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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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Cemvita & Radix advance Brazil circular bio-oil plan

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Cemvita and Radix finish front-end engineering in Brazil, advancing a circular bio-oil plant turning crude glycerin into SAF feedstock.
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ImagiNxt 2026, MeitY Startup Hub join for Mumbai tech fest

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ImagiNxt 2026 partners with MeitY Startup Hub to put startups and policy centre stage at Mumbai’s new tech and innovation festival.
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Exclusive: Federal agencies poised for digital revolution, says SAP

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SAP intensifies support for Australia’s public and private sectors, investing in cloud, AI, and data to drive digital transformation and tackle key local challenges.
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CapitaLand Ascendas REIT lifts income as portfolio grows

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CapitaLand Ascendas REIT posts higher income and an 8.6% rise in portfolio value to SGD $18.2 billion, despite lower payout per unit.
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Sharp unveils EC Series COB direct-view LED displays

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Sharp Canada launches EC Series COB LED displays, promising lower energy use, tougher surfaces and faster installs for large indoor walls.
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UK homes halve gas cooking as ivie app cuts energy use

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UK homes using the ivie smart meter app almost halved gas cooking in December 2025, helping cut overall household energy use by 5.5%.
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Smart CT wins Toshiba deal to support 32 UK retailers

2 days ago
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Smart CT secures three-year Toshiba deal to maintain tills and tech for 32 UK high street retailers, handling 10,000 callouts annually.
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AI fuels Europe data centre boom amid power crunch

2 days ago
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AI is turbocharging Europe’s data centre boom, but grid bottlenecks and power scarcity now threaten to slow the next wave of expansion.
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Lucion adds in-house AI to upgrade NexGen compliance

2 days ago
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Lucion has embedded in-house AI into its NexGen platform, promising continuous, data-led compliance oversight for complex UK estates.
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Oravida turns to solar to power export-focused growth

2 days ago
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Oravida powers its Bay of Plenty bottling plant with a new solar farm as it chases export growth and stricter hotel sustainability demands.
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Call for device donations as digital divide widens

3 days ago
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WorkVentures urges Australian firms and government to donate unused devices as 1.42 million young people lack a computer at home.
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Zetifi wins design award for safety-focused smart antenna

3 days ago
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Zetifi’s UHF CB Smart Antenna wins Silver at the 2026 Australian Design Awards for turning vehicle antennas into connected safety hubs.
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UK firms lack data to prove AI’s green credentials

3 days ago
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Most UK IT chiefs hail AI as vital to net-zero, yet over half admit they cannot accurately measure its carbon emissions or green impact.
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How digital service is transforming global cash cycles

3 days ago
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From AI analytics to remote fixes, digital service is reshaping cash operations, boosting uptime, trust, and sustainability at every stage.
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WD maps 100TB-plus hard drives for AI data centres

4 days ago
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WD maps a path to 100TB-plus hard drives, unveiling faster, lower-power designs as cloud data centres scale storage for AI workloads.
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Will AI companions change how we think about pets?

5 days ago
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AI companions are edging into the mainstream, prompting doubts over whether digital pets could reshape - but not replace - traditional pet ownership.
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Toast opens new Bengaluru tech hub to drive growth

5 days ago
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Toast has opened a 64,000-square-foot Bengaluru tech hub at RMZ Ecoworld to scale product development, hiring and global innovation.
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Westwell to supply 60 electric trucks to Westports

5 days ago
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Westwell will supply 60 electric terminal trucks and battery-swap tech to Westports’ expanding Port Klang container terminal in Malaysia.
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Weak data practices waste AUD $154bn in global AI spend

Last week
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Weak data governance is squandering an estimated $154bn of global AI investment each year, Hitachi Vantara warns in new research.
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Ireland unveils strict new rules for data centre power use

Last week
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Ireland ends its data centre freeze with strict rules tying new projects to onsite power, renewables and a shift beyond Dublin’s grid limits.