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HSBC Hong Kong and Cathay Pacific are launching an initiative to support the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in Hong Kong.

Companies across the United States are investing in record levels of solar and energy storage to power their operations. According to the Solar Energy Industries Association's (SEIA) new Solar Means Business report, Meta retains its spot as the top corporate solar user with nearly 5.2 gigawatts (GW) of capacity, while Google is the leading energy storage user with 936 megawatt-hours of installed battery capacity.

Toyota Motor North America announced a 14% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 (operations-related) GHG emissions compared to FY2019.

Nordson Corporation announced it continues to implement operational efficiency projects, has completed or made progress on several on-site solar generation projects across the globe, increased purchasing of renewable energy and made investments in third-party certified, nature-based carbon offsets.

In this episode of Smart Energy Voices, Brent Trenga, Director of Sustainability at Kingspan North America, shares the company’s ambitious Planet Passionate program and its progress over the first four years of this 10-year initiative. Brent dives into the challenges they faced and the innovative solutions they have implemented to overcome them. He also highlights the value of benchmarking, setting aggressive sustainability targets, and internal buy-in from company leadership and employees to drive impactful change in sustainability efforts for this global building products manufacturer.

Brown University will start receiving clean energy with the completion of the Dry Bridge Solar facility.

The Brussels Airport signed a deal for the delivery of 25 kilotons of SAF via a pipeline to the airport.

Brilliant Earth Group, Inc., a fine jewelry company, announced that the Science Based Targets initiative has verified the company's long-term target to achieve net-zero GHG emissions across its operations (Scopes 1 and 2) and its supply chain (Scope 3) by 2050. 

Harvard University, Mass General Brigham and Massachusetts Institute of Technology partnered with other Boston organizations to procure clean energy via two virtual power purchase agreements.