Sustainability stories

"Organisations need to recognise and act on the carbon cost of our digital world by accelerating the move to business models which are supported by sustainable IT capabilities.”>>

As part of the Low-Carbon Patent Pledge, the three companies have made ‘hundreds’ of royalty free patents available.>>

The region picker is one way of partnering with customers to decrease carbon emissions, boost renewable energy usage and improve infrastructure sustainability.>>

oneM2M has launched a new initiative to promote sustainability via internet of things (IoT) technologies and open-standard systems.>>

The US$200 million fund has set its goal to remove ’at least one million metric tons of carbon dioxide annually from the atmosphere’ — equivalent to the amount of fuel used by over 200,000 passenger vehicles.>>

For the fourth time in three years, Konica Minolta has been listed among the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the world. >>

"Going forward, we will steadily advance measures to use 100% renewable electricity.">>

The company admits it’s an ambitious goal, but it’s a necessary goal that recognises the efforts needed to address climate change.>>

The trucks add to the Group’s expanding fleet of light electric vehicles and will operate in Auckland, Hamilton, Tauranga and Christchurch.>>

The program's aim is to 'decarbonise the digital economy’, says data centre provider.>>

Workplaces are operating more efficiently as a result of digital processes implemented because of Covid-19 working requirements, according to a new study.>>

Located in Sydney’s Kurnell, the facility was built a key focus on environmentally friendly initiatives, employee wellbeing, vendor and reseller benefits, and sustaining the company's consistent growth.>>

“As industries reimagine and rebuild from the pandemic, they have the opportunity to embed sustainability by design to drive their customer agenda.">>

The initiative is called the Climate Neutral Data Centre pact and is entirely self-regulated by its signatories.>>

According to a new IDTechEx report titled ‘Smart Cities Emerging Materials Markets 2021-2041’, information and computer technology is now secondary to new materials, which are valued as a $400 billion market. >>

Fujitsu has installed a 99.6kW solar panel system on the roof of its data centre in Eight Mile Plains, Queensland, following the company's commitment to indigenous businesses and sustainable practices.>>

Using variable speed drives for cooling can yield significant improvements in data centre energy consumption. But drives can come with their own hidden costs in terms of a potentially adverse effect on the overall power system.>>

Former BT energy and environmental director joins the Colt DCS team.>>

Digital Realty has today announced a webinar based on its recent report exploring the role of data centres within the climate change debate, and will explore the viable solutions available to help data centre operators fight the rising tide of environmental challenges.>>

In this video, Techday speaks to Autodesk regional director for A/NZ Andy Cunningham, who discusses the company's digital event, Autodesk University, as well as the company's vision, its focus on sustainable projects, and its presence in the A/NZ region.>>

The APAC region is set to be the biggest market for data centers by 2021, with a total market size to be around US$28 billion by 2024 for colocation data centres, according to a new joint report from Digital Realty and Eco-Business.>>

The report reveals the extent to which the region, led by Singapore, has seen exponential growth in data demand in the past few years —mostly a result of rapid expansion of enterprises in the region, driving demand for robust regional IT infrastructure. >>

After three Golds, gaining the Platinum rating indicates that Epson was ranked among the top 1% of companies in the industry.>>

65% of global GDP will be digitalised by 2022, driving $6.8 trillion of IT spending from 2020 to 2023.>>