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Smart Energy Decisions’ Net Zero Forum Spring will highlight its location in Texas by providing content specific to the area, offering insights and connections that can be applied throughout the country. The Forum is set for February 26-28 at The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel & Convention Center, The Woodlands, Texas.

Adient, a global leader in automotive seating, lowered its global Scope 1 and 2 absolute CO2e emissions by 34% as of Sept. 30, 2023 (using 2019 as its base year). As of the same date, 26% of Adient's total electricity consumption globally is attributable to renewable sources.

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) announced a set of new sustainability targets for fiscal year 2030 to reduce GHG emissions and waste at all levels of the organization's operations. 

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced its has updated its GHG emissions-reduction targets through 2030 for its corporate group, which have been certified by the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi).

Cardinal Health lowered its Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions by 13% from a fiscal 2019 base year, achieving progress toward its fiscal 2030 50% reduction goal.

The Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center (MMAC) in Oklahoma City is a Federal Aviation Administration facility that hosts over 6,300 employees with an annual operating budget of over $1 billion — and the first U.S. Department of Transportation facility to officially establish an energy management system and become 50001 Ready under the U.S. Department of Energy's program to promote sustained energy and GHG savings. Read this case study from Better Buildings for key takeaways from the program's success.

Medallia, Inc., a global customer and employee experience company, announced a commitment to achieve net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2040.

Grant Thornton LLP, a provider of audit and assurance, tax and advisory services, received approval for its GHG emissions reduction targets from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

GEODIS, a global logistics service provider, pledged to reduce its Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 42% and reduce the carbon intensity of subcontracted transport (Scope 3) by 30% by 2030 compared to 2022.

Wolfson Hospital, a public medical center located near Tel Aviv in Holon, Israel, signed a definitive agreement for a seven-year $3.55 million project to receive electric process heat.