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    Green Mountain Energy and The Hill Announce Sustainability Partnership Image

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    01-30-19

    Green Mountain Energy and The Hill Announce Sustainability Partnership

    Green Mountain Energy today announced it has entered into a sustainability partnership with The Hill, a unique, eco-friendly shopping and dining destination in the heart of Dallas. The organizations have teamed up to explore and implement sustainability upgrades for the property and power common ...

    Ørsted Is the World’s Most Sustainable Energy Company Image

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    01-22-19

    Ørsted Is the World’s Most Sustainable Energy Company

    Ørsted, the global leader in offshore wind, surpassed more than 7,500 international, billion-dollar companies to rank fourth in the Corporate Knights' 2019 index of the Global 100 Most ...

    Ørsted Announces Offshore Wind Biodiversity Policy Image

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    12-13-18

    Ørsted Announces Offshore Wind Biodiversity Policy

    Electricity from offshore wind farms helps to replace fossil fuels and offers a clean and safe route to meeting human energy needs and tackling climate change.

    Ørsted’s offshore wind farms and their transmission infrastructure can interact with marine and coastal ecosystems, raising concer...

    Ørsted Wins the Inaugural Energy Transition Award 2018 Image

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    12-12-18

    Ørsted Wins the Inaugural Energy Transition Award 2018

    Ørsted powered past nine other energy companies to win the inaugural Energy Transition Award at the S&P Global Platts Global Energy Awards, in New York, on 6 December.

    According to S&P Global Platts, Ørsted...

    OMV Presents the Sustainability Strategy 2025 Image

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    12-04-18

    OMV Presents the Sustainability Strategy 2025

    Growing demand for energy and accelerating climate change pose immense challenges for the energy sector. The key lies in finding the balance between climate protection efforts, affordable energy, and reliable supply. Alternative energy systems as well as economically viable and scalable technolog...

    IDEA Public Schools "Flips the Switch" to Go Solar With Green Mountain Energy Sun Club Image

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    11-27-18

    IDEA Public Schools "Flips the Switch" to Go Solar With Green Mountain Energy Sun Club

     IDEA Public Schools’ headquarters in Weslaco is one step closer to becoming the first self-sustaining building in South Texas, thanks in part to a $100,000 donation from the 

    Better Returns, Better World: Ørsted Top Ranks in Global ESG Rating of Infrastructure Assets Image

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    11-26-18

    Better Returns, Better World: Ørsted Top Ranks in Global ESG Rating of Infrastructure Assets

    Ørsted, one of the world’s largest green energy developers, is named Sector Leader in the 2018 GRESB Infrastructure Assessment, for significant steps taken to incorporate sustainability into operations and communicate performance to investors.

    The GRESB assessment helps investors to unders...

    National Grid, City of Schenectady Begin Work on Smart City Streetlight Initiative Image

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    11-21-18

    National Grid, City of Schenectady Begin Work on Smart City Streetlight Initiative

    National Grid and the City of Schenectady have begun work that will transform the municipality into a “smart city” by deploying advance street lighting technology.  The work will start on Union Street between North College Street and Washington Avenue and will include retrofitting 18 streetlights...

    Duke Energy Teams up With DonorsChoose.Org to Help Teachers and Students Recover From Hurricane Florence Image

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    11-16-18

    Duke Energy Teams up With DonorsChoose.Org to Help Teachers and Students Recover From Hurricane Florence

    The Duke Energy Foundation announced it is providing a $160,000 grant to DonorsChoose.org to fund relief projects by public school teachers in 16 counties across North Carolina and South Carolina.

    "Many of the communities Duke Energy serves are still recovering from the catastrophic damage...

    Here’s Why It Makes Sense for Companies to Support Climate-related Disclosure Image

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    11-15-18

    Here’s Why It Makes Sense for Companies to Support Climate-related Disclosure

    Mainstream investors are increasingly conscious of the impacts of climate change and they want to know how companies disclose and manage climate-related risks. The TCFD provides recommendations that aim to meet investors’ demand for just suc...

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