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Corporate climate action: 3 acceleration areas to get ahead on in 2024

Corporate Knights

Since 2009, Schneider Electric has provided clean energy solutions to more than 40 million people, invested in 26 companies, trained 430,000 people, and supported more than 5,600 entrepreneurs with the help of 7,000 trainers globally. As well as training 1 million people in energy management.

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New Sustainable Energy Factbook shows 2020 was ‘blockbuster’ year for renewables in America

Renewable Energy World

Global supply chain disruptions, workforce protection measures, and policy uncertainty required adaptation across the industry. Power from all zero-carbon sources (renewables plus nuclear power) set another record, meeting 40% of demand. year-on-year, the first decline since 2009. power in 2020.

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The top 25 most sustainable fleets

GreenBiz

But in early 2019, Amazon announced an industry-first for a delivery company: It pledged that half of all of its shipments would be net-zero carbon by 2030. The entire company (including transportation) will be net-zero carbon by 2040. Just a short five years away. An Antelope Valley Transit Authority bus on the road.

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Delivering Net Zero - What It Takes in the Telco Industry

3BL Media

a decisive step towards Net Zero emissions, Deutsche Telekom partnered with Ericsson to bring solar power to commercial mobile broadband sites contributing to more than two-thirds of the site’s total power – even during peak hours.By However, it will be vital if we are going to achieve Net Zero carbon ambitions.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

The company touts advancing responsibility for sourcing raw ingredients, such as cobalt, within its supply chain. The company, an early partner with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, has positioned water and carbon emissions as equally critical in the climate crisis. and globally by 2040. Company profile.

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25 badass women shaping climate action in 2021

GreenBiz

She passed a Zero Carbon Bill during her first term that mandates net-zero emissions by 2050 and campaigned on tougher action this term. . In that role, she was engaged in helping clients develop strategies for supply chain transparency disclosures and claim, emissions reporting and human rights. . "In