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CEF Annual Executive Leaders Retreat: June 11-14, 2023
The 2023 CEF 15th Annual Leadership Retreat will be held June 11-14 at the Rancho Bernardo Inn in San Diego, CA. The Retreat is by-invitation for executives from CEF Member organizations. Members are invited to contact CEF Executive Director Amy O’Meara for more information.
CEF Member News
20 CEF members
Were listed in the Top 100 of Forbes’ first-ever Net Zero Leaders list, highlighting the 100 U.S. public companies (with at least $1 billion evaluation) that are best positioning themselves “to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and ultimately offset them by 2050.” MORE » MORE 2 »
Boeing
Announced a pre-purchase option agreement with carbon removal company Equatic for the removal of 62,000 metric tons of CO2 along with the delivery of 2,100 metric tons of “carbon-negative” hydrogen to Boeing. Equatic, which emerged out of UCLA, electrolyzes sea water (producing hydrogen) and passes atmospheric CO2 through the processed sea water to trap CO2 in solid materials. MORE » MORE 2 »
JPMorgan Chase
Will spend over $200 million in CO2 removal credits to sequester 800,000 metric tons of CO2. The bank signed purchase agreements with several carbon removal projects. The company also committed $75 million to carbon removal pooling company Frontier, which includes $50 million for the bank’s operational emissions and $25 million to help clients meet emissions targets. MORE » MORE 2 »
Microsoft
Announced a strategic five-year partnership with Fujitsu to expand Fujitsu’s Uvance business, which provides “digital innovation” solutions to drive business sustainability. The companies will both invest in co-developing and deploying cloud solutions across manufacturing, retail, health care, and the public sector. MORE » MORE 2 »