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Electrification gets down to the wire

GreenBiz

And not just cars: The electrification of trucks , tractors , buses , trains , ships , even aircraft is gearing up faster than many had predicted. Buildings are similarly opening their doors to being powered entirely by electricity, supplanting natural gas and other fuels for heating and cooling.

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Cisco: Setting a Course for More Sustainable Office Spaces

3BL Media

Cisco, which has a goal to reach net zero GHG emissions across its value chain by 2040 , is also striving to improve the lifecycle efficiency of its products. Less weight means less energy is required to ship the phones in bulk, reducing supply chain costs and emissions. Efficiency offers clear return on investment.

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Cisco's Sustainability 101: How IT Contributes to Emissions and Climate Change

3BL Media

The carbon footprint looks at the impact across the full lifecycle of a product including acquiring the raw materials, manufacturing and shipping, electricity use in operations, and treating the product at end of life. However, if we learn to harness the power of IT wisely, it could become a key enabler for the transition to a net zero world.

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

Corporate Knights

Fifteen of the Future 50 companies produce sustainable consumer and business products – including seven companies involved in plant-based foods and three building electric vehicles domestically. Kontrol offers three key services: energy management, installation of complex HVAC systems and emission compliance.

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Plenty of climate action solutions are already available – so just start

We Mean Business Coalition

To help every company seize the opportunities of the net-zero transition, the We Mean Business Coalition has launched a new guide, The 4 A’s of Climate Leadership. Elsewhere, we are seeing large orders of electric trucks from companies like Maersk, and Volvo Trucks even sourcing zero-emission steel for them.