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2027 CEF Annual Executive Leaders Retreat: May 17-20, Gulf State Park, AL
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CEF Member News
Amazon
Committed to buy 1.95 million metric tons of carbon removal credits from a land restoration project in South Africa operated by Imperative. The project will restore more than 50,000 hectares of exhausted land using 180 million spekboom shrubs, and is estimated to generate 11,000 jobs and over $500 million in economic value. This expands an earlier phase, started in 2024, that planted spekboom on 10,000 hectares. PR »
Is partnering with Energy Dome to build a 23 MW/200MWh long-duration energy storage plant at a former thermal power station in Ireland. This is part of a long-term agreement between the companies to deploy and scale Energy Dome’s CO2 Battery technology (which, using compressed CO2, can provide energy storage ranging from 8 to 24 hours). PR »
Microsoft
Announced it had replenished more water than it withdrew across its global operations for FY2025, five years ahead of its 2030 target of being water positive. The company also said it had reduced water-use intensity at its data centers by 25% (2022 baseline), over halfway to its 2030 goal of 40%, and that it had improved the water use effectiveness of its data centers nearly 90% compared to its first generation of data centers in the early 2000s. PR »
PepsiCo
Announced it has expanded regenerative, restorative, and protective agricultural practices to 4.7 million acres globally, nearly half way to its 2030 target of 10 million acres. 70% of PepsiCo’s key ingredients are also now sustainably sourced, while another 2% of volumes are actively progressing toward more sustainable practices. The company has also nearly achieved its goal of positively impacting over 250,000 livelihoods by 2030, reaching 224,000 people since 2021. PR »