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IAG backs Sonder to widen crisis support for customers
Customer Experience

IAG backs Sonder to widen crisis support for customers

The insurer will use Sonder's round-the-clock mental health, medical and safety service to help customers during severe weather and major incidents.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
AWS data centre to use recycled water in Melbourne
Data centers

AWS data centre to use recycled water in Melbourne

The deal could save millions of litres of drinking water a year as growing data-centre demand strains supplies in western Melbourne.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Last month

Global Stories

Climate change stories

Schneider Electric named world's most sustainable company
Digital Transformation

Schneider Electric named world's most sustainable company

The top ranking underscores Schneider Electric's push to cut emissions and expand clean energy access as it rolls out its Impact 2030 roadmap.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last month
Ant Group posts record USD $5.17 billion R&D spend
Fintech

Ant Group posts record USD $5.17 billion R&D spend

The record outlay underscores the group's push into AI, health and payments as emissions fell and carbon neutrality continued for a fifth year.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Axis cuts emissions but Scope 3 remains the challenge
Supply Chain

Axis cuts emissions but Scope 3 remains the challenge

Lower energy use has helped trim Axis's direct emissions, but the vast bulk of its footprint still sits in suppliers and product use.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
NTT DATA flags cyber & climate risk surge in insurance
Data Analytics

NTT DATA flags cyber & climate risk surge in insurance

Uninsured cyber and climate losses are widening the protection gap, while insurers lag in scaling AI despite mounting pressure to cut costs.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Data centres urged to reuse waste heat for housing
Smart Cities

Data centres urged to reuse waste heat for housing

Planning approvals for UK data centres could be eased if waste heat is piped into nearby homes and offices for hot water and heating.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
Planned data centres face rising climate risk: XDI
Data centers

Planned data centres face rising climate risk: XDI

Nearly a third of planned sites in some regions could face severe disruption as extreme heat, flooding and weak infrastructure bite by 2100.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month
Carney expands Canada-Ireland AI ties on Dublin visit
Agricultural Technology

Carney expands Canada-Ireland AI ties on Dublin visit

Closer cooperation in artificial intelligence, health and defence follows Canada-Ireland talks as bilateral trade reached $6 billion last year.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Last month
Trane Technologies drives huge energy and cost saving
DataCentre infrastructure

Trane Technologies drives huge energy and cost saving

Data-centre operators face rising power bills as Trane's HFO shift and liquid-cooling push cut emissions and HVAC costs.

By Anthony Caruana • 5 min read • Last month

Stories from Other Regions

Climate change stories

Women leaders urge faster inclusion in engineering
Manufacturing

Women leaders urge faster inclusion in engineering

Underrepresentation of women in engineering is threatening talent pipelines and innovation as demand rises in AI, energy and manufacturing.

By Mark Tarre • 8 min read • Last month
Kildare pilot turns surplus renewable power into hot water
Data centers

Kildare pilot turns surplus renewable power into hot water

Households in social housing will get cheaper hot water from surplus wind power, in a first-of-its-kind scheme for County Kildare.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
Wooden payment cards tempt UK consumers to switch banks
Fintech

Wooden payment cards tempt UK consumers to switch banks

A third of UK consumers say they would switch banks for a wooden card, as 68% express interest and many distrust green claims.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last month
UK data centres urged to add green power & storage
Data centers

UK data centres urged to add green power & storage

Fears are mounting that the UK data-centre boom could strain grids and water supplies while driving emissions above the nation's footprint by 2030.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Last month
Calder Stewart to spend $110 million on rooftop solar
Manufacturing

Calder Stewart to spend $110 million on rooftop solar

The rollout could cut power costs for manufacturers and logistics firms as rooftop generation shields them from rising network charges.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Last month
Aon flags New Zealand construction insurance risks
Data centers

Aon flags New Zealand construction insurance risks

Earthquake, flood and weather exposure are making cover pricier and harder to secure for longer New Zealand builds, Aon said.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last month
Keen AI wins funding for shared grid monitoring model
Data governance

Keen AI wins funding for shared grid monitoring model

It could cut inspection costs and prevent outages as Britain's network operators pool data to train a single AI model for grid assets.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month