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PepsiCo, Verizon earn ENERGY STAR highest honor

As people around the country join together for Earth Day to demonstrate their commitment to protecting the environment, companies are getting recognized for taking action to address climate change. Just this week, Business Forward member companies PepsiCo and Verizon received an ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence Award from the Environmental Protection…

Businesses are Saving More Than $1 Billion Annually by Reducing Energy Consumption

Clean energy is becoming “business as usual” for many companies as they save money and reduce emissions, according to an analysis of America’s largest corporations. Of the 53 Fortune 100 companies that reported their energy targets to CDP, all saved at least $1.1 billion annually by cutting emissions and using clean energy. In 2012, these…

Local Leadership Council Spotlight: Deep Patel

GigaWatt’s Deep Patel, whose first name means “light” in Hindi, is on a mission to help companies harness the power of the sun—and their voices. As businesses large and small look for ways to improve their energy security and decrease their dependence on limited fossil fuels, companies like CBS have turned to GigaWatt to help…

Modernize Our Outdated Energy Infrastructure

In today’s Politico, Tony Earley, chairman and CEO of PG&E, a Business Forward member, and Edwin Hill, International president of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, make a smart case for the importance of upgrading and modernizing our aging infrastructure, generating thousands of good paying jobs and helping lay the foundation for a clean energy…