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CBRE Appoints Robert Bernard as Chief Sustainability Officer

ESG Today

Commercial real estate services and investment firm CBRE Group, the world’s largest manager of commercial buildings, announced the appointment of Robert Bernard as Chief Sustainability Officer and Senior Vice President, Client Sustainability Solutions.

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Better Together: The Climate Pledge

GreenBiz

Join us for a conversation about the power of companies (big and small) coming together to tackle the climate crisis, and hear why Global Optimism and Amazon co-founded The Climate Pledge—a bold commitment to become net zero carbon by 2040—10 years ahead of the Paris Agreement. . Kara Hurst, Head of Worldwide Sustainability, Amazon.

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ESG Today: Week in Review

ESG Today

This week in ESG news: EU adopts new law against greenwashing; Walmart reaches 1 billion ton supply chain emissions reduction milestone; S&P forecasts $1 trillion sustainable bond market in 2024; Airbus, TotalEnergies launch sustainable aviation fuel partnership; Verizon invests $1 billion in renewable energy; EU lawmakers agree to certification (..)

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VMware Publishes 2023 ESG Report Demonstrating Smart Impact Progress

3BL Media

This includes engineering a more sustainable multi-cloud experience for our customers, reducing VMware’s emissions to achieve net zero, empowering diverse and distributed workforces, and being a trusted supplier that ships secure, privacy-aware solutions built on a responsible supply chain.

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Diageo to Use Net Zero Glass Bottles from Hydrogen-Powered Furnace

ESG Today

The company said that the agreement will contribute to its climate commitments under its “Society 2030” sustainability strategy , including a goal to reduce carbon emissions across its supply chain by 2030. The decarbonization of glass packaging also forms a key part of the UK government’s plan to reach net zero by 2050.

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Ahold Delhaize to Ask Suppliers to Report Emissions, Set Climate Targets by 2025

ESG Today

The company also set a goal to reduce emissions across its value chain, which thousands of suppliers, producers and farmers, by 37% by 2030. At the time, Ahold Delhaize said that it would provide more details on its Scope 3 plans within a year.

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Yum! Brands Highlights Progress on Climate, Sustainable Packaging and Equity & Inclusion Priorities in Annual Citizenship & Sustainability Report

3BL Media

Our environmental sustainability agenda marked a number of important milestones over the past year with the approval of our science-based targets and the launch of strategic programs around renewable energy in our restaurants and emissions efficiency in our supply chain, in addition to elevating our sustainable packaging work,” said Jon Hixson, Yum!