Sustainability stories - Page 9
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.
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.
WD maps 100TB-plus hard drives for AI data centres
Wed, 4th Feb 2026
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digital transformation
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WD maps a path to 100TB-plus hard drives, unveiling faster, lower-power designs as cloud data centres scale storage for AI workloads.
Ireland unveils strict new rules for data centre power use
Sat, 31st Jan 2026
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clean technologies
Ireland ends its data centre freeze with strict rules tying new projects to onsite power, renewables and a shift beyond Dublin's grid limits.
Snap launches Specs unit to drive smart glasses push
Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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gaming
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wearables
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digital entertainment
Snap forms Specs unit to spearhead next-gen smart glasses, promising AI-driven, low-friction eyewear that blends digital and real worlds.
MPs launch data centres group to balance growth & net zero
Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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Cross-party MPs form a data centres group to probe growth, planning and energy use while safeguarding communities and the UK's net zero goals.
Crompton crowned world's top ceiling fan maker by 2024
Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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manufacturing
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iot
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smart home
Crompton named world's top ceiling fan brand for 2024 by Euromonitor, selling over two crore units a year and one fan every two seconds.
PPDS unveils Philips Signage 5000 AI display range
Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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digital signage
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edge computing
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power / energy
PPDS debuts Philips Signage 5000 AI displays with on-device processing, Android 14 SoC and 24/7-ready screens up to 98in for pro venues.
Schneider Electric powers new McLaren Racing tie-up
Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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Schneider Electric signs as McLaren Racing's Official Energy Technology Partner across F1, IndyCar, F1 Academy and WEC programmes.
Snowflake unveils AI data tools tailored to energy firms
Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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cx
Snowflake launches Energy Solutions for its AI Data Cloud, unifying IT, OT and IoT data to boost grid reliability and cut emissions.
Snowflake unveils AI Data Cloud 'Energy Solutions'
Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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digital transformation
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cx
Snowflake launches Energy Solutions for its AI Data Cloud, unifying energy sector data to modernise grid planning and asset management.
Londoners battle 'furniture fit gap' in tiny homes
Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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cx
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martech
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e-commerce
Seven in ten Londoners have had to rejig cramped homes after online furniture buys failed to fit, Fixtuur warns in new 'fit gap' report.
Schneider Electric tops global sustainability rankings
Tue, 27th Jan 2026
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power / energy
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clean technologies
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schneider electric
Schneider Electric tops 2025 global ESG rankings with best-in-class scores from World Benchmarking Alliance, EcoVadis, CDP and MSCI.
Forrester maps ten edge & IoT trends set to shape 2025
Tue, 27th Jan 2026
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firewalls
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devops
AI at the edge, observability and Zero Trust security head Forrester's ten edge and IoT trends it says will redefine enterprise tech in 2025.
Nokia picks Pure Storage to power Red Hat telco cloud
Tue, 27th Jan 2026
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storage
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virtualisation
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uc
Nokia taps Pure Storage and Red Hat OpenShift for a new telco cloud blueprint targeting cloud-native, AI-ready, low-energy networks.
Canon retains EcoVadis Platinum rating with higher score
Tue, 27th Jan 2026
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supply chain
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clean technologies
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sustainability
Canon retains EcoVadis Platinum status with an improved score of 89/100, keeping it among the top 1% of sustainability-rated firms.
Point74 names Rob Sinclair as new Chief Executive Officer
Mon, 26th Jan 2026
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saas
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digital transformation
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partner programmes
Midlands software firm Point74 appoints Rob Sinclair as CEO to spearhead UK and international growth of its food lifecycle platform.
EcoOnline names David Orstad Chief Customer Officer
Mon, 26th Jan 2026
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partner programmes
EcoOnline appoints David Orstad Chief Customer Officer to lead global customer functions and launch new managed services offering.
Radix honoured for digital transformation in industry
Sat, 24th Jan 2026
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manufacturing
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digital transformation
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rpa
Radix wins CIOReview's Digital Transformation Company of the Year for AI-driven projects boosting efficiency in asset-intensive industries.
Global Switch signs Welsh wind power deal for AI hub
Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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dc
Global Switch inks eight-year Welsh wind PPA with RWE to power its London Docklands AI data hub with around 70 GWh of renewables a year.
AI reshapes fire protection design for data centres
Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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AI-ready data centres push fire protection into early design, as liquid cooling and high-density racks reshape risk, resilience and recovery.
Beko index finds smart appliance surge in Global South
Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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iot
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smart home
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power / energy
Smart appliances are spreading faster in the Global South than Western Europe, as households chase lower running costs over green credentials.