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GreenBiz photocollage Last week, the cloud-based software company Salesforce notified its thousands of suppliers that it will include language in all future procurement contracts requiring them, among other things, to set science-based targets to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. And it set financial penalties for those that don’t. It was an unprecedented and bold move that, if emulated by others and aggressively enforced, could transform companies and markets far faster than any regulation ever could. Welcome to the growing world of trickle-down sustainability. Salesforce’s four-page Sustainability Exhibit, as the company called it, asks suppliers to commit to a science-based target aligned with the 1.5 degrees Celsius goal of the Paris Agreement; to develop and implement a plan to reduce “the carbon footprint and the environmental impact” of any products or services provided to Salesforce; and to publicly disclose their Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissio ....
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Earth Day: Students support U. City’s green goals Washington University seniors Juliet Kamau (left) and M.K. Vereen are among the students who working to help University City meet sustainability goals. (Photo: Sid Hastings/Washington University) April 22, 2021 SHARE Municipalities such as University City will play a vital role in President Joe Biden’s plan to halve U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. That’s why Washington University in St. Louis students are working hard to help the neighboring city of 35,000 residents meet its sustainability goals. “Cities are so important because that’s where a lot of the work gets done,” said senior M.K. Vereen, who is set to graduate in May with degrees in environmental policy, Spanish and Latin American studies from Arts & Sciences. “But it’s not easy. There are political, financial, engineering and justice issues to consider, and not a lot of extra time or money to do everything.” ....