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A new report published by Navigant Research examines the value that intelligent building technologies provide to the world of corporate sustainability in terms of facilities and energy management, IT and operations teams using a single intelligent building platform to monitor progress toward corporate sustainability goals.

This column from EDF Climate Corps project manager Daniel Hill explains why more and more companies - from Apple to Walmart - are making public commitments to cut greenhouse gas emissions outside of their own operations, and why avoiding scope 3 emissions can have the greatest impact on a corporate footprint.

As automakers continue to expand their hybrid and fully electric vehicle offerings worldwide, a new study indicates those fleets will cut the global market share of pure internal combustion engines in half by 2030.

In releasing its latest sustainability report, Procter & Gamble on Oct. 31 reported updates on its energy management and renewable energy initiatives that are helping to drive its commitment to achieve a 30% absolute reduction in Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions.

A major Vermont business group is working to re-frame the argument for a carbon tax as an economic development opportunity for the state.

Ford Motor Co. is expecting to see drastic cuts in energy use at its research and engineering center in Dearborn, Mich., through the implementation of a series of sustainability systems created by its utility, DTE Energy.

A new report from CDP outlining responses from more than 1,800 global corporations shows that 89% of them have reported emissions reduction targets in 2017.

Global interconnection and data center company Equinix has opened a new, LEED Gold Certified building in Northern Virginia.

Microsoft Corp. and partners on Oct. 26 announced the opening of its new "Advanced Energy Lab" in Seattle, a pilot datacenter project that has connected natural gas pipelines directly to racks that are fully powered by integrated fuel cells.

Pfizer Inc. recently completed work on its first LEED Platinum certified pharmaceutical factory in the world, an expansion at its Dalian, China, production base.