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Walmart, Ørsted, and Schneider Electric Announce First Cohort for Renewable Energy Supply Chain Program: Gigaton PPA

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More than 4,500 suppliers globally are engaged in Project Gigaton™ and as of 2021, those suppliers report having reduced or avoided a cumulative 574 million metric tons of carbon emissions since 2017 by adopting various sustainability strategies. . Headquartered in Denmark, Ørsted's shares are listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen (Orsted).

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Accelerating Climate Action: Project Gigaton™ Marks Key Milestone

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DESCRIPTION: Today, Walmart marks a major milestone: We are now more than halfway toward our goal to reduce or avoid 1 billion metric tons (a gigaton) of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from product supply chains by 2030 through our Project Gigaton™ initiative. Driving Action on Supply Chain Emissions.

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Walmart Hits Goal to Reduce 1 Billion Tons of Supply Chain Emissions 6 Years Ahead of 2030 Target

ESG Today

Retail giant Walmart announced today that it has achieved its goal to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 1 billion metric tons across its product supply chain, hitting the milestone accomplishment 6 years ahead of its 2030 target. Walmart reported that to date, more than 5,900 suppliers have signed on to the initiative.

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Henkel Launches New Initiative To Collaborate With Suppliers on Climate Action

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The program aims to advance decarbonization along the value chain through the collection of emissions data, jointly defined actions for reduction and continuous upskilling. Reducing emissions along the value chain Henkel is pursuing clear goals to reduce its carbon footprint in line with the Paris Climate Agreement.

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Are cities losing their green mojo?

Corporate Knights

Mayor Valérie Plante, a reform-minded progressive who’s held office since 2017, has pushed hard to build separated bike lanes, plant thousands of trees and designate pedestrian-only zones. Montreal is a famously climate-conscious big city. It has an extensive and fast-growing rapid transit system. The neighbourhoods are dense.

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The 2020 GreenBiz 30 Under 30

GreenBiz

Oliver Camp is passionate about food waste, which he calls a "terrible indictment of our ability to manage our food and supply chains." If you’ve seen Catherine Nabukalu’s name before, it may be because she was an Emerging Leader at GreenBiz Group’s 2017 VERGE conference. LinkedIn .

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Acer Shares Earthion Sustainability Mission Milestones on Acer Green Day

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Acer extends CDP Supply Chain [1] to three tiers of suppliers. Since 2008, the company has introduced the CDP Supply Chain for carbon disclosure reporting to pinpoint risks and identify opportunities across its supply chain, and extended coverage to three tiers of suppliers beginning this year.