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Sustainability stories - Page 3

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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Retailers ready for AI-driven shifts in fulfilment, returns

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Retailers brace for 2026 as AI, new packaging rules and reCommerce transform warehouse fulfilment, unboxing and returns strategies.
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Siemens & nVent unveil AI data centre cooling plan

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Siemens and nVent launch a joint liquid cooling and power blueprint to speed hyperscale NVIDIA AI data centre buildouts and cut energy use.
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Tineco carpet cleaner named in TIME Best Inventions list

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Tineco’s Carpet One Cruiser wins spot on TIME’s Best Inventions 2025 list, boosting its growing floorcare footprint in Australia and NZ.
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Tiny Away lets guests book eco tiny houses with crypto

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Tiny Away now lets guests book eco tiny houses with Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDT, offering 20% off crypto stays via Coinbase Commerce.
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What business leaders need to know about AI in 2026 and risk

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AI in 2026 will bring harsher harms and huge gains, forcing business to prioritise governance, greener models and pragmatic industrial uses.
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FedEx impact in Asia Pacific hits USD $5.7 billion

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FedEx says its Asia Pacific operations delivered USD $5.7 billion in economic impact in 2025 as it ramps up routes, tech and green investments.
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BLUETTI debuts charger 2: The industry’s first unified car and solar smart energy hub

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BLUETTI launches Charger 2 at CES 2026, a dual-input car and solar smart hub promising 13× faster off-grid charging for travellers.
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UK & Irish SME chiefs back growth despite economic gloom

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UK and Irish SME bosses fear a worsening economy yet still plan to ramp up investment, betting on AI, innovation and sales growth in 2026.
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Virtus Data Centres names Adam Eaton as new chief

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Virtus Data Centres has named industry veteran Adam Eaton as chief executive to spearhead its next phase of UK and European expansion.
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AI expansion triggers global race for power and real estate

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AI growth is straining power grids and land as data centre deals soar past USD $10 billion, with the UK emerging as an AI infrastructure hub.
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Dell unveils thinner XPS 14 & 16, XPS 13 to return

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Dell debuts slimmer XPS 14 and 16 with faster AI performance and longer battery life, and promises an ultra-thin XPS 13 later this year.
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LG unveils CLOiD robot at heart of new AI strategy

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LG has unveiled its CLOiD home robot as the centrepiece of a sweeping AI strategy linking homes, cars and commercial systems.
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Johnson Controls invests S$60m in Singapore AI hubs

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Johnson Controls to spend S$60m expanding its Singapore Innovation Centre to develop AI-ready, energy-efficient cooling for data centres.
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Samsung unveils expansive ‘Companion to AI Living’ vision

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Samsung has unveiled a sweeping ‘Companion to AI Living’ vision at CES 2026, putting AI at the heart of TVs, appliances and digital health.
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Rod Drury awarded knighthood for services to tech

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Xero founder Rod Drury has been made a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to business and technology.
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AVEVA partners with IMD to study industrial AI ecosystems

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AVEVA and IMD launch three-year study into how industrial AI and data reshape global ecosystems, supply chains and energy transition.
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UK SMEs warned to prioritise AI, cyber & skills by 2026

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UK SMEs told to stop ‘dabbling’ and urgently hardwire AI, cyber, skills and sustainability into tech strategy before 2026 crunch hits.
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MRead wins AUD $1.6m grant for handheld landmine scanner

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MRead secures AUD $1.6m grant to advance MineReader, a handheld magnetic resonance landmine scanner aimed at faster, safer demining.
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Telematics revolution drives change across auto sector

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Telematics shifts from optional extra to core auto tech in 2025, transforming safety, manufacturing, fleet efficiency and smart city traffic.
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Microsoft cloud region powers New Zealand’s AI growth

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Microsoft’s NZ North cloud hub is powering Aotearoa’s AI push, cutting costs, boosting skills and running on 100 per cent renewable energy.