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E& Commits To Achieve Net-Zero Carbon Emissions By 2040
e& has announced that it has committed to achieving zero carbon emissions across its own operations (Scope 1 and 2) in all markets by 2040, embarking on a decisive journey towards environmental sustainability, building on the company’s previous commitment to be net zero across its own operations in the UAE by 2030. In support of this objective, the company announced near-term targets (2030) of...
Solutions+ Showcases Their Sustainability Business Vertical At COP28
Solutions+, a Mubadala company and a provider of shared services, will showcase their sustainability business vertical at COP28, encompassing a broad spectrum of initiatives, notably decarbonisation services and sustainable procurement. Solutions+ conducts thorough end-to-end carbon footprint assessments and energy audits for businesses, pinpointing areas of high emissions. The resulting strategie...
EIB Group And Mission Innovation Partner To Accelerate Clean Energy Innovation
The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group (www.EIB.org), which consists of the European Investment Bank and the European Investment Fund, and Mission Innovation are joining forces to support clean energy innovation worldwide. The announcement of the new partnership was made at a joint event at the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28 in Dubai. Building new public-private partnerships to a...
IFS Cloud November Release Reinforces AI Capabilities Across Automation And Optimisation With IFS.Ai
IFS announced the general availability of the second of its twice-yearly IFS Cloud releases for 2023. The release is centered on capabilities that will help customers to increase productivity across their business and leverage digital technology to build agility and operational excellence. The content of this November release is a continuation of IFS’ goal to help customers in its core industries ...
BT Partners With Digital Realty
BT has announced it is rolling out its transformational Global Fabric network-as-a-service (NaaS) in strategic Digital Realty carrier neutral facilities (CNFs) around the world. This will enable customers to unlock the full value of their data by making it easier for employees to access it securely and compliantly across the business. It will provide IT leaders with instant, centralised control of...
Huawei Unveils New Green Digital Skills Classification
On the sideline of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28), AE4RIA, and Huawei hosted a session with the UNFCCC Global Innovation Hub to “Accelerate Green Innovation” and release a white paper Twin Skills for the Twin Transition: Defining Green Digital Skills and Jobs. Developed in collaboration with the ATHENA Research Centre, Sustainable Development Unit under AE4RIA, PwC, and with the contrib...
CIBSE President Adrian Catchpole Pioneers Sustainability And Climate Resilience At COP28
In a significant address at the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP28, CIBSE President, Adrian Catchpole is championing two critical themes – embodied carbon and climate resilience. His insights and calls for transformative action underline CIBSE’s commitment to driving change in the built environment. Adrian Catchpole will advocate for a paradigm shift in how carbon emi...
Vertiv Collaborates With Intel On Eco-friendly Liquid Cooled Solution
Vertiv has revealed it is collaborating with Intel to provide a liquid cooling solution to support the new Intel Gaudi3 AI accelerator, scheduled to launch in 2024. The Intel Gaudi3 AI accelerator will enable both liquid-cooled and air-cooled servers, supported by Vertiv™ pumped two-phase (P2P) cooling infrastructure. The liquid cooled solution has been tested up to 160kW accelerator power using f...
Nutanix Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2024 Financial Results
Nutanix has announced financial results for its first quarter ended October 31, 2023. Revenue increased by 18 percent to $511.1 million. “We delivered a solid first quarter financial performance against an uncertain macro backdrop reflecting the value our customers see in the Nutanix Cloud Platform and the strength of our subscription business model,” said Rajiv Ramaswami, President and CEO of Nut...
Nokia Joins Orange In UNIDO Circular Economy Initiative
Nokia has announced that it is joining Orange in an initiative in Egypt under the UNIDO-run Switch to Circular Economy Value Chains initiative, co-funded by the European Union and the Government of Finland. Egypt has set ambitious targets to improve waste management systems, including for e-waste, listed in Egypt Vision 2030. These involve increasing the overall waste collection coverage and effic...
Cop28: IBM Addresses Climate Change With Geospatial AI
IBM has announced new efforts that apply its geospatial AI technologies, including IBM’s geospatial foundation model developed in collaboration with NASA, to climate efforts including analysis of urban heat islands in the United Arab Emirates (UAE); reforestation across Kenya; and climate resiliency in the United Kingdom (UK). IBM continues to advance its AI model strategy in part through th...
SBTi Validates Canon’s CO2 Emission Reduction Targets
Canon’s CO2 emission reduction targets have been externally validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) as being in accordance with the 1.5 °C Paris Agreement. The Canon Group Science Based Targets have been verified by the SBTi. Specifically, these were the company’s 2030 targets of 42% absolute CO2 reduction for scope 1 and 2 and 25 % for scope 3 (Category 1 and 11) versus base year...