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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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AI to transform business risk, trust & compliance by 2026

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AI will reshape risk, trust and compliance in 2026 as firms swap hype for embedded tools, tighter controls and higher regulatory scrutiny.
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BGF backs Origin Tech to expand AI water leak tools

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BGF invests multi-million GBP in Origin Tech to scale AI and satellite water leak detection and trenchless repair tools globally.
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Navigating the next wave: Five tech predictions for 2026

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Australia bets on AI-ready data centres and resilient networks as five emerging tech shifts redefine its digital competitiveness by 2026.
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Monzo reveals AI & secondhand shopping boom in 2025

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Monzo data shows spending on AI platforms has more than doubled to GBP £19 million in 2025, as pre-loved shopping and coffee also surge.
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Fluent Commerce adds AI A/B testing to order sourcing

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Fluent Commerce is adding AI-driven A/B testing to Fluent Order Management to optimise retailers’ sourcing logic on live orders in real time.
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Brits hoard £4.14bn in unused games consoles at home

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Brits are sitting on 49m unused games consoles worth GBP £4.14bn, as cash-strapped households hoard old tech instead of trading it in.
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How to fix your data centre's credibility problem

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Data centres can’t PR their way out of scrutiny; only clear, consistent brands will rebuild trust in power-hungry infrastructure.
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Datec pushes paper retention packs for greener eCommerce

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Datec pushes all-paper eComPack to cut plastic, speed warehouse packing and appeal to eco-conscious UK eCommerce customers.
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Isle of Man seeks health tech for 2026 Innovation Challenge

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Isle of Man opens 2026 Innovation Challenge to global health tech teams, offering a testbed to trial tools for care at home and in communities.
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NBN hits 25 GWh energy goal early with fibre upgrades

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NBN cuts network energy use by 25 GWh two years early as fibre upgrades, wireless tweaks and cable switch-offs drive efficiency gains.
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Zespri speeds NZD $70m claims with SAP automation push

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Zespri taps SAP cloud to automate over NZD $70m in annual quality claims, slashing processing times and boosting consistency worldwide.
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Vertiv outlines five key trends reshaping AI data centres

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Vertiv flags higher voltage power, digital twins and liquid cooling as critical trends reshaping AI-ready data centre design worldwide.
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Westcon-Comstor rolls out Europe-wide energy data EMS

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Westcon-Comstor deploys Europe-wide energy management platform with ecoDriver and Powercor to cut emissions and hit 2050 net-zero goals.
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Microsoft leads on nature in Europe’s data centres

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Microsoft tops rivals for weaving nature restoration into European data centres, but report warns sector lags as AI power demand surges.
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BCS Consultancy appoints Chris Coward as new COO

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BCS Consultancy names Chris Coward COO to steer global expansion and sharpen operations as AI-driven data centre demand accelerates.
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LFB boosts Lyon R&D sites to meet data centre cooling demand

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LFB’s data centre arm is investing millions in Lyon R&D and factories to ramp up advanced cooling for Europe’s AI-fuelled server boom.
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Quiet quitting exposes the fragility of customer loyalty

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Customers profess loyalty but quietly walk away over price, experience or ethics, exposing how fragile many brand relationships have become.
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CelcomDigi boosts flood aid & connectivity nationwide

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CelcomDigi rolls out nationwide flood relief, powering WiFi, charging and targeted alerts to support over 50,000 displaced Malaysians.
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Tech revolution reshapes global cold chain logistics

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AI, IoT and automation are transforming cold chain logistics as stricter rules, pharma growth and online groceries drive rapid change.
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NBN Co completes solar deals to hit 100% renewables

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NBN taps Queensland solar farm to complete energy deals and power its broadband network with 100% renewable electricity from late 2025.