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Williams-Sonoma released Oct. 13 its annual sustainability report, detailing its inclusion on Fortune’s ‘Change the World’ 2020 List and reduction of Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 12% since 2017.

Accenture announced Oct. 8 that it is committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2025.

While many people know Kroger as the nation’s largest traditional food retailer, few know that they are effectively the fifth largest consumer packaged goods manufacturer in the nation and have more than 2800 retail food stores under a variety of banner names. In this episode of Beyond the Meter, we learn that Kroger is committed to protecting people and the planet by realizing that they could have multiple environmental and social impacts through their own operations, through the supply chain, and in other areas.

Smart Energy Decisions' Virtual Distributed Energy Forum, presented on September 21-25, was designed to accelerate the adoption of distributed energy resources, meeting the needs of large electric power users with a mix of educational sessions, innovative case studies, and connecting corporate buyers and suppliers to advance meaningful conversations and mutual success.

JPMorgan Chase announced Oct. 6 that they are committed to operational carbon neutrality starting in 2020 and will be pursuing ways to help clients reduce emissions by financing projects that have goals aligned with the Paris Agreement.

The Science Based Targets initiative released Oct. 1 the first framework established for financial institutions to set science-based targets and align their lending and investment activities with climate science.

US Foods Holding Corp. announced Sept. 30 that they decreased Scope 1 and 2 emissions intensity by 15.1% between 2015 and 2019.

Bain & Company announced Sept. 23 that they committed to achieving net zero carbon across their entire operations by 2030, in addition to signing the Business Ambition for 1.5⁰C commitment letter.

CyrusOne announced Sept. 23 that they intend to become carbon neutral by 2040 across their global data center portfolio.

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings announced Sept. 29 their newest goal to reduce carbon emissions by 50% before 2035.