Sustainability: Page 3

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    Climate change will cost your healthcare plan. Analysts want to know how much.

    Extreme weather, rising temperatures and increased air pollution all threaten employee health — but executives and finance teams may not be paying attention.

    By Ryan Golden • June 9, 2025
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    New York bets big on green economy with Brooklyn climate innovation hub

    NYC and LA nonprofits expect BATWorks to nurture 150 cleantech startups, generate $2.6B in economic impact and create more than 600 green jobs.

    By Danielle McLean • June 6, 2025
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    Top 5 stories from ESG Dive

    This year has shaped up to be a formative one for ESG, from the U.S. pulling out of major climate agreements to federal agencies recalibrating their approach to sustainability under the new administration.

    By ESG Dive staff
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    H&M, Eileen Fisher top fashion environmental scorecard as other brands’ sustainability progress staggers

    Climate group Stand.earth graded 42 fashion brands on a scale of “A+” to “F” based on progress they made to decarbonize their supply chains between 2021 and 2023.

    By • June 6, 2025
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    Honeywell, Samsung subsidiary, others create SAF Technology Alliance

    The SAF Technology Alliance will create an end-to-end integrated solution to turn waste from a feedstock into sustainable aviation fuel to help scale the industry.

    By • June 6, 2025
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    Meta, Constellation ink 20-year nuclear power deal to support AI goals

    The power purchase agreement will also extend operations at Constellation’s Clinton Clean Energy Center in Illinois for two decades and replace an expiring state tax credit.

    By • June 5, 2025
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    Amazon, Google prioritizing net-zero goals, exploring options for rising power needs

    “I think we have to be careful that we don't over-generalize the solution to the growth question,” said Will Conkling, Google’s head of data center energy, Americas.

    By Diana DiGangi • June 5, 2025
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    Barclays mobilized over $687M in climate tech investments since 2020: report

    The British bank’s climate investment arm has a mandate to invest half a billion pounds into equity capital in climate tech startups between 2020 and 2027.

    By • June 3, 2025
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    ‘The world has changed’: PepsiCo CSO explains sustainability goal reset

    Pepsi isn’t backing away from sustainability, says Chief Sustainability Officer Jim Andrew. He describes the shifts, from better aligning with global recycling infrastructure efforts to weighing the role of quantitative metrics for reuse.

    By Katie Pyzyk • June 3, 2025
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    Port of Los Angeles presses ahead with EV transition amid regulation changes

    The port will use Clean Truck Fund revenue to fund charging infrastructure and truck purchase vouchers.

    By Alejandra Carranza • June 3, 2025
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    Congress revokes Advanced Clean Trucks waiver, creating ambiguity for refuse fleets

    Last week, the U.S. Senate passed a resolution revoking waivers allowing California to implement several zero-emissions truck policies. The change will ease requirements even as a transition continues.

    By Jacob Wallace • June 2, 2025
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    How Washington D.C.’s first climate week came together

    Behind the scenes with DC Climate Week co-founders C’pher Gresham and Vid Mićević on how they, and over 200 volunteers built towards the first weeklong climate event in the nation’s capital.

    By • June 2, 2025
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    DOE cancels $3.7B in carbon capture, decarbonization awards

    Calpine, PPL Corp., Ørsted and Exxon Mobil are among the companies affected by the decision.

    By Ethan Howland • June 2, 2025
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    Clean power deployments neared record in Q1, but development pipeline growth slowed: ACP

    Utility-scale solar and energy storage have made inroads in the Midwest and South, but political uncertainty could quash the momentum, the American Clean Power Association said.

    By Brian Martucci • May 30, 2025
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    Sustainability platform Watershed launches free global emissions database

    The database aims to help companies “address critical gaps in emissions reporting data to inform more impactful climate action.”

    By • May 29, 2025
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    Walmart, Mondelēz, Mars, Nestlé leave the US Plastics Pact

    Multiple major members appear to have recently exited the group, which is gearing up to pursue refreshed 2030 sustainability targets. Meanwhile, some other companies have doubled down on participation for the next five years.

    By Maria Rachal • May 28, 2025
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    BlackRock’s GIP to buy controlling stake in Eni carbon capture business

    Global Infrastructure Partners is aiming for a 49.99% controlling stake in the Italian energy major’s carbon capture and storage holdings.

    By • May 27, 2025
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    House-passed budget bill sparks concerns from clean energy industry

    While the nuclear industry saw some positive changes from a committee-passed version, further updates to the IRA structure prompted concerns from clean energy and sustainable investing groups.

    By • May 27, 2025
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    House’s 60-day deadline for IRA eligibility would trigger ‘scramble’: EY experts

    “From a commercial perspective, it's not a unilateral decision most of the time on whether you can begin construction,” said Greg Matlock, a tax leader at EY Americas.

    By Diana DiGangi • May 27, 2025
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    PepsiCo resets packaging sustainability goals, ditches reuse target

    The company discontinued some sustainability goals and revamped others for packaging and emissions. PepsiCo says the goals are still ambitious and reflect external challenges to achieving targets.

    By Katie Pyzyk • May 27, 2025
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    Microsoft tops Google for ‘world’s largest biochar carbon removal’ deal

    The tech giant signed a 10-year agreement with Exomad Green for 1.24 million tonnes of biochar removals, surpassing a high-water mark set by Google in January.

    By • May 22, 2025
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    Inside glass manufacturer O-I’s sustainability targets

    The glass company recently ramped up its 2030 targets. Sustainability Director Sonya Pump discussed the philosophy around goal-setting, including a focus on energy efficiency and assessing opportunity with evolving technologies.

    By Maria Rachal • May 22, 2025
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    Lululemon taps ex-Nike CSO for senior sustainability role

    Noel Kinder will oversee the apparel brand’s internal and external green strategies in his role as senior vice president of sustainability.

    By • May 21, 2025
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    Reju prepares to commercially expand its polyester recycling

    The company expects to open its first large-scale plant and eventually plans to regenerate as many as 300 million articles per year.

    By Lara Ewen • May 21, 2025
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    FedEx buys SAF from Neste for express cargo delivery at LAX

    The 3 million gallons of fuel will be used for delivery at Los Angeles International Airport and will account for roughly one-fifth of FedEx’s fuel consumption at the airport.

    By • Updated May 21, 2025
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    Stop work order on Empire Wind 1 lifted, Equinor resumes construction

    Statements from New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum imply that the restart approval was related to conversations about the state’s natural gas pipeline capacity.

    By Diana DiGangi • May 21, 2025