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Google's 2024 Environmental Report provides an overview of the company's sustainability strategy, targets, and annual progress toward them. Among the highlights to explore are the company's efforts to harness technology — particularly AI — to drive positive environmental change and operate the business sustainably. And the challenges? Total GHG emissions increased 13% year-over-year in 2023, primarily driven by increased data center energy consumption and supply chain emissions.

Natural gas producer Ascent Resources lowered its Scope 1 GHG emissions intensity to approximately 20% below the company's 2020 baseline year.

U.S. Army Garrison Fort Eisenhower entered a $72 million utility energy service contract (UESC) to increase the energy efficiency of the 55,000-acre military installation located near Augusta, Georgia.

Watts Water established an absolute carbon emissions reduction target, a change from the company's previous approach of targeting reduced emissions intensity. By 2034, the Watts' goal is to reduce absolute carbon emissions by 30% over the next 10 years.

With 99 percent of its emissions coming from outside its own operations, the LEGO Group is launching a Supplier Sustainability Programme to inform and engage suppliers across all procurement categories that are the largest contributors to its Scope 3 carbon emissions.

Brixmor Property Group announced a 50% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions compared to a 2018 baseline year, surpassing its Science-Based Target initiatives goal.

Google announced that its emissions increased by 13% in 2023 and a total of 48% compared to its baseline year of 2019 from increased data center energy consumption and supply chain emissions.

Rogers Corporation, an electronic and elastomeric materials manufacturer, set a goal to lower Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions at its manufacturing sites by 20% by 2030 with a baseline year of 2022.

Prudential Financial, Inc. lowered its emissions by 69% since its 2017 baseline year for the facilities in its emissions reduction targets.

Pegasystems Inc., an enterprise AI decisioning and workflow automation platform provider, continued to monitor and measure its environmental impact and introduced technology enhancements and partnerships to help clients achieve carbon-neutral goals.