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Following on the success of the inaugural Innovation Summit this past March, Smart Energy Decisions has announced plans for the 2018 edition of the event.

In this case study, Sprint details how the installation of an energy management and information system for the HVAC systems at its headquarters campus helped them cut annual energy costs and improve its operations.

After hitting its energy efficiency goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in April, Salesforce is working toward achieving its building certification goals and achieving 100% renewable energy use as outlined in its newest sustainability report.

As part of a $43 million energy savings performance contract, Hanscom Air Force Base is installing an array of energy upgrades including a 4.6-MW cogeneration plant that will operate on a microgrid.

A number of leadership changes have been made at Edison Energy LLC amid a strategic review of the unregulated energy advisory arm of utility holding company Edison International, including the departure of President Allan Schurr.

Volvo Car Group announced July 5 that all its vehicles released after 2019 will have an electric motor, marking its transition away from reliance on internal combustion engines.

Ryan Spies, manager of sustainability and energy for Saint-Gobain in North America, suggests that a sense of competition in the industrial sector can help spur out-of-the-box thinking and improvements needed to drive energy efficiency and meet corporate sustainability targets.

Dell Inc. continues to make progress on its clean energy and energy intensity reduction goals, stating in its fiscal year 2017 sustainability report that it sourced 24% of its electricity from renewable energy sources and has reduced intensity by 54%.

UPS, one of the world's largest fleet operators, has revised its sustainability commitments to include a specific greenhouse gas emissions target alongside efforts to increase its use of alternative fuels and renewable energy sources.

Global healthcare and pharmaceutical company GSK has joined a host of other large corporations making moves to encourage and promote sustainability and energy efficiency among their suppliers.