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Sofidel

What is the Net Zero goal
A company to achieve a net-zero (Net-Zero) emissions state must consistently reduce its emissions at source, to the lowest point that techniques in its economic sector allow, by going to counterbalance the impact of emissions that remain unaffected (so-called hard-to-abate emissions) through techniques for removing excess carbon from the atmosphere and then storing it permanently (including through actions outside its value chain).

Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), a valued partner supporting sustainability goals
For this journey, Sofidel will collaborate with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), a partnership between the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), the United Nations Global Compact, the World Resources Institute (WRI), and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). The SBTi promotes best practices in sustainability and aids companies in setting greenhouse gas reduction targets grounded in scientific evidence. Sofidel will have 24 months to see its decarbonization pathway validated by SBTi.

Key initiatives in Sofidel’s 2050 decarbonization roadmap
The strategy to accomplish this highly ambitious objective is based on a comprehensive plan that not only focuses on activities directly managed by Sofidel but also involves stakeholders throughout the entire supply chain. The most significant actions include:

• Introducing technologies and solutions to further enhance the energy efficiency of the Group’s facilities, and in the future, electrifying some production processes currently reliant on fossil fuels.
• Increasing the proportion of self-generated electricity from renewable sources or procured through long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) from newly built renewable installations.
• Escalating the use of bio-based fuels sourced from local supply chains, by-products from other processes, and sustainably managed sources. These fuels encompass solid biomass, biomethane, and bio-syngas.
• Deploying green hydrogen in collaboration with technology partners and public entities. Sofidel UK has already secured significant subsidies to introduce this fuel at its facilities.
• Implementing sustainable forest management practices, aiming to eliminate deforestation throughout Sofidel’s supply chain. Forests play a pivotal role in climate regulation and are a vital ecosystem to ensure biodiversity conservation.
• Developing and introducing products with reduced packaging or packaged with renewable materials, targeting low carbon emissions. This aligns with Sofidel’s longstanding commitment to halve the use of conventional plastic in its productions in favour of paper packaging.
• Selecting and utilising more efficient transportation methods, potentially powered by plant-based fuels, hydrogen, e-fuels, or electricity in the future.
• Exploring carbon removal technologies, including carbon capture and storage (CCS) or biological storage through afforestation or reforestation projects, to mitigate residual carbon emissions.

Learn about the path to energy efficiency
Learn about our commitment to sustainability

KeyBank recently contributed $5,000 to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Buffalo in support of the annual “2 Pack A Backpack” school supply drive with WGRZ-TV. This initiative plays a vital role in helping families across Western New York access the essential supplies their children need to begin the school year prepared and confident.

“For many families, the rising cost of school supplies can create unnecessary stress at the start of the school year,” said Chiwuike Owunwanne, KeyBank Buffalo Corporate Responsibility and Community Relations Officer. “We’re proud to stand behind the 2 Pack A Backpack campaign and commend the Boys & Girls Clubs of Buffalo and WGRZ-TV for their commitment to easing this burden and supporting students throughout our community.”

At WK Kellogg Co, our sustainable business strategy – Feeding Happiness – guides how we show up for people and the communities where we live and work. It’s rooted in our commitment to Make Eating Well Easy, Help Kids Be Their Best and Better Our Communities – and in the first half of 2025, our teams have made a real difference:

• 542 individuals volunteered
• 1,406 activities logged
• 3,442 total hours donated

This summer, our Sales Team in Rogers, Arkansas brought Feeding Happiness to life by supporting the Northwest Arkansas Food Bank’s 2025 Summer Cereal Drive, a seasonal initiative to help fight childhood hunger.

To help launch the drive, in early June, WK Kellogg Co donated 32 pallets – nearly 13,000 packages – of cereal and granola, helping ensure families had access to nutritious breakfast options. Later that month, WK team members joined KNWA-TV outside the Walmart in Pleasant Grove, Arkansas, to raise awareness about the cereal drive and encourage community participation.

Thanks to generous consumer donations and a corporate match, the drive collected over 45,000 packages of cereal, granola and other breakfast items.

In early July, our team members volunteered at the Northwest Arkansas Food Bank, assembling breakfast bags for distribution through the Food Bank’s Mobile Pantries –directly supporting families across Benton, Washington, Carroll and Madison counties.

With more than 89,000 people in the region facing hunger, the need is urgent – and growing. We’re proud to partner with organizations like the Northwest Arkansas Food Bank to help make a meaningful impact.

Together, we’re Feeding Happiness – one act of care at a time.

To learn more about Feeding Happiness, visit wkkellogg.com/our-impact.

Do you feel a bit lost when people refer to certain environmental sustainability topics and aren’t sure where to start when it comes to learning more? Sustainability 101 is a blog series that you can turn to for information about different environmental terms that may come up at work, during discussions with friends, and even at your annual holiday gathering.

Chances are when someone flips on a light switch or turns on a computer, they don’t think about what is generating that electricity.

The demand for energy is increasing across a range of industries and sectors, driven by technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), and electric vehicles (EVs) and the digitization of emerging and developing economies. According to a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA), global electricity consumption is forecast to expand at around 4% annually through 2027. That’s the equivalent of adding an amount greater than Japan’s annual electricity consumption every year between now and 2027.

How is the world going to meet this demand for electricity? More energy-efficient technology, grid digitization, and clean energy are things that can help. Clean energy in particular can play an important role in creating a more secure, reliable, replenishable, and durable energy system that lowers costs and reduces environmental impacts. According to the IEA’s Renewables 2024 report, “…renewables will account for almost half of global electricity generation by 2030.”

What is clean energy

Clean energy is any power source that releases little to no direct greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions into the atmosphere. As a pollution-free energy alternative available in virtually every part of the world, it boosts and diversifies the global energy supply and can often be more cost-effective.

Solar and wind power often come to mind when you think about clean energy sources, but they also include ocean, geothermal, nuclear, and hydropower.

enewable energy is a subset of clean energy. However, not all clean energy is renewable. Take nuclear power, for example: It’s considered clean energy because the power released from splitting atoms doesn’t release GHGs but is not renewable since the uranium resources necessary are limited.

Benefits of clean renewable energy

For Cisco, clean renewable energy has shown numerous benefits such as:

1. Can be competitively priced in some markets and over time can save money.
2. Can be less vulnerable to market fluctuations and supply chain disruptions, depending on the market.
3. Helps companies meet GHG emissions reduction goals, which are frequently aligned with those of their value chain partners and customer base and essential when customers require businesses to reduce or eliminate operational GHGs as a part of doing business.

For communities located nearby, a new clean energy plant can:

1. Boost local energy production and availability at competitive rates.
2. Spur local economic growth with power plant employment and infrastructure development; 42% of all energy jobs are now in the clean energy sector.
3. Emit fewer air pollutants.

What is Cisco doing?

For Cisco, using clean renewable energy for our operations makes good business sense. In addition to cost savings, increased energy access, and playing a role in our goal to reach net zero GHG emissions across our value chain by 2040, it also strengthens our reputation as a leader in sustainability.

Cisco began its clean energy journey in 2007 with 11% of its electricity generated by clean energy sources. Today, 96% of our global electricity use comes from renewable sources, and we strive to support further adoption of clean energy. Areas where we focus include:

• Developing technology for energy grid efficiency and resilience that delivers power more securely. The ever-increasing adoption of decentralized clean energy sources can strain power grids. Tailored to utilities and smart grids, Cisco solutions can help keep digital infrastructure secure, up-to-date, and optimized.
• Engaging in long-term, local clean energy contracts to power our facilities. Whenever possible, Cisco looks at ways to generate our own onsite electricity. However, when that isn’t practical or cost-effective, we enter power purchase agreements (PPAs) with clean energy developers building new projects, as we did for our first wind energy project in the same market as our Richardson and Allen, Texas campuses. Fisher County, Texas residents also benefited, gaining an electric power plant and jobs from the developer and operator. More recently we signed PPAs with X-ELIO and Southern Power.

In India, Cisco’s Bangalore campus, which includes offices, a research lab, and a large data center, recently entered a 15-year, fixed-price agreement with a clean energy plant 164 miles away. At any given time, the Cisco complex runs on anywhere from 98 to 100% clean power.

• Investing in clean energy innovations. The Cisco Foundation and Cisco Investments, the company’s venture arm, provides funding to nonprofits and start-ups advancing clean energy solutions.

Some organizations they have invested in include:

SHYFT Power. In Africa roughly 600 million people still lack electricity, mostly in sub-Saharan countries. SHYFT power has introduced a technology platform encouraging clean energy adoption in Nigeria.

CorPower Ocean, a Swedish company developing viable ways to harness ocean waves as a continuous, renewable energy resource.

Evolving towards a more energy secure and sustainable world 

Clean energy adoption provides opportunities to increase energy security while helping to reduce costs, create jobs, and stimulate economic growth. Through our efforts to procure clean energy for Cisco, we have seen the benefits to our business, to our customers, and to the planet.

Read more about Cisco’s clean energy journey, as well as how other companies can start or advance their own in the new Cisco Clean Energy Playbook.

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Evan Brown is based out of Cisco’s Research Triangle Park campus in North Carolina. Vijay Ettiyagounder is based out of Bangalore, India, Cisco’s largest campus outside of the United States.

Kim Allman | Impact Blog

Technology is an integral part of the modern classroom. Kids of all ages use new devices to enhance their learning, and these days, that includes artificial intelligence. In 2024, a Harvard University study found that 51% of young people surveyed have used generative AI, most often to get information or help brainstorm ideas, and 31% use it for its creative potential, like making music or images. While AI has its risks, like scams or inappropriate content, using it responsibly can have significant benefits.

That’s why Norton, one of our trusted Cyber Safety brands, partners with the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) and has released a new version of the Surf Smart 2.0 curriculum, updated to include information on AI literacy and how to get the most out of AI tools. WAGGGS estimates that the new curriculum and its associated programs has the potential to reach more than 90,000 girls and young women around the world, equipping them with the skills they need to get the most out of their digital lives in an ever-evolving tech landscape.

Empowering Girls to Surf Smart

Norton has worked with WAGGGS on digital education and training projects for more than a decade. Following the initial Surf Smart program, Surf Smart 2.0 launched in 2021 as a badge-earning course designed to empower girls and young women with digital safety skills.

The program has impacted an estimated 880,000 young people to date, and from April 1, 2024, to March 31, 2025, WAGGGS directly reached more than 219,000 girls and young women with Surf Smart 2.0 digital education programming globally.

Norton continues to provide technical support and curriculum consultations for Surf Smart 2.0, which is available free to all on Campfire, WAGGGS’ online hub. The latest version, which includes the AI education modules, can be accessed here.

As the program continues, it will also expand advocacy opportunities to more girls and young women globally. Through the launch of a new advocacy toolkit and curriculum, Surf Smart will help them design and implement action campaigns and community-led projects designed to make the internet a safer place for girls, addressing issues such as online harassment, digital privacy and gender-based discrimination. Surf Smart has also been shortlisted in the Big Impact category for this year’s Third Sector Awards, the winners of which will be announced in September.

Providing Tools for Digital Safety

Our partnership with WAGGGS is a key component of our broader efforts to equip individuals, families and vulnerable and under-resourced communities with the knowledge and resources they need to navigate the digital world securely and responsibly.

In addition to our work with nonprofits, we also carry out our purpose to Power Digital Freedom through products like Norton 360, which provides real-time protection against scams, viruses, malware and ransomware. This now includes Genie Scam Protection, an AI-powered defense against scams, as well as a VPN, Parental Control and more.

For more digital safety resources as kids head back to school, check out Norton’s recent blog post.

These grants were awarded from the Gen Foundation, a corporate advised fund of Silicon Valley Community Foundation.

SWORDS, Ireland, August 20, 2025 /3BL/ – Trane Technologies (NYSE:TT), a global climate innovator, announces the launch of Season 5 of Healthy Spaces, a climate technology podcast that explores the innovations transforming buildings and transport systems into more sustainable solutions.

“Challenging what’s possible for a sustainable world begins with listening,” said Scott Tew, Global Head of Sustainability Strategy and Vice President, Trane Technologies. “This season we’re talking with people leading research and developing new technologies across the climate space, from AI and electrification to circularity and using ice to heat. We hope to inspire our listeners with actionable insights to advance their work in innovation and sustainability.”

Scott Tew is joined as a co-host by Dominique Silva, Regional Marketing Leader, EMEA, Trane Technologies. Season 5 launched with “Harnessing Heat – The Tech Solution for Cooler Buildings,” a conversation with Stan Van Hastenberg, Sustainability Lead at global health company Organon, and Jose La Loggia, Group President EMEA at Trane Technologies, about reducing energy and cost through thermal management systems.

More new episodes are available now and include:

• “Connecting the Dots: Unlocking Innovation with Systems Thinking,” a conversation with Mauro Atalla, Chief Technology & Sustainability Officer of Trane Technologies, about how culture is a catalyst for sustainability.
   
• “Embodied Carbon – First Movers of the Built Environment,” – a conversation with Nollaig Forrest, Chief Marketing and Corporate Affairs Officer of Amrize, and Cal Krause, Trane Technologies’ Operational Impacts Manager and Trellis 30 under 30 recipient, about how innovations in materials like cement and steel could turn buildings into carbon sinks.
   
• “Cool Air, Hot Takes – Get the Scoop on Decarbonization,” – a conversation with Charlie Jelen and Dan Gentry, the hosts of Trane’s Cool Air, Hot Takes podcast, about the world of buildings, HVAC and energy.

Additional episodes will be released biweekly through the fall, exploring topics such as data center cooling, the business case for sustainability and how AI can reduce energy demand.

With more than 250,000 downloads, Healthy Spaces has been #1 on the Apple Podcasts Technology chart twice. Healthy Spaces Season 5 is now streaming on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and for the first time, full episodes are available to watch on YouTube.

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 About Trane Technologies
Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator. Through our strategic brands Trane® and Thermo King®, and our portfolio of environmentally responsible products and services, we bring efficient and sustainable climate solutions to buildings, homes and transportation. Visit tranetechnologies.com.