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Baxter Freight wins B Corp certification in Nottingham
Human Capital Management

Baxter Freight wins B Corp certification in Nottingham

The certification will help the Nottingham logistics firm signal lower-emission supply-chain work and ethical standards to customers and suppliers.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last week
Sumillion wins King's Award for sustainable IT procurement
Supply Chain

Sumillion wins King's Award for sustainable IT procurement

Recognition comes as more buyers scrutinise IT spending and waste, with Sumillion saying sustainable procurement can cut both costs and emissions.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last week
Superconductors could cut data centre power losses 90%
Hyperscale

Superconductors could cut data centre power losses 90%

In a 10 MW model, replacing copper with superconductors could also lift efficiency to 99%, easing cooling demands for AI data centres.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
Virgin Media O2 signs 10-year solar deal with egg Power
Unified Communications

Virgin Media O2 signs 10-year solar deal with egg Power

The telecoms group will cover about 5% of its electricity needs from a new Suffolk solar farm, easing exposure to market volatility.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Last month
BlackBox Hosting partners Everpure for sovereign cloud
Storage

BlackBox Hosting partners Everpure for sovereign cloud

Growing concern over data sovereignty has pushed BlackBox Hosting to shift thousands of customer services onto Everpure's UK cloud platform.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month

Global Stories

Carbon emissions stories

TCA sets first common lifecycle rules for SIM & eSIM
Supply Chain

TCA sets first common lifecycle rules for SIM & eSIM

A common way to measure the environmental impact of SIM and eSIM products could improve transparency for operators and suppliers across supply chains.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week
Energy for AI, AI for energy: designing AI-ready data centres
Virtualisation

Energy for AI, AI for energy: designing AI-ready data centres

AI workloads could add more than 150 GW of data centre demand, pushing operators to rethink power, cooling and grid resilience.

By Farokh Ghadially • 4 min read • Last week
Schneider Electric's Impact 2030 score rises to 3.40
Manufacturing

Schneider Electric's Impact 2030 score rises to 3.40

It has cut operational emissions sharply, but the group still has a long way to go to hit its annual sustainability target.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • This month
Enosi's solar matching surges in Italy with Plenitude
Clean technologies

Enosi's solar matching surges in Italy with Plenitude

Renter households in Italy are signing up fast to a solar bill-credit scheme, with Plenitude’s programme attracting more than 82,000 customers in 10 months.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
CleanDesign raises USD $20 million for hybrid energy rollout
Internet of Things

CleanDesign raises USD $20 million for hybrid energy rollout

The funding will help industrial operators cut diesel use and emissions without replacing existing power systems, especially at remote sites.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month
SatVu appoints senior Sales & US Operations Chiefs
Data Analytics

SatVu appoints senior Sales & US Operations Chiefs

The new hires should help SatVu turn HotSat-2 data into more US defence and intelligence work as it scales its constellation.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month
Askey & pureLiFi unveil all-in-one 5G broadband link
Unified Communications

Askey & pureLiFi unveil all-in-one 5G broadband link

The all-in-one system could help operators cut install costs and bring stronger 5G broadband indoors without engineer visits or drilling.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
The real-time data solution to the AI energy problem
Data Analytics

The real-time data solution to the AI energy problem

Real-time streaming could curb the soaring electricity use of AI data centres, helping Australia’s sector grow without bigger energy bills.

By Simon Laskaj • 4 min read • Last month
EDB pitches intelligence per watt for AI data layer
Data Analytics

EDB pitches intelligence per watt for AI data layer

Enterprises could cut AI running costs and emissions sharply as EDB says its database stack reduces token use and compute demand.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month

Stories from Other Regions

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Greenvolt Next completes solar farm for Astellas in Dublin
Clean technologies

Greenvolt Next completes solar farm for Astellas in Dublin

Greenvolt Next has installed a 2.2MWp solar farm at Astellas's Dublin site, covering 27% of annual demand and cutting emissions.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • 3 days ago
Lalamove beats NEV target three years early in China
Data Protection

Lalamove beats NEV target three years early in China

In China, the delivery platform has lifted new energy vehicle fulfilment above 60%, three years ahead of its 2028 target, cutting emissions.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
Australia data centre forecast flags phantom demand
Smart Cities

Australia data centre forecast flags phantom demand

Forecasts may overstate Australia’s data centre build-out unless early-stage projects secure finance, approvals and power connections.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month