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Tencent sets goal for carbon neutrality, 100% green power

Fri, 25th Feb 2022
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Internet and technology company Tencent has announced it plans to become carbon neutral by 2030 across its operations and supply chain.
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Carbon emissions driving cloud buying decisions - Gartner

Wed, 26th Jan 2022
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Cloud buyers are increasingly taking carbon emissions into account, with Gartner predicting it will be a top criterion by 2025.
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40% of orgs to embed sustainability into operations by 2024 - IDC releases top predictions

Mon, 17th Jan 2022
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Strong financial outcomes and sustainability focused leadership is required for long term impact, according to a new report from IDC.
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AI tech poised to help reduce carbon emissions, IDC and Baidu finds

Fri, 31st Dec 2021
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AI tech to contribute 70% of carbon emissions reductions by 2060, says IDC and Baidu whitepaper. Over 35 billion tons of emissions to be reduced.
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Emmi gears up for global expansion following latest funding round

Wed, 29th Dec 2021
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Emmi, an Australian fintech specializing in carbon risk solutions, has raised $3.5m to support global expansion of its Global Carbon Efficiency Rating (GCER).
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Tech consortium to lead low-carbon fuel cell development for data centres

Wed, 15th Dec 2021
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Vertiv has announced the Clean Hydrogen Partnership will provide €2.5 million to help fund a project developing low-carbon fuel cells to power data centres.
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Fibre the most environmentally friendly broadband option according to new research

Fri, 3rd Dec 2021
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New research has determined that fibre is the best broadband option for consumers concerned about carbon emissions.
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AspenTech's new software release puts greater emphasis on sustainability

Fri, 19th Nov 2021
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Aspen Technology releases aspenONE V12.2 software, offering sustainability models and product capabilities to accelerate digitalisation efforts.
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COP26: Huawei tackles climate change with tech innovation

Fri, 5th Nov 2021
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Technology innovation will play a central role in tackling climate change and achieving carbon reduction goals.
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Microsoft makes Emissions Impact Dashboard tool generally available

Thu, 14th Oct 2021
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The tool gives customers insight into the greenhouse gas emissions associated with using Microsoft cloud services.
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Sustainability and the corporate carbon footprint challenge

Mon, 23rd Aug 2021
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By investing in the rapid advancement of digital technology, businesses can find new ways to get ahead of the competition and create impactful social change.
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Cloudflare to power networks on 100% renewable energy and remove all historical carbon by 2025

Thu, 29th Jul 2021
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Cloudflare has announced it will power its networks on 100% renewable energy and remove all historical carbon from its global network by 2025.
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APAC firms could slash carbon emissions by 78% by moving to cloud - AWS report

Thu, 29th Jul 2021
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Moving to cloud infrastructure could cut Asia Pacific organisations' carbon emissions by 78%, says a report by 451 Research and AWS.
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Microsoft pledges to run data centres carbon neutral by 2030

Mon, 19th Jul 2021
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The tech giant has announced it will aim to power all its global data centres and offices with zero-carbon energy by 2030.  .
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Equinix commits to achieving 100% renewable energy by 2030

Thu, 17th Jun 2021
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The digital infrastructure and data centre company aims to make a 50% absolute reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions from a 2019 base year by 2030.
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Apple creates sweeping carbon removal fund

Fri, 16th Apr 2021
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Apple launches $200m Restore Fund to remove carbon from the atmosphere. The fund aims to become a key part of Apple's carbon neutrality plans by 2030.
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Google Cloud publishes carbon emissions data for every cloud region

Tue, 23rd Mar 2021
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Google Cloud has released data on the carbon emissions of its cloud regions, aiming to run all operations on carbon-free energy by 2030.
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NEXTDC launches 'first of its kind' carbon neutrality program

Thu, 18th Mar 2021
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Australian data center provider NEXTDC has launched a carbon neutrality program, aiming for a zero net carbon emissions data center space.
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The green future of the public cloud

Thu, 1st Oct 2020
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As data centres grow by 14% annually, a shift to sustainable cloud practices, advocated by Accenture, could slash CO2 emissions by 59 million tonnes each year.
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Can ICT be a force for positive change in the world?

Fri, 6th Jun 2014
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Dimension Data's 2013 Sustainability Report underscores how ICT solutions can drive environmental sustainability, reducing travel, energy, and waste.