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Darling Ingredients released Sept. 1 its newest ESG report with an update on its ongoing target to reduce its energy intensity by 5% from 2020 to 2025.

Granite released Sept. 1 its 2020 sustainability report with a focus on the processes it has implemented to reduce the impact of its construction materials production.

Amazon announced Sept. 2 an initiative to accelerate reforestation and regenerative agroforestry that is expected to remove up to 10 million tons of CO2 emissions through 2050.

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) announced Sept. 1 that two of its manufacturing sites have been certified as carbon neutral.

AT&T announced Aug. 31 a new ambition to help businesses collectively reduce a gigaton of greenhouse gas emissions by 2035.

Nike announced a new partnership to explore the use of a carbon-negative biomaterial in its products.

Lexmark announced its new ambition to be carbon neutral by 2035.

Swiss Re announced Aug. 25 a 10-year purchase agreement for direct air capture and storage of carbon dioxide.

The Kroger Co. announced Aug. 25 that it decreased its total carbon emissions by 11.6% between 2019 and 2020 and reduced its carbon intensity through investments in energy efficiency, renewable energy and refrigerant emissions-reduction measures.

As the public and private sectors pursue organization-wide goals for reducing GHG emissions, commercial food service kitchens and restaurants face multiple challenges: identifying new opportunities to improve energy efficiency while adhering to changing local and state regulations supporting electrification and decarbonization. This column from Better Buildings shows how operators like The Wendy's Company are finding success with a steady approach.