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Sustainability stories - Page 7

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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Forrester maps ten edge & IoT trends set to shape 2025

Tue, 27th Jan 2026
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AI at the edge, observability and Zero Trust security head Forrester's ten edge and IoT trends it says will redefine enterprise tech in 2025.
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BDO Canada buys GrantMatch to boost grants advisory

Tue, 27th Jan 2026
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BDO Canada acquires GrantMatch, adding grants specialists and a funding-tracking platform to expand its Credits & Incentives services.
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Nokia picks Pure Storage to power Red Hat telco cloud

Tue, 27th Jan 2026
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Nokia taps Pure Storage and Red Hat OpenShift for a new telco cloud blueprint targeting cloud-native, AI-ready, low-energy networks.
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Canon retains EcoVadis Platinum rating with higher score

Tue, 27th Jan 2026
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Canon retains EcoVadis Platinum status with an improved score of 89/100, keeping it among the top 1% of sustainability-rated firms.
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EcoOnline names David Orstad Chief Customer Officer

Mon, 26th Jan 2026
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EcoOnline appoints David Orstad Chief Customer Officer to lead global customer functions and launch new managed services offering.
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Radix honoured for digital transformation in industry

Sat, 24th Jan 2026
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Radix wins CIOReview's Digital Transformation Company of the Year for AI-driven projects boosting efficiency in asset-intensive industries.
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Logitech unveils Rally AI cameras for hybrid boardrooms

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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Logitech launches Rally AI cameras with in-wall mounting, multi-camera Teams and Zoom support, and automated framing for hybrid boardrooms.
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Picanol expands Siemens Xcelerator for digital weaving

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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Picanol broadens its use of Siemens Xcelerator to engineer, manage and simulate next-gen weaving machines and controller platforms.
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AI tops global C-suite worries on corporate reputation

Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
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AI has become the top corporate reputation fear for global leaders, yet most admit they are underprepared for its fast-rising risks.
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Report finds bio-based innovators boost Canada's GDP & jobs

Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
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Canada's early-stage bio-based firms added $896.4m to GDP and nearly 2,000 jobs, as Ottawa eyes a slice of a $4T global market.
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Explainer: Why service and repair shops are disappearing

Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
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Repair shops once formed the backbone of local high streets. Rising costs, sealed devices and shifting consumer habits are now pushing many to close.
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Feds seek applications for sovereign data centres over 100MW

Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
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Canada opens intake for sovereign AI data centres over 100MW, aiming to boost compute capacity, Indigenous equity and green power use.
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Schneider Electric unveils AI-first Resource Advisor+

Wed, 21st Jan 2026
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Schneider Electric has launched Resource Advisor+, an AI-first platform unifying energy, emissions and supply chain data for smarter decarbonisation.
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AI agents push autonomy, but governance gap remains

Wed, 21st Jan 2026
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AI agents move from pilots to core enterprise tools by 2026, but new research warns governance remains the missing link for many firms.
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Forrester tips cloud & generative AI to fuel IT boom

Tue, 20th Jan 2026
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Global IT services spending will rise 4.8% annually to 2029 as cloud infrastructure and generative AI reshape enterprise technology demand.
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NORBr links with Ecommpay to speed embedded payments

Tue, 20th Jan 2026
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NORBr taps Ecommpay via pre-integration to let platforms activate global acquiring and orchestration in minutes, cutting payment build time.
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OMS orders two Ulstein cable ships to meet demand

Mon, 19th Jan 2026
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OMS orders two Ulstein-designed cable ships for 2028 delivery, boosting its GREAT-Class fleet and targeting lower-emission installations.
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Siemens' Nanjing plant named WEF Global Lighthouse

Fri, 16th Jan 2026
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Siemens' “digital-native” Nanjing plant joins the World Economic Forum's Global Lighthouse Network for AI-driven productivity gains.
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How Schneider Electric and NVIDIA are redefining AI data center design

Fri, 16th Jan 2026
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Schneider Electric and NVIDIA unveil high-density, liquid-cooled AI data centre blueprints to meet megawatt-scale power and cooling demands.
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AI in eCommerce delivery to headline London TDC 2026

Thu, 15th Jan 2026
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AI-powered eCommerce delivery will top the agenda at London's TDC 2026, featuring Mary Portas, Arka Dhar and closing keynote Richard Ayoade.