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CBRE 2021 Corporate Responsibility Report: Environment

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DESCRIPTION: With buildings responsible for 40% of carbon emissions globally and our 7.1 In 2021, CBRE announced our commitment to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2040—10 years ahead of the goal set by the Paris Agreement. This builds on our science-based targets to reduce emissions from our own operations by 68% by 2035.

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Electrification gets down to the wire

GreenBiz

Tue, 04/20/2021 - 02:11. All of these represent the surest pathways toward decarbonizing the global economy, and all are ramping up to meet the commitments by governments to align with the goals of the Paris climate agreement. The paths from here to electrification and decarbonization are costly and complex. Joel Makower.

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The 25 most sustainable private companies in the world

Corporate Knights

Last year, it attracted $575 million in investments to help it roll out its decarbonization plan and announced that all new customers will be powered by 100% renewable energy. billion in hydrogen technologies between 2021 and 2026. Read more: The 2025 Public 25 most sustainable public-sector companies in the world 11.

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DOE invests $61 million in ‘smart building’ energy efficiency projects

Renewable Energy World

of Energy is backing 10 energy efficiency pilot p rojects that aim to transform thousands of homes and workplaces into resilient smart buildings. DOE is providing $61 million for the "Connected Communities" program, which will equip buildings with smart controls, sensors, and analytics to reduce energy use, costs, and emissions.

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Real Estate ESG Data Provider Measurabl Raises $93 Million

ESG Today

The new Series D financing round follows Measurabl’s $50 million Series C capital raise in 2021. Since completing the prior round, the company has acquired companies including utility data automation and residential real estate software platform WegoWise , and decarbonization-focused smart building platform provider Hatch Data.

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These are Canada’s 50 fastest-growing green companies of 2023

Corporate Knights

The Future 50 ranks 25 public companies based on their short-term revenue growth (the rise in 2021 sales over 2020) and private companies based on the capital they’ve raised. s Legislative Assembly, Evanesce raised $123,000 in start-up capital in 2018 – and a whopping $14 million in 2021. 2 company, Surrey, B.C.‘s million to $9.1

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Eaton Study Finds Gap Between Digital Transformation and Energy Transition Efforts, Highlighting Opportunity to Advance Both

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We identified a major gap in how businesses are applying digitalization to realize decarbonization goals and this research is a wakeup call, shedding light on the opportunities for businesses to focus investments and make a bigger impact,” said Aravind Yarlagadda, executive vice president and chief digital officer at Eaton.