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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
Achieved its 2027 target of becoming water positive in India, returning more water to communities than it uses across its direct operations (including offices, data centers and fulfillment centers) across the country. To do this, the company increased water efficiency in its operations, recycled wastewater for irrigation and toilet flushing, and harvested rainwater to replenish local water sources. Amazon also said it has committed over $6 million towards water stewardship initiatives in India, which will replenish more than 4 billion liters of water annually. 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 »
Meta
Launched its 2026 Request for Proposals (RFP) for value chain interventions targeting emissions reductions across 10 hard-to-abate sectors, including metal processing, air, truck and maritime transportation, cement production, semiconductor manufacturing, and fluorinated gases. The deadline to submit an RFP is 4 September 2026, but a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) must be signed by 17 July to receive the RFP. 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 »