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Sustainability stories - Page 29

Sustainablilty in the tech sphere can also be described as Green IT and involves the use, distribution and creation of IT technology that has positive impacts on the environment. With close links to ESG, organisations need an informed strategy, engaged employees and positive leadership to achieve successful and sustainable outcomes.

Sustainable tech also involves reducing the negative impacts of manufacturing, use, and end-of-life handling, both of which relate to physical hardware and software.
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Opera to launch green AI cluster in Iceland by 2024
Mon, 12th Feb 2024
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Nordic firm Opera announces plans for an AI data cluster in Kevalík, Iceland, powered entirely by green energy, aiming to propel forward its AI-driven browser technology.
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Iceotope achieves milestone in chip-level liquid cooling tech
Fri, 9th Feb 2024
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Iceotope, a global leader in Precision Liquid Cooling, achieves a significant industry breakthrough, successfully cooling chips beyond 1000W, pointing to a solution for escalating thermal issues in data centres.
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Exclusive: How Kyndryl is guiding digital transformation in ANZ
Fri, 9th Feb 2024
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Under the guidance of Cloud Practice Lead, Michael Vincetic, Kyndryl ANZ is steering enterprises through their digital transformation journey by leveraging AI and cloud technologies.
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McLaren Racing extends partnership with Workday for 2024 F1 season
Thu, 8th Feb 2024
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McLaren Racing and Workday extend their partnership for the 2024 Formula 1 season. Workday's logo will debut on the McLaren car in pre-season testing, solidifying a collaboration built on shared innovation and efficiency.
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Equinix signs first Asian Pacific renewable energy deal with TagEnergy
Thu, 8th Feb 2024
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Equinix signs its first-ever Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) in the Asia-Pacific region with TagEnergy, marking a crucial step in expanding renewable energy.
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UK's T&L industry falls behind in AI adoption & sustainability goals
Thu, 8th Feb 2024
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UK transport and logistics industry falls behind in AI uptake and sustainability goals amid cost and knowledge barriers, according to a YouGov survey commissioned by HERE Technologies and AWS.
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Cirrus Logic joins Intel & Microsoft in immersive audio laptop venture
Wed, 7th Feb 2024
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Cirrus Logic, Intel and Microsoft collaborate on a new PC reference design with features to optimise immersive audio.
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Australian tech firms spearhead mining efficiency & sustainability
Wed, 7th Feb 2024
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Small Australian tech firms, including innovators Plotlogic and global drone solutions, drive sustainable innovation and efficiency in global mining; key players in the industry's ‘race to net-zero’.
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AI-driven Proptech revolutionise commercial property industry
Wed, 7th Feb 2024
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Proptech is revolutionising the commercial property industry, offering solutions to challenges like complex legacy systems and manual processes.
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Lean and green: five steps to improve your business and carbon health
Wed, 7th Feb 2024
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Businesses must directly tackle carbon emissions for financial savings and reputation; enterprises are urged to follow five steps towards digital sobriety and cleaner carbon health.
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Gartner identifies top key tech & service trends for 2024
Tue, 6th Feb 2024
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Gartner identifies influential trends set to shape tech and service sectors by 2024, including AI safety, buyer behaviour shifts, and sustainability initiatives.
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Equinix Australia signs maiden Asia-Pacific renewable energy deal
Tue, 6th Feb 2024
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Equinix Australia signs its first Power Purchase Agreement in Asia-Pacific, purchasing 151MW of renewable energy from TagEnergy's Golden Plains Wind Farm in Victoria due by 2029.
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CAST unveils CO2 Emission Estimator in green software drive
Tue, 6th Feb 2024
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CAST launches a CO2 Emission Estimator in its latest software, blending eco-friendliness with efficiency to potentially reduce CO2 emissions and energy consumption.
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Dynatrace partners with Lloyds to assess IT's carbon footprint
Mon, 5th Feb 2024
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Dynatrace collaborates with Lloyds Banking Group to optimise the carbon impact of Lloyds' IT ecosystem, targeting sustainability goals through innovative app development.
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Why sustainability will make hybrid multicloud a business imperative
Fri, 2nd Feb 2024
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With impending sustainability legislation and the rise of competition in the cloud computing market, hybrid multicloud solutions offer energy efficiency, resource sharing, and reduced risk, underpinning the business imperative for sustainability.
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Panel highlights SMB cybersecurity & sustainability issues
Thu, 1st Feb 2024
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Espria spearheads its first panel discussion, Optimise IT 2024, accentuating cybersecurity and sustainability challenges facing SMBs.
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Beatgrid reveals key insights from USD $18m ad-effectiveness studies
Thu, 1st Feb 2024
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Beatgrid reveals unprecendented advertising measurement data from 500+ global campaigns, discerning trends in consumer viewing habits, and reshaping ad-effectiveness in the cross-media sphere.
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Lloyds Banking Group leverages Dynatrace app to reduce IT carbon footprint
Thu, 1st Feb 2024
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Lloyds Banking Group teams up with Dynatrace, using its Carbon Impact app to efficiently measure and cut down their IT operations' carbon emissions, targeting a minimum 75% reduction in direct emissions.
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iDenfy & CO2IN partner to boost carbon credit transactions security
Wed, 31st Jan 2024
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Lithuanian RegTech firm, iDenfy, teams up with Czech fintech, CO2IN, to bolster the verification process, making carbon credit transactions safer and directly aiding the fight against climate change.
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Singtel pioneers AI development initiative in Southeast Asia
Wed, 31st Jan 2024
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Singtel unveils initiative to boost AI development and ecological sustainability in Singapore and Southeast Asia, with plans for AI-ready, eco-friendly data centres expansion.