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Schneider's Sustainability Program Heads Full Speed Toward Its End-Year Targets With Strong Local Impact

3BL Media

Schneider is now focused on further ramping up these efforts so that by 2030, cumulatively, 100 million people will have gained access to green electricity since the start of the program in 2009. We must further intensify our global decarbonization efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change, benefiting people and planet.”

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The top 25 most sustainable fleets

GreenBiz

Thanks to converging forces — including supportive policies, dropping battery costs and aggressive climate goals — transportation leaders at large and small organizations are increasingly turning to new zero-emission and low-carbon options that decarbonize fleets and in some cases save money. Schneider Electric.

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

Corporate Knights

From the way we source energy to the way we use it across buildings, grids, mobility, and industry, there is no time to waste in embracing every pathway to decarbonize, for the sake of planet, people and yes, the economy too. 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

Decarbonization of U.S. 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. Corporate decarbonization commitments grew. energy accelerated in 2020 and the benefits will be felt for years to come.”. power in 2020.

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Delivering Net Zero - What It Takes in the Telco Industry

3BL Media

Firstly, to rapidly decarbonize as a sector – something that Ericsson is supporting via our ambition. The Telco industry is rapidly decarbonizing. The first is to rapidly decarbonize as a sector, and that is something that we are supporting through our ambition. In 2009, Steven joined the GSMA to lead their climate initiatives.

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Bond Investors Can Help Hold Companies Accountable Post COP26

3BL Media

Coal contributes 46% of global carbon dioxide emissions and accounts for nearly three-fourths of GHG emissions from electricity production. . Notably, this goal has never been met since initially agreed to in 2009 at COP15. But labels aren’t enough.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

The company, an early partner with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, has positioned water and carbon emissions as equally critical in the climate crisis. Last year, Ecolab set a goal for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, getting halfway there by 2030.