Displaying items by tag: Sustainability

Clean sustainable technology investor Earth Capital has affirmed SoftIron’s status as a leader in energy-efficient data infrastructure solutions for core-to-edge data centres.

Epson and National Geographic’s "Turn Down the Heat" campaign has won the Webby People's Voice Award in Social - Sustainability & Environment at the 26th Annual Webby Awards Internet Celebration.

COMPANY NEWS: TeamViewer, a leading global provider of remote connectivity and workplace digitalisation solutions, presents c-a-r-e, its very own sustainability program that emphasises the connection between business model, product promises and corporate culture in the context of sustainability.

GUEST RESEARCH: Deliverect, a scale-up that simplifies online ordering for more than 20,000 locations across 40 markets, today announced the release of new research into consumer perspectives on sustainability trends and expectations related to food delivery.

Applications have opened for the Juniper Research Future Digital Awards for Smart Cities and IoT Innovation 2022.

GUEST OPINION: The theme for Earth Day 2022 is 'Invest in Our Planet'. It's an idea we're proud to support as it aligns with our own Data Centre of the Future initiative. We believe investing in sustainable data centre technologies isn’t just the right thing to do for the future of our planet; it can also be a key source of business value for our customers today.

GUEST RESEARCH: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has launched its inaugural The Digital Sustainability Index (DSI). The first Asia-Pacific framework and index has been developed in partnership with The Centre of Digital Enterprise (CODE) at the University of Auckland Business School to track the adoption and leverage of digital technologies by enterprises along with their social and environmental objectives. It also evaluates and uncovers the factors critical to the pursuit of sustainable digital solutions across social, environmental, and financial outcomes. 

Not all Australian business leaders are confident in the ability of their people to make the right call in some issues, and has instead turned to automated bots to make decisions in key areas, according to a study No Planet B by Oracle and Harvard professional development instructor and CIO advisor Pamela Rucker.

Multinational technology company Intel announced plans to reduce its direct and indirect gas emissions.

Fujitsu Australia signed a power purchase agreement for a term of 10 years sourcing renewable energy through CWP Renewables’ Sapphire Wind Farm.

The top drivers of sustainability initiatives in organisations are regulatory compliance, business risk, and financial incentives and tax reductions, revealing a reactive mindset among manufacturers, according to a survey by IFS conducted with technology analyst Omdia.

As part of its efforts to boost sustainability and reduce carbon emissions, Amazon launches its Customer Carbon Footprint Tool, which helps customers and organisations meet their sustainability cost.

Epson was part of the Sustainable Brands 2022 event in Yokohama, (SB'22 Yokohama) which was a hybrid international conference held both online and at the Pacifico Yokohama North last month, with Epson having showcased its efforts to enhance sustainability in the fashion and apparel industry.

COMPANY NEWS: MetricStream, the global market leader of integrated risk management (IRM) and governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) today announced a collaboration with the Value Reporting Foundation, which maintains the SASB standards. Through this collaboration, MetricStream now can integrate the industry-specific, decision-useful, and cost-effective SASB standards and metrics into its offerings.

Epson NZ has beefed up its channel presence by engaging major distributors plus a network of dealers and resellers in key markets including Auckland, Hamilton, Rotorua, Palmerston North, Wellington, Queenstown and Christchurch.

GUEST RESEARCH: Strategic research and consulting agency, Fifth Dimension, has released the results of its worldwide research into sustainability and what consumers want governments and companies to do about it.

Finnish telecommunications vendor Nokia has joined RE100, a global initiative led by the Climate Group in partnership with non-profit organisation CDP, which brings together the world’s influential businesses to commit to 100% renewable electricity.

COMPANY NEWS: HID Global, the worldwide leader in trusted identity and physical security solutions, outlines and discusses important trends that are set to reshape the security industry in 2022 and beyond.

GUEST OPINION: While 2020 and 2021 were marked by COVID-19, 2022 is set to be a year of recovery with organisations settling into new ways of working.

Acer today announced the new Acer Aspire Vero National Geographic Edition laptop, a special edition of the Acer Aspire Vero, incorporating design elements evocative of planet earth and with each purchase supporting the National Geographic Society.