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The Net Zero Forum, set for September12-14, will be Smart Energy Decisions’ largest event ever with more than double the number of educational sessions and 50% more energy and sustainability executives than ever before. The Forum will convene at the JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge in Arizona.

Liberty Mutual Insurance announced its membership to the MIT Climate and Sustainability Consortium (MCSC), supporting the acceleration and implementation of large-scale solutions to address climate change.

Carter’s, Inc., a children’s apparel retailer, pledged to achieve net zero emissions by 2040.

Empire Company Limited announced it is setting emissions reduction targets in support of Canada’s transition to a low carbon economy by setting a net zero goal by 2040 for Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions.

WEX, a global commerce platform that simplifies the business of running a business, is working with partners to create an expanded EV charging network.

Northern Trust reduced its emissions by more than 69% since its 2015 baseline and lowered its energy consumption by over 46% as of Dec. 31, 2021.

The Home Depot reduced its combined Scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions by approximately 172,000 metric tons in 2021.

The Westly Group, a sustainability-focused venture capital firm, commits to measuring GHG emissions across portfolio companies and creating a roadmap to net-zero financed emissions.

The ODP Corporation exceeded its previously announced energy and GHG emission goals, including decreasing facility energy consumption by 51% since 2016 and increased mpg in private fleet by 25% since 2018.

Cushman & Wakefield announced that its science-based target to reach net zero GHG emissions across its entire value chain by 2050 has been approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).