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Sustainability stories

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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Güntner names Yan Evans to lead global data centre

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Güntner taps former FläktGroup executive Yan Evans to unify its data centre push as AI-fuelled demand drives cooling expansion.
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EDB pitches intelligence per watt for AI data layer

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EDB touts Postgres AI gains, saying a data-layer overhaul can cut token use, speed vector indexing and trim emissions for enterprise AI workloads.
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SiTime touts precision timing to cut AI data centre energy

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SiTime says sharper synchronisation could trim power waste in AI data centres as operators face mounting scrutiny over grids, emissions and rising demand.
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EcoVadis deepens Google Cloud AI partnership for growth

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EcoVadis expands workplace AI rollout with Google Cloud, using Gemini Enterprise to automate internal tasks and train staff to build custom agents.
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MacPaw survey finds green concerns may drive file cleanups

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MacPaw Earth Day survey finds 71.7% of Mac users would clear cloud files more often if they knew the environmental cost.
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Earth Day calls for data centre grid reset amid AI surge

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Bentley Systems and Blue Cloud Softech Solutions say AI data centres must share more of the burden as power demand tests ageing grids.
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PepsiCo revamps APAC Greenhouse for startup rollouts

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PepsiCo tightens APAC startup programme to push proven technologies into supply chains, with five alumni set for commercial rollout trials.
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Coalition launches standards for greener AI data centres

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Greening AI data centre coalition sets global benchmarks as pressure mounts over power, water and green finance for booming server farms.
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Western Digital details sustainability gains amid AI demand

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Western Digital says emissions intensity from customer use of its drives is down 31%, while a rare-earth recovery pilot hit a 90% capture rate.
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Hitachi Vantara flags AI data centre energy squeeze

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Hitachi Vantara has unveiled sustainability progress as AI-driven data demand pushes energy, cooling and emissions reporting to the fore.
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NeuReality says AI networking could cut rack emissions

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NeuReality says better AI networking could trim around 200 tons of CO2 a year from each rack while lifting output from existing infrastructure.
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2.5 tonnes of e-waste removed for large NZ logistics company

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Inde helps major supply chain group clear 21 pallets of e-waste from warehouse, freeing space and boosting CO2 savings with Greenbox.
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DOC launches satellite sensors trial in remote parks

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Satellite sensors trial in New Zealand national parks could save DOC more than NZD$1 million and cut helicopter trips to remote huts and toilets.
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ESG shifts from reporting to action across industries

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Earth Day prompts businesses to turn ESG, AI and recruitment talk into practical change, as leaders cite data, energy limits and candidate scrutiny.
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Supply chain leaders prioritise sustainability, survey finds

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Blue Yonder survey finds supply chain leaders are prioritising efficiency and resilience over emissions, even as 66% work to cut impact.
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SAP unveils agentic AI tools for manufacturing supply

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SAP rolls out agentic AI for factories, linking planning, production and logistics as it showcases live demonstrations at Hannover Messe 2026.
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Data centre liquid cooling market set for rapid growth

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Liquid cooling is moving into the mainstream as AI workloads drive demand for denser data centres and operators seek lower energy use, forecasts show.
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New Zealand firms seek energy certainty to boost investment

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New Zealand businesses say stable power prices and supply would unlock investment, as Schneider Electric research flags energy uncertainty as a brake on growth.
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Hands-on review: Casa Pop-Up Desk for hybrid work

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Logitech's Casa Pop-Up Desk is a tidy hybrid-work kit, with a clever stand and comfortable keyboard offset by an average touchpad.
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Game review: Clean Up Earth (Xbox Series X)

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Xbox review: Clean Up Earth turns rubbish clearing into a calm, co-op scavenger hunt, but its repetition and battery-gated gadgets test patience.