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Precision Medicine Group (PMG), a provider of drug development and commercialization services, initiated various energy efficiency projects and standards across its facilities and measured associated emissions reductions from the baseline in 2023.

Crédit Agricole Group announced a series of strategies for its financing portfolios to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.

Aura, a safety solution for families, announced that it had achieved its first carbon neutrality goal, offsetting all Scope 1 and Scope 2 carbon emissions generated in 2022.

Eight hotels, including Holiday Inn Express and Best Western, are adding electric vehicle charging infrastructure to their properties.

Boston Consulting Group (BCG), a management consulting firm, entered into a collaboration with a 15-year strategic partnership agreement.

CSG, a software company that provides customer experience, billing and payments solutions, announced its commitment to achieve carbon neutrality in Scope 1 & 2 emissions by 2035.

AT&T signed an agreement to purchase electric vehicles (EVs) through a pilot program aimed at lowering transport emissions.

Microsoft signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for its integrated cloud-based workflows to be used for the operation of Northern Lights, a CO2 transport and storage provider for cross-border carbon capture and storage (CCS).

Clario, a healthcare research technology company that delivers endpoint technology solutions for clinical trials, reduced emissions by 47% (externally validated) from purchased electricity by increasing the usage of renewable energy sources.

Part 1 of IMT's "Unintended Consequences & Potential Solutions of Building Decarbonization" uncovered the effects of these efforts on community-based organizations and local governments. In Part 2 of this series, Giulianna Di Lauro explores potential solutions to these unintended harms. Spoiler alert: community leadership is the key!