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Apple pledges 100% carbon neutrality by 2030

Wed, 22nd Jul 2020
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Apple commits to becoming carbon neutral by 2030, reducing carbon footprints of every device sold to zero in 10 years.
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IoT and automation help to save the world's honeybees

Fri, 22nd May 2020
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IoT and automation innovations are giving hope to honeybees, as SAS and Appalachian State University harness tech to track and improve beehive health.
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Harnessing what lies within: Data strategy reinvention de-risks energy exploration

Fri, 8th May 2020
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How Western Australia's Searcher Seismic reinvented its data strategy to de-risk exploration for the global energy sector.
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Google unveils ambitious plan for '24/7 carbon-free data centres'

Thu, 23rd Apr 2020
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Google aims for '24/7 carbon-free' data centres by using a new computing platform that shifts tasks to times when greener energy sources are plentiful.
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Enterprise sustainability practices not up to par, study finds

Wed, 22nd Apr 2020
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Companies failing to promote sustainability in dealing with end-of-life equipment and e-waste, says study by Blancco Technology Group and Coleman Parkes.
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Corporations are failing to deal with e-waste responsibly - report

Tue, 21st Apr 2020
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A new report by Blancco Technology Group reveals a major e-waste crisis, as 76% of end-of-life devices are not sanitised and reused despite CSR policies.
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Aus-based Myriota raises $28M, sets sights on global expansion

Fri, 10th Apr 2020
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Myriota has raised A$28 million in series B funding, with a view to grow its satellite network and extend support for billions of devices.
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Asia Pacific's accelerating need to optimise IT infrastructure

Fri, 13th Mar 2020
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Optimising data centre resources means you can use them to improve IT capacity, paving the way for new services operating at greater efficiency.
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ITU encourages ICT sector to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Fri, 28th Feb 2020
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The ICT industry should work towards reducing their greenhouse gas emissions by 45% in the next 10 years, in order to comply with the Paris Agreement.
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Data center operators missing out on energy savings - Supermicro report

Wed, 18th Dec 2019
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The survey found that 86% of businesses don't consider the environmental impact of their facilities to be an important factor for their data centers.
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AWS announces renewable power project in Australia

Wed, 4th Dec 2019
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The Australian project is one of six new renewable energy projects, which are expected to produce a total 711MW of new renewable energy capacity.
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Farmers looking for data to help change bad habits

Fri, 19th Apr 2019
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It is no secret that agriculture is a massive cause of environmental issues in NZ. Farmers say they are willing to change, if they get the right data.
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Aussie tech company aims to nix shipping emissions globally

Wed, 27th Mar 2019
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Calix claims its exhaust scrubbing technology can go as far as making the global shipping industry carbon negative.
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Apple says it's 'protecting the planet's resources'

Tue, 12th Mar 2019
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Apple says it's 'protecting the planet's resources' and expanding educational opportunities for workers who assemble Apple products.
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Q&A: Aruba manager on imminent data centre challenges

Thu, 14th Feb 2019
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Aruba's infrastructure manager Alessandro Bruschini weighs in on the imminent challenges data centres face amidst rising demand and new regulations.
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Fujitsu providing servers for data centre inside a wind turbine

Thu, 8th Nov 2018
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WestfalenWIND IT has implanted a data center inside a wind turbine, bringing the energy source directly to the data center.
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Remote working: The ticket to happier and healthier employees?

Wed, 3rd Oct 2018
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Businesses that allow employees to work remotely also reap the benefits of increased employee productivity, happiness and health.
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Iron Mountain achieves 100% renewable energy at EU data centres

Tue, 25th Sep 2018
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Iron Mountain celebrates 100% renewable energy milestone at its EU data centres, improving sustainability in Belgium, Ireland, the Netherlands, and the UK.
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City Network to base cloud services in DigiPlex data centre

Wed, 5th Sep 2018
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City Network will be basing its cloud services in DigiPlex's Stockholm data centre as it looks to expand its presence in the area.
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Google building new Singapore data center to join its other two

Wed, 1st Aug 2018
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This will bring the tech giant's total Singapore data center investment to more than US$850m in a bid to meet surging demand.