery zone within a one-square mile voluntary area by partnering with tech and delivery companies and community organizations.

A.P. Moller - Maersk recently announced that it will be launching the world’s first carbon neutral liner vessel in 2023, seven years ahead of its original target date.

Within Cisco’s direct operations, the main source of emissions is the energy required to operate labs and data centers. Catherine Paquette of Cisco explains in this column how the unique approach of the company's Global Energy Management and Sustainability (GEMS) team has driven progress toward achieving their Scope 1 and 2 GHG reduction goals.

It's the weekend! Kick back and catch up with these must-read articles from around the web.

Goldman Sachs announced March 4 that it achieved a fifth of its 2030 sustainable financing goal that it set in 2020, with $156 billion completed and $93 billion of that dedicated to climate transition.

Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) announced its intent to increase its sustainable financing by $500 billion by 2025 and achieve net zero emissions in its lending by 2050.

Kellogg announced on March 3 that it will achieve more than 50% renewable energy to address the electricity needs of its owned manufacturing globally by the end of 2022.

Target announced March 4 three new renewable energy partnerships that will cover nearly a quarter of all its electricity use with wind and solar power.

Visa announced March 3 that it has entered into an agreement that will provide its Virginia data center with 100% renewable energy for five years.