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Solar - February 3, 2023

Digital Realty Signs Solar PPA

Digital Realty, a provider of cloud- and carrier-neutral data center, colocation, and interconnection solutions, signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) for a 116 megawatts (MW) share of a new 154 MW ground-mounted solar photovoltaic project in Germany.

February 2, 2023

LyondellBasell Advances Towards its 2030 RE Target

LyondellBasell announced it signed the first two European renewable electricity power purchase agreements (PPAs) and two additional PPAs in the U.S.

GHG Emissions - February 2, 2023

Aramark Sets 2025 Goals

Aramark, a provider of food, facilities, and uniform services, will pursue a goal of reducing GHG emissions in the U.S. by 15% by 2025 from its 2019 baseline, purchasing goods and services in a responsible and sustainable manner, reducing food waste

GHG Emissions - February 2, 2023

Warrior Met Coal Sets 2030 Goal

Warrior Met Coal, Inc. set two targets - a 50% reduction in GHG emissions by 2030 and 25% water usage reduction by 2030.

Solar - February 2, 2023

Thermo Fisher Scientific Powers All U.S. Locations With RE

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., a life sciences company, announced it will power all of the company’s current U.S. sites with 100% electricity by 2026.

February 1, 2023

Tapestry Sets 2030 Goals

Tapestry, Inc. updated its ESG strategy and announced new targets submitted to the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) for validation to reduce Scope 1, 2 and 3 GHG emissions by 42.5% below FY2021 levels by FY2030.

Sourcing Renewables - February 1, 2023

Diamond Green Diesel Approves Texas SAF Project

Valero Energy Corporation and Darling Ingredients Inc. announced that the companies have made the final investment decision on a Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) project at the DGD Port Arthur plant.

GHG Emissions - February 1, 2023

It’s not a sprint, it’s a marathon: Challenges to net-zero

In this episode of Race to Net-Zero, host John Failla talked with NRG renewable strategy and sustainability advisors to explore potential hurdles on the path to net-zero and what tools are available for large energy customers to build a customized approach.

Distributed Energy Resources - February 1, 2023

BrightView Adds Hybrid, Electric Vehicles

BrightView, a commercial landscaping services company, converted about 400 vehicles to hybrid or electric and deployed around 1,000 battery powered, zero-emission handheld equipment units.