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More businesses are being driven towards sustainability sourcing and are taking a leadership role in implementing clean energy solutions as a result of growing consumer demand for environmentally responsible products and services, as well as by residential consumers’ interest in managing their own energy consumption.

Visa’s corporate campus in Foster City, California is committing to transition to 100% renewable energy as the company has enrolled in the ECO100 program from San Mateo County’s official electricity supplier Peninsula Clean Energy (PCE).

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Medline announced the completion of a new solar installation, a 1.1-megawatt system in Rialto, Calif. The system, Medline’s second in North America and fifth worldwide, is estimated to generate power equivalent to 75% of the facility’s usage

Goldman Sachs is at 95% of its 100% renewable energy goal for 2020, according to the company’s 2017 Environmental, Social and Governance Report.

The Wendy’s Company unveiled a new “Smart Family of Designs” to provide a portfolio of development options to franchisees, including the Smart 2.0 design, which reduces environmental impact with a smaller footprint and features that promote energy efficiency, while targeting an additional $150,000 of savings in development costs. 

Smart Energy Decisions has released the current agenda, speakers, and sponsors for the spring edition of the 2018 Renewable Energy Sourcing Forum to be held June 18-20 at the Rancho Bernardo Inn, San Diego, Calif.

Walmart announced that suppliers have reported reducing more than 20 million metric tons of GHG emissions in the global value chain, as part of the company’s Project Gigaton initiative. This progress was shared at Walmart’s annual Sustainability Milestone Summit

Morgan Stanley announced a new energy efficiency program that includes a turnkey LED lighting and digital controls solution to reduce lighting-related energy consumption by as much as 50% in some locations.

As part of their Commercial & Industrial Renewable Energy Development Initiative (C&I REDI), Georgia Power announced on Apr. 9 plans to add more than 177 MW of new solar resources through PPAs signed with NextEra Energy and Origis Energy.