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In its 2020 Sustainability Report, mining company Alcoa Corporation shared progress towards its goals to reduce emissions in alignment with the Paris Climate Accord.

In a first-of-its-kind agreement, Google has partnered with AES Corporation to provide its Virginia data centers with 24/7 carbon-free energy. The 10-year agreement calls for a 500 MW mix of wind, solar, hydro, and battery storage, which will start supply later this year.

Pembina Pipeline Corporation has signed an 18-year PPA with TransAlta Corporation for renewable electricity and environmental attributes from the proposed 130 MW Garden Plain Wind Power Project to be located in Alberta.

The Bloomberg Impact Report 2020 features content from Bloomberg L.P., subsidiaries, and affiliates that explores environmental and social issues having a direct and significant impact on the company as well as issues that the organization has a unique opportunity to influence.

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IBM's France-based sites and data centers are now using renewable power through a five-year PPA with Boralex Inc. The agreement, signed on January 1, 2021, will supply onshore wind to 55% of IBM’s yearly consumption in the country.

Walmart announced on April 29 that more than 500 MW of new renewable generation capacity are now operational through a collaboration with ENGIE North America.

In its Annual Impact Report, Bloomberg LPannounced both progress towards its emissions goals and those goals’ validation by the SBTi.

More reliable, efficient power and restoration after storms are on the way for the Daughters of Mary of the Immaculate Conception campus in New Britain, Connecticut. An advanced microgrid system is under construction to bring renewable electricity to four campus buildings. 

Having far exceeded its 2025 goal of 35% Scope 1 and 2 emissions reduction, HNI Corporation now plans to eliminate 40% of its Scope 3 GHG emissions and 50% of its energy intensity by 2035 (compared to 2018 levels).