ESG Today

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

AWS has worked with various companies in its supply chain to ensure that 70% of the structural steel used in several of its data centers in Sweden are derived from scrap-EAF sources, resulting in 10,000 fewer tons of embodied carbon emissions, the company said.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 22, 2025

Trane Technologies recently became the first company in its industry to commit to a 40% reduction in embodied carbon by partnering with material suppliers and incorporating circular design criteria, addressing the significant carbon footprint of buildings.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 23, 2024

In September, the company became the first in its industry to commit to a 40% reduction in embodied carbon by partnering with material suppliers and incorporating circular design criteria, addressing the significant carbon footprint of buildings.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Rob Jenkinson is Net Zero Program Manager at Swedish bearing and seal manufacturing firm SKF. Reaching Net Zero operations by 2050 will require huge changes in industrial practices – such as how we use energy and source raw materials – but despite all the challenges, the target is achievable writes Rob Jenkinson.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Back and forth First introduced as part of the European Commission’s Fit for 55 (Ff55) raft of decarbonisation measures in 2021, the revised EPBD outlined plans to introduce minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) to renovate 15% of the worst-performing buildings in each EU country by 2030. CEE countries require 5.7

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Under his leadership, Trane Technologies has launched several groundbreaking initiatives, including the company’s comprehensive 2030 Sustainability Commitments , the Gigaton Challenge - the largest customer-facing commitment to combat climate change - and a pledge to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 25, 2022

Reaffirms its commitment to strengthening emissions pathways and carbon reduction efforts to achieve net zero goal by 2030. CDL will strengthen its emissions pathways and carbon reduction efforts to achieve its net zero target by 2030.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

“As we continue taking bold, innovative action to decarbonize our entire value chain, this milestone highlights another remarkable step on our journey toward a net-zero future,” said Keith Sultana, senior vice president, global integrated supply chain, Trane Technologies.

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 21, 2022

One of 44 global signatories to pledge to WorldGBC’s Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment covering a whole life carbon emissions approach . Raised Scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions intensity reduction target to 63% from new baseline year 2016, validated by Science Based Targets initiative .

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Non-profit organisation’s report describes actions that would gear the buildings and construction sector towards a net zero future, through elimination of embodied carbon emissions. WorldGBC’s vision to fully decarbonise the sector requires eliminating both operational and embodied carbon emissions.

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3BL Media

APRIL 6, 2022

DESCRIPTION: One of 44 global signatories to pledge to WorldGBC’s Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment covering a whole life carbon emissions approach. Raised Scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions intensity reduction target to 63% from new baseline year 2016, validated by Science Based Targets initiative.

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ESG Today

MARCH 20, 2024

Steel manufacturer Nucor Corporation announced today that it has signed an agreement with Mercedes-Benz to supply low-embodied carbon steel for the automaker’s production plant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The Tuscaloosa plant produces SUV models including the GLE, GLE coupé and GLS model series, as well as the all-electric EQS SUV and EQE.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Its broader sustainability targets include getting to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. . Carbon, water, waste and ecosystems are the core focus areas for the software juggernaut, which is aiming to carbon negative by 2030, removing all the carbon it has historically emitted by 2050.

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Sustainability Matters

AUGUST 31, 2023

In October this year the new Sustainable Buildings State Environmental Planning Policy will require architects and developers in NSW to start measuring the embodied carbon in their designs as Australia seeks to transition to a low-carbon built environment. What is embodied carbon?

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3BL Media

JULY 19, 2022

Having been deputy chair of the Expert Group of Advisors to the Climate Vulnerable Forum, Ms Yamin played a vital role in the Paris climate agreement by including the net zero emissions goal by 2050 into the agreement. Energy Efficiency: The Golden Rule for Net Zero in the Built Environment. C future within reach.".

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 28, 2023

Themed “Zero in on Positive Impact”, the digital report communicates CDL’s progress towards its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) goals and targets under the CDL Future Value 2030 Sustainability Blueprint. CDL also achieved a 22% reduction in embodied carbon emissions compared to the conventional equivalents.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 10, 2021

Kyoto Protocol agreed to use as a benchmark for their efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and 2050, the year many countries set as their target for carbon net zero. Launched in March this year, the drive to decarbonise industry forms a major part of the UK’s journey to 2050 net zero.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Also, in the context of COP26, many countries have made net zero commitments, generally to be achieved by 2050, which gives us much more certainty about the trajectory of net zero for countries, and by definition the building standards that we and our clients will be working on.

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Corporate Knights

APRIL 11, 2025

The report also reflects CDLs pioneering sustainability leadership since 1995, as well as its progress toward Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) goals and targets under the CDL Future Value 2030 Sustainability Blueprint. It achieved a 38% reduction in Scope 3 embodied carbon in new developments compared with a 2016 baseline.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Through bold, industry-leading action, Trane Technologies is advancing its 2030 Sustainability Commitments , including the Gigaton Challenge – a pledge to reduce customer greenhouse gas emissions by 1 billion metric tons (or, one gigaton) – and its pledge to be net-zero by 2050.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The conversation, which was recorded live from the Tea Room of BG Restaurant inside Bergdorf Goodman, explores the collaborations, partnerships and bold initiatives that are helping chart a net-zero future together. Another thing that we're super proud of - our new commitment in terms of reducing embodied carbon by 40 percent by 2030.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 11, 2023

5 th July marked one year since the launch of ConcreteZero , a global, industry-led initiative to achieve net zero concrete by 2050. Concrete production accounts for 8% of global annual carbon emissions – if it were a country, it would rank somewhere between the US and India in terms of its carbon footprint.

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3BL Media

JULY 19, 2023

These developments are driven by concrete goals – at Ericsson, our ambition is to be Net Zero across our value chain by 2040, and the first major milestone will be to reduce supply chain and portfolio in use emissions by 50% by 2030, and to be Net Zero in our own operations at the same time.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 27, 2022

C increase– to do this requires a reduction in GHG emissions of 50% by 2030 on a path to net zero by 2050. The need for buildings continues to grow, and with it, the operational carbon emissions associated with operating buildings and the embodied carbon associated with the life cycle of the building products is growing.

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Sustainable Development Network

AUGUST 29, 2023

The Net Zero on Campus: From Principles to Action initiative, a collaborative effort between SDSN, the Climateworks Centre, and Monash University, aims to facilitate the sharing of lessons and resources to accelerate the decarbonization of university campuses around the world.

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3BL Media

JULY 12, 2023

This is especially true if you aim for ambitious sustainability goals, like saving millions of gallons of water per year or achieving a net-zero carbon facility. And what are net zero carbon emissions? What is sustainability?

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Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Born in Karachi, Pakistan, she now designs transmission stations to support the increased use of renewable energy (contributing to Saskatchewan’s goal of generating 50% electricity from renewables by 2030). “I Raised by two environmentalists, she’s dedicated to ensuring women have equal opportunity to succeed in our net-zero future.

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Sustainability Matters

JANUARY 16, 2024

Cundall has created a glossary of the decarbonisation and sustainability terms most commonly used in finance, property, design and construction in an attempt to demystify the language around net zero and ESG requirements in the urban environment. Part of this commitment is to collaborate with clients to accelerate the transition.

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Sustainability Matters

JUNE 27, 2023

Transitioning to net zero is one of the greatest challenges the world has ever faced. The built environment will need to play a major role in transitioning to net zero as buildings are responsible for approximately 30% of global energy consumption, 30% of greenhouse gas emissions and, on average, 50% of emissions in major cities.

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Sustainable Development Network

JANUARY 9, 2020

Below is a summary of the discussions and key recommendations for achieving net zero emissions by mid-century. Phoebe Koundouria, a Professor from Athens University of Economics and Business, represented the shipping sector, “We need commercially viable zero emission vessels to start entering the global feet by 2030.”

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 19, 2021

By 2030, to be on track to achieving a goal of net-zero emissions by 2050, the International Energy Agency says that direct building CO2 emissions would need to decrease by 50 per cent. Indirect building sector emissions will have to drop through a reduction of 60 per cent in power generation emissions.

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Sustainability Matters

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Many of the technologies to decarbonise our economy already exist, and it’s their adoption and rapid deployment at scale that will assist in reducing Australia’s emissions by 81% by 2030. In Australian buildings, 74% of Sydney and 67% Melbourne CBD occupiers with tenancy requirements over 5000 m 2 were found to have net zero carbon targets.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 4, 2023

Under current government proposals, the MEES for let buildings is projected to increase to C by 2027 and to B by 2030, meaning that time is running out for landlords to get their portfolios in order if they wish to avoid their assets becoming stranded and obsolete.

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Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Julien Beaulieu 29, Gatineau, QC law lecturer, Université de Sherbrooke Almost half the world’s largest corporations have pledged to go net-zero, but far too many of them are “climate-washing,” Julien Beaulieu says. There is a $4-trillion annual gap in addressing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.

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3BL Media

MARCH 26, 2025

This industry-leading move expands upon the companys existing collaboration with MEP 2040 to reduce carbon emissions and aligns with Trane Technologies ambitious 2030 Sustainability Commitments. We look forward to working collaboratively with MEP firms to accelerate the transition to a low-carbon future.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The letter emphasizes the need for governments and business to double down on transformative policies and collaboration for the transition to net-zero emissions by 2050. The faster we transition to a low-carbon economy, the more we safeguard our planet to ensure a sustainable future for all.”

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