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Verizon reaffirmed Jan. 20 their commitment to being carbon neutral by 2035 through the use of reducing emissions and investing in renewable energy and carbon offsets.

Alphabet, Citigroup, Microsoft and Walmart were included in the list of 179 companies on CDP's A List for corporate transparency and action on climate change, created from the scoring of over 8,000 companies worldwide.

Starbucks committed in a letter from their CEO Jan. 21 to reducing carbon emissions in their direct operations and supply chain by 50% by 2030, in addition to becoming resource positive, meaning they storing more carbon than they emit.

Bank of America has achieved its carbon neutrality goal a year ahead of schedule through the reduction of Scope 1 and 2 emissions, purchasing 100% renewable electricity and buying carbon offsets for the remaining emissions.

Mastercard announced Jan. 17 the Priceless Planet Coalition, which includes a slew of companies committed to reducing their carbon footprint and uniting corporate sustainability efforts.

Microsoft committed to being carbon negative by 2030 and removing all the carbon it has emitted either directly or by electrical consumption since 1975 before 2050 in a report released Jan. 16.

JPMorgan Chase is joining a project to use blockchain to achieve 100% renewable energy consumption by the end of 2020.

Saint-Gobain North America’s current goal in energy monitoring is to gain more granular data on energy usage within its manufacturing sites to accelerate the achievement of its sustainability goals. This column from Better Buildings details the success found by using some less obvious opportunities.

ALTANA, a producer of specialty chemicals, pledged to be carbon neutral in all its production and energy procurement by 2025 and to convert fully to green electricity in 2020.