How Can I Improve My B Corp Score? A Concise Answer! Achieving a strong B Corp score is crucial for certification and demonstrates your company’s commitment to social and environmental responsibility. Whether you’re aiming to achieve certification for the first time or looking to improve your score for recertification, there are several strategies you can implement. This article will…
KLA Sets New 2030 Scope 3 Goal to Reduce Emissions from Use of Products
Global semiconductor equipment and services company KLA today announced that its near-term targets to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have been approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) including its new Scope 3 goal targeting emissions from the use of its products by customers. In 2022, the company announced its commitment to reduce Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions…
Meta Signs PPAs with RWE to Power Data Centers, Offices from New U.S. Solar Farms
Power producer RWE announced it has signed two, long-term power purchase agreements (PPA) with Meta from two solar farms under construction in the U.S., providing renewable energy for Meta’s operations including data centers and offices. Onsite construction is underway on RWE’s 274-megawatt (MWac) County Run Solar project in Illinois and on its 100 (MWac) Lafitte Solar project in Louisiana, with commissioning…
Honeywell Launches New Tool to Help Mid-Market Hotels Cut Carbon Emissions
Industrial products, solutions and technologies company Honeywell announced the launch of INNCOM Direct, a new tool aimed at enabling mid-market hotels to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions by automatically adjusting heating and cooling of vacant rooms. According to Honeywell, the new tool uses a proprietary detection system to identify empty spaces, and automatically adjusts temperature without impacting consumer comfort,…
World Bank Issues $225 Million Bond with Interest Tied to Carbon Removals from Amazon Reforestation
The World Bank announced that it has priced a $225 million bond, with financial returns to investors linked to the generation of carbon removal units (CRUs) from reforestation projects in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest. The transaction marks the first bond to link financial returns to the removal of carbon from the atmosphere – compared with prior bonds tied to carbon credits…