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

In this episode of Plugged In, host Chuck Hanna from Constellation talks with Adrian Anderson, General Manager of Carbon-Free Electricity, Renewable Energy & Carbon Dioxide Removal at Microsoft, about advancing carbon-free energy and data-driven sustainability. Adrian shares Microsoft’s sustainability goals, including their 100% renewable energy targets, and the crucial role of data granularity for accurate carbon reporting. He highlights Microsoft’s investments in carbon reduction and innovation, such as the company’s Carbon Innovation Fund and its work in long-term power offtake agreements. They also cover the challenges and strategies around Scope 3 emissions, building carbon-free infrastructure, and fostering collaboration with utilities to support a sustainable future.

DHL signed a RNG fueling agreement to receive 100,000 gallons annually over a three-year period to power DHL trucks located in California, Texas and Arizona and lower their emissions.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced that contracts have been executed for 23 large-scale land-based renewable energy projects that will provide more than 2.3 gigawatts of clean energy throughout New York state.

The European Commission earmarked €4.6 billion to boost net-zero technologies, electric vehicle battery cell manufacturing and renewable hydrogen under the Innovation Fund.

Consumer products manufacturer Unilever entered a new partnership that aims to develop a variety of sugar cane to extract plant-based oils for use in the company's cleaning ingredients.

The International Airlines Group (IAG) announced a new sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) purchase agreement.

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

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

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.