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The 25 most sustainable public-sector companies in the world

Corporate Knights

By 2040, the company has pledged to reach net-zero emissions in its operations, which will expand in an effort to help the city reach its own net-zero goals. before 2050, and 75% of the citys net-zero strategy relies on these investments. In 2023, EDC provided a record $12.2 In total, SaskTel donated $2.9

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Southern Company and PGA TOUR Partner for the First-Ever Net Zero Energy TOUR Championship

3BL Media

DESCRIPTION: ATLANTA, September 28, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Southern Company announced that it delivered the first-ever net zero energy TOUR Championship. Good Energy Pavilion: Within the Southern Company fan experience on the course, we used recyclable and reusable materials including wood, fabric and mesh products to reduce waste.

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Achieving net zero with sustainable e-waste solutions

Sustainability Matters

E-waste is a big part of the problem ­— it’s responsible for 70% of the toxic chemicals found in landfill. According to ‘The Global E-waste Monitor 2020’, the world produced a record 53.6 million tonnes of e-waste in 2019. According to ‘The Global E-waste Monitor 2020’, the world produced a record 53.6 Only 17.4%

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Understanding the price of decarbonization

McKinsey Sustainabilty

In 2007, McKinsey developed—for a Swedish utility—the first marginal abatement cost curve (MACC) to provide such a framework (Exhibit 1). Since 2007, MACCs and their equivalents have become widely accepted. Since 2007, MACCs and their equivalents have become widely accepted. gigatons, but the actual abatement was already 0.08

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Divert Announces $1 Billion Agreement with Enbridge to Fund Waste Food-to-Clean Energy Buildout

ESG Today

Food waste-focused impact technology company Divert announced a $1 billion infrastructure development agreement with energy infrastructure company Enbridge, aimed at supporting the development of wasted food to renewable natural gas (RNG) facilities across North America. generating more than 100 million tons of wasted food annually.

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Aflac 2021 Business & Sustainability Report: Environment and Climate Risk Management

3BL Media

Waste management. In addition, Aflac set the following climate goals: Reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 emissions 75% by 2030 from a 2007 baseline. Carbon neutrality in all Scopes by 2040 and net zero emissions by 2050. Strategic sourcing and procurement. Employee engagement. Facilities management. In 2020, Aflac U.S.

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Matter of opinion: What the 2021 Earth Day polls reveal

GreenBiz

I started doing this in 2007 and, with a few exceptions, continued it annually through last year. For example, despite nearly every survey showing that a sizable majority of consumers want to reduce their own plastic waste, the pandemic has necessarily increased the use of single-serve and disposable products and packaging.