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3M Achieves Science Based Targets initiative Validation, Strengthening Commitment to Decarbonization and Customer Innovation

3BL Media

This milestone reaffirms 3M’s ongoing commitment to climate action, decarbonization of its operations and portfolio of products and continual innovation on behalf of customers around the world.  “3M C trajectory of the Paris Agreement.

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ESG is the private equity industry’s next frontier

Corporate Knights

and 4 percentage points a year, respectively, between 2002 and 2020. PE’s ownership model and flexibility could be transformative for climate; however, “most funds focus on climate-related technology and enablers, less so on decarbonization of heavy-emitting assets,” Ruffolo says. But where to find those signs?

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These 50 Canadian corporate citizens are a cut above

Corporate Knights

Since 2002, Corporate Knights’ ranking of Canada’s Best 50 Corporate Citizens has been tracing public and private companies as well as Crown corporations with more than $1 billion in revenues. Companies have also discovered that happy, healthy employees, customers and communities create healthier markets – and happier shareholders.

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Veolia North America Unveils Major Upgrades To Improve Air and Water Quality in Richmond

3BL Media

These achievements exemplify the goals of Veolia’s global GreenUp strategy , which strives to lead the ecological transformation of the planet by accelerating water quality improvement, decarbonization and technological innovation. Since the partnership began in 2002, the city’s environmental performance has improved significantly.

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3M To Attend COP27 With a Focus on Urgency, Collaboration, Progress Through Science and Action

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While climate change requires a multi-faceted approach, we firmly believe that science underpins many solutions for achieving a decarbonized world,” said Gayle Schueller, 3M senior vice president and chief sustainability officer. “3M “Science is part of our DNA, so we are thrilled that it is a key focus of COP27.

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Silver Spring Networks founder sees promise long-duration energy storage with iron-flow batteries

Renewable Energy World

Dresselhuys will guide the company through its next phase of growth as it expands its market presence and joins the global effort to decarbonize our energy systems. In 2002, he co-founded Silver Spring Networks, a leader in smart grid networking and data solutions.

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Blog by Fred van Beuningen: The Hydrogen Economy

Clean Tech Delta

Mr. Rifkin published a book “The Hydrogen Economy” in 2002 and predicted at the time that a critical watershed for the fossil era was fast approaching. Decarbonizing the energy sector, responsible for 75% of GHG emissions, is crucial to achieve the EU’s goal of climate neutrality.