Microsoft announced the launch of a new datacenter design, optimizing AI workloads and avoiding the consumption of water for cooling, supporting the company’s datacenter-focused sustainability goals. The announcement follows the release by Microsoft earlier this year of its “Datacenter Community Pledge,” aimed at ensuring that the company’s growing datacenter footprint serves helps to address societal challenges and create benefits in…
Global leadership advisory and talent solutions provider Heidrick & Struggles announced today a series of senior hires aimed at expanding its climate and sustainability practice, which helps companies find executives and hire personnel to support their climate and sustainability efforts. The new Europe-based hires include Uroš Zver, Rafe Jackson, and William Gibbs as Partners at the firm. Each of the…
Google announced today the launch of a new partnership with clean energy developer Intersect Power and alternative asset firm TPG, with plans to invest $20 billion in renewable power infrastructure by 2030 to enable the buildout of new data center capacity in the U.S., powered by clean energy. Alongside the new partnership, Intersect Power announced that it has raised $800 million…
Amazon announced a series of achievements through its data center hardware circularity program, including diverting more than 99% of decommissioned racks from Amazon Web Services (AWS) facilities from landfill so far in 2024. Amazon’s hardware circularity program forms part of its plan to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2040, as well as its initiatives to address the sustainability aspects…
Testing, inspection and certification company SGS announced today the launch of a series of new climate action services, aimed at supporting companies in their efforts to measure and reduce emissions, comply with new evolving climate regulations and transition to cleaner energy sources. The new climate services form part of SGS’ recently launched sustainability suite, IMPACT NOW. Announced in November, IMPACT…
The Swiss government announced the launch of a consultation on a series of new proposals to update its sustainability-related disclosure rules for companies, including a requirement for companies to provide plans to align with Switzerland’s net zero by 2050 climate target, and for climate-related reporting to be based on standards such as the ISSB or the EU’s ESRS. The proposals…