“The growth in corporate procurement, despite political and economic barriers, demonstrates the importance of environmental, social and governance issues for companies,” said Kyle Harrison, a corporate energy strategy analyst for BNEF. “The main driver is there are so many more companies demanding it. Large financial institutions have entered the space, and they’re big buyers.”
The Trump administration’s rollback of U.S. environmental policies have actually emboldened some companies to buy more clean power in a bid to fight climate change in the absence of federal policy. Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Facebook are among those that have agreed to climate pledges. Companies that have committed to buying 100 percent of their power from clean energy resources include JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
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“The growth in corporate procurement, despite political and economic barriers, demonstrates the importance of environmental, social and governance issues for companies,” said Kyle Harrison, a corporate energy strategy analyst for BNEF. “The main driver is there are so many more companies demanding it. Large financial institutions have entered the space, and they’re big buyers.”
The Trump administration’s rollback of U.S. environmental policies have actually emboldened some companies to buy more clean power in a bid to fight climate change in the absence of federal policy. Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Facebook are among those that have agreed to climate pledges. Companies that have committed to buying 100 percent of their power from clean energy resources include JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-22/big-tech-is-buying-more-clean-energy-than-ever-in-the-trump-era