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GHG Emissions - August 21, 2023

Gildan Activewear Decreases Emissions by 10.9%

Gildan Activewear Inc. tied 25% of its senior executives’ strategic objectives to the company's annual short-term incentive plan to support the advancement of ESG targets.

Sourcing Renewables - August 19, 2023

Weekend Reads: Renewables Versus Summer Heat; Potential Hydrogen Breakthrough

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

GHG Emissions - August 18, 2023

California Resources Expands Goals on Methane Emissions

California Resources Corporation announced the oil company updated and expanded its ESG goals on methane emissions and linked ESG performance to executive pay.

Sourcing Renewables - August 18, 2023

Tennant Increased Use of Renewable Energy

Tennant Company — a company that designs, manufactures and markets solutions to reinvent how the world cleans — sourced 89% of global electricity consumption from renewable energy sources in its 2022 fiscal year.

GHG Emissions - August 18, 2023

ONEOK Lowered Emissions by 20%

ONEOK, Inc. achieved reductions that equate to approximately 20% of the company's total 2030 GHG emissions reduction target as of year-end 2022.

Solar - August 18, 2023

Verizon Adds North Carolina Solar Project

Verizon Communications signed a long-term virtual purchase agreement for the Oak Trail Solar Project that has reached commercial operation.

Sourcing Renewables - August 17, 2023

Cushman & Wakefield Lowers Emissions by 33%

Cushman & Wakefield, a global commercial real estate services firm, announced a 33% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 (market-based) GHG emissions since its 2019 baseline.

Sourcing Renewables - August 17, 2023

Columbia University Granted Deep-Drilling Geothermal Permit

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Mineral Resources (DMR) granted Columbia University a permit to drill a closed-loop geothermal test bore to a depth of 800 feet in New York.

GHG Emissions - August 17, 2023

Ciena’s Goals Approved by SBTi

Ciena's near-term, science-based GHG reduction targets were approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).