Benzinga | Jun 14, 2021 04:14PM EDT

Group Of 7 Tech Companies Including Alphabet, Amazon, Facebook Pitch For SEC Climate Reports: CNBC

* Google parent Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL), Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN), Autodesk Inc (NASDAQ:ADSK), eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY), Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Intel Corp (NASDAQ:INTC) and Salesforce.com Inc (NYSE:CRM) jointly wrote to the SEC Chair Gary Gensler to order regular climate reports for shareholders, CNBC reports.

* The group sought businesses' disclosure of relevant greenhouse gas emissions by applicable global standards and ratified by the SEC to address global warming and contribute towards a zero-carbon economy.

* The group collectively purchased 21 gigawatts of clean energy and individually aimed to procure 100% renewable energy.