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Sustainability stories - Page 11

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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IMS to power Drive Smart app for Motability Scheme

Fri, 16th Jan 2026
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IMS will power Motability's new Drive Smart app, using telematics to monitor under-30s' driving and help manage rising insurance costs.
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Siemens' Nanjing plant named WEF Global Lighthouse

Fri, 16th Jan 2026
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Siemens' “digital-native” Nanjing plant joins the World Economic Forum's Global Lighthouse Network for AI-driven productivity gains.
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Broadband Forum revamps TR-181 to cut home energy use

Fri, 16th Jan 2026
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Broadband Forum updates TR-181 with new power controls so home routers, repeaters and set-top boxes can slash energy use across Europe.
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How Schneider Electric and NVIDIA are redefining AI data center design

Fri, 16th Jan 2026
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Schneider Electric and NVIDIA unveil high-density, liquid-cooled AI data centre blueprints to meet megawatt-scale power and cooling demands.
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AI & skills to reshape UK project management by 2026

Fri, 16th Jan 2026
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rpa
AI, sustainability and upskilling will transform UK project management by 2026, shifting managers from task delivery to strategic leadership.
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AI in eCommerce delivery to headline London TDC 2026

Thu, 15th Jan 2026
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cx
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AI-powered eCommerce delivery will top the agenda at London's TDC 2026, featuring Mary Portas, Arka Dhar and closing keynote Richard Ayoade.
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Microlise names Dean Garvey-North as new technology chief

Thu, 15th Jan 2026
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digital transformation
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supply chain
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fleet management
Microlise has appointed Dean Garvey-North as chief technology officer to steer its next growth phase in fleet and logistics technology.
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Designer Kids Club debuts ReLuxe Story circular IDs

Wed, 14th Jan 2026
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Designer Kids Club launches ReLuxe Story, using Digital Product Passports to track luxury childrenswear from first purchase to resale.
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AI to transform business risk, trust & compliance by 2026

Wed, 14th Jan 2026
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AI will reshape risk, trust and compliance in 2026 as firms swap hype for embedded tools, tighter controls and higher regulatory scrutiny.
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BGF backs Origin Tech to expand AI water leak tools

Tue, 13th Jan 2026
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BGF invests multi-million GBP in Origin Tech to scale AI and satellite water leak detection and trenchless repair tools globally.
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Monzo reveals AI & secondhand shopping boom in 2025

Mon, 12th Jan 2026
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Monzo data shows spending on AI platforms has more than doubled to GBP £19 million in 2025, as pre-loved shopping and coffee also surge.
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Fluent Commerce adds AI A/B testing to order sourcing

Mon, 12th Jan 2026
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Fluent Commerce is adding AI-driven A/B testing to Fluent Order Management to optimise retailers' sourcing logic on live orders in real time.
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Brits hoard £4.14bn in unused games consoles at home

Mon, 12th Jan 2026
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digital entertainment
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clean technologies
Brits are sitting on 49m unused games consoles worth GBP £4.14bn, as cash-strapped households hoard old tech instead of trading it in.
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How to fix your data centre's credibility problem

Mon, 12th Jan 2026
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Data centres can't PR their way out of scrutiny; only clear, consistent brands will rebuild trust in power-hungry infrastructure.
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Isle of Man seeks health tech for 2026 Innovation Challenge

Mon, 12th Jan 2026
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Isle of Man opens 2026 Innovation Challenge to global health tech teams, offering a testbed to trial tools for care at home and in communities.
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Datec pushes paper retention packs for greener eCommerce

Mon, 12th Jan 2026
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commerce systems
Datec pushes all-paper eComPack to cut plastic, speed warehouse packing and appeal to eco-conscious UK eCommerce customers.
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Vertiv outlines five key trends reshaping AI data centres

Fri, 9th Jan 2026
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datacentre infrastructure
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public cloud
Vertiv flags higher voltage power, digital twins and liquid cooling as critical trends reshaping AI-ready data centre design worldwide.
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Westcon-Comstor rolls out Europe-wide energy data EMS

Fri, 9th Jan 2026
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data analytics
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power / energy
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clean technologies
Westcon-Comstor deploys Europe-wide energy management platform with ecoDriver and Powercor to cut emissions and hit 2050 net-zero goals.
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Microsoft leads on nature in Europe's data centres

Fri, 9th Jan 2026
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Microsoft tops rivals for weaving nature restoration into European data centres, but report warns sector lags as AI power demand surges.
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Quiet quitting exposes the fragility of customer loyalty

Fri, 9th Jan 2026
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Customers profess loyalty but quietly walk away over price, experience or ethics, exposing how fragile many brand relationships have become.