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In today’s landscape, it’s critical for businesses to step up as global corporate citizens, and that means reducing environmental impact and mitigating climate change. In this column, Adobe, a long-standing supporter of the transition to a low-carbon economy - and a 2020 Smart Energy Decisions Innovation Award winner - reviews their progress and next steps.

Facebook, Google and AT&T topped the list of the 2019 Top 10 Large Energy Buyers in a report that reveals a total of 9.33 GW renewable energy procurement in the U.S.

Daimler, the German auto manufacturing corporation that includes Mercedes-Benz, will have 100% of its demand for its German production sites covered with a combination of solar, wind and hydroelectric power.

The Elizabeth Public School Board of Education in Elizabeth, N.J., will be receiving two new rooftop solar projects totaling approximately 1,470 kW in a system that is expected to produce 1,800,000 kWh in the first year.

For Adam Shalapin, Ball Corporation’s Global Sustainability Manager, helping the manufacturer cut 25% of emissions of each beverage container they make is more than a corporate mission. Adam’s video is the first in a new series from Duke Energy Renewables: “Today’s Leaders. Tomorrow’s Heroes.” This new series is all about leaders in renewable energy, their internal drive, leadership style, and the courage to "do differently."

College of William & Mary announced Jan. 30 that they signed an agreement that will allow them to source nearly 50% of the campus’s electricity needs through solar energy.

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

The 2020 Innovation Summit expands its roster of speakers and announces its first wave of supplier sponsors as it gears up for the start of the event on March 9-11 at the Houstonian Hotel in Houston. Focusing on “ The Future of Energy Management, the Innovation Summit is designed to help energy and sustainability executives from large electric power users build and execute their energy management strategies.

Extra Space Storage has completed 100 solar projects across locations in over a dozen states, totaling over 10 MW of energy capacity, in partnership with Safari Energy.