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Demystifying the ?Absolute Zero? concept

GreenBiz

It might, for example, buy carbon offsets to kickstart action in the short term without delay, then move on to supporting initiatives that directly affect its operations, such as installing new technologies for energy efficiency or clean energy.

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Commitment to Customers, Transparency, and Decarbonization

3BL Media

We then worked closely with the responsible functional groups – Plant Operations, Environmental, Real Estate, and Supply Chain – to address the Internal Audit findings. I asked NRG’s Internal Audit team to review our current processes and identify improvement opportunities.

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2020 was the year that…

GreenBiz

German sportswear company adidas committed to using only recycled polyester across its supply chain by 2024. And pressing companies to eliminate deforestation in their supply chains has long been an activist focus. It’s not just the climate impacts of concern to investors. Help could be on the way. There’s more.

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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. Rosalind Brewer is the first African-American and woman to steer the company’s Americas operations as well its global supply chain, product and store development. and globally by 2040. Company profile.

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NRG Energy 2021 Sustainability Report: Our Sustainability Strategy

3BL Media

Supplemented our annual public policy and political contributions disclosure with an inaugural report on the climate positions of our disclosed membership organizations . Released several years of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)-1 reports . Business: renewable and virtual renewable power purchase agreements .

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The JUST Report: My Top Takeaways from a Frenetic Climate Week

Just Capital

Apple is also working to transition its entire product supply chain to renewable electricity by 2030, as part of its efforts to achieve its verified 1.5-degree QUOTE OF THE WEEK “Customers increasingly care about climate change, their footprint, their supply chain footprint.