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Logitech International announced Dec. 4 its commitment to the Paris Agreement and to source 100% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030.

The world’s most influential companies are actively engaging with policymakers and utilities to accelerate the transition to renewable energy, according to the 2019 RE100 Progress and Insights Annual Report, but governments must now remove the remaining barriers.

Ralph Lauren Corp. announced Dec. 2 its commitment to power all its globally owned and operated offices, distribution centers and stores with 100% renewable electricity by 2025 as part of its larger sustainability plan.

The third edition of Smart Energy Decisions' Renewable Energy Sourcing Study, sponsored by ENGIE, uncovers ways in which the industry continues to change and grow, as early adopters expand their use of renewable energy and new market entrants are attracted by novel methods of sourcing and more flexible contract terms.

Inter IKEA Group will be investing 200 million euros into integrating renewable energy into its supply chain and into forest management practices in pursuit of its goal to become a climate-positive business.

Every company has its own unique set of hurdles to overcome in setting and attaining sustainability goals. In this conversation Amy Bond, Energy and Sustainability Program Manager at Sprint explains how Sprint started to look at procuring renewables as early as 2008 - and how their plans finally came to fruition with a 12-year VPPA signed in 2019.

The City of Cincinnati has in the works the largest municipal solar project in the country, a 100 MW project expected to reduce the region's annual carbon emissions by 158,000 tons.

In direct response to a plea from Pope Francis, Catholic Climate Covenant developed a Catholic Energies program. This column from Dan Misleh discusses a venture to tap a huge portfolio—over 70,000 Catholic-owned buildings in the United States—and focus on both energy efficiency and solar energy.

Great Wolf Lodge expects to see over $1.3 million in energy savings and a 10% reduction in carbon emissions within the first year of a new energy initiative being rolled out at locations across the country.

The Richmond, Va., City Council has approved the city's first C-PACE program, which will allow commercial property owners to gain loans to pursue clean energy improvements on their buildings.