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Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - An update from SNP
Data Analytics

Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - An update from SNP

Today on 10 Minute IT Jams we are joined by Gerald Faust who is the managing director and CEO, Asia Pacific and the Middle East, SNP.

By Mitchell Hageman • 6 min read • Mon, 7th Nov 2022
Money, not ethics, will fuel green market opportunity
Clean technologies

Money, not ethics, will fuel green market opportunity

Environmental sustainability is primed to be a historic business opportunity with massive investments earmarked to fight climate change.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 21st Oct 2022
Uber and Splend partner for reducing emissions in Australia
Cartech

Uber and Splend partner for reducing emissions in Australia

The deal with leading vehicle financing platform Splend will see the first 500 of their new electric vehicle fleet arrive on New South Wales roads.

By Gaurav Sharma • 4 min read • Fri, 14th Oct 2022
SNP's EXA launches new carbon footprint solution for SAP
Data Analytics

SNP's EXA launches new carbon footprint solution for SAP

EXA has launched the next-generation product carbon footprint solution to deliver a data-driven approach to decarbonising global supply chains.

By Gaurav Sharma • 3 min read • Fri, 14th Oct 2022
Adobe surveys sustainability at work in Hong Kong employees
Document Management

Adobe surveys sustainability at work in Hong Kong employees

The top three sustainability practices are reducing paper usage (46%), digital document storage and management (43%), and curbing electricity consumption (37%).

By Gaurav Sharma • 4 min read • Fri, 30th Sep 2022
Equinix commits US$50 million to advance digital inclusion
Hyperscale

Equinix commits US$50 million to advance digital inclusion

Establishes the Equinix Foundation, an employee-driven charitable organisation, to advance digital inclusion through grants and strategic partnerships.

By Gaurav Sharma • 4 min read • Fri, 30th Sep 2022
Salesforce launches the first carbon credit marketplace
Customer Relationship Management

Salesforce launches the first carbon credit marketplace

Salesforce has introduced the Net Zero Marketplace to make carbon credit purchases simple and transparent, aiming to scale the climate-positive impact.

By Gaurav Sharma • 3 min read • Fri, 23rd Sep 2022
Equinix partners NUS to use hydrogen tech in data centres
Hyperscale

Equinix partners NUS to use hydrogen tech in data centres

The partners will develop hydrogen fuel technologies for green data centres in tropical climates, and for use in Equinix's global network.

By Gaurav Sharma • 3 min read • Thu, 22nd Sep 2022

Stories from Other Regions

Climate change stories

Compromises with little benefit at COP27
Power / Energy

Compromises with little benefit at COP27

A new loss-and-damage fund may help poorer countries cope with climate disasters, but critics say COP27 delivered little on emissions cuts.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Mon, 21st Nov 2022
First concrete poured on $60m Auckland reservoir
Sustainability

First concrete poured on $60m Auckland reservoir

Water restrictions in Auckland may ease as a third reservoir moves ahead, with the $60 million project set to boost supply resilience.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 21st Nov 2022
Tech critical to reduce emissions
Clean technologies

Tech critical to reduce emissions

Digital tools could deliver 42 per cent of New Zealand’s 2030 emissions cuts, yet they were omitted from the government plan.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 8th Nov 2022
Mayors propose simpler Three Waters alternative
Financing

Mayors propose simpler Three Waters alternative

Councils could get a simpler path to fund water upgrades after the mayors’ plan was backed as a more practical alternative to Three Waters.

By Staff Writer • 6 min read • Fri, 4th Nov 2022
Future of inter-regional train travel in New Zealand
Hybrid & Remote Work

Future of inter-regional train travel in New Zealand

Passengers could miss out unless new inter-regional rail is funded sustainably, as Infrastructure New Zealand urges a focus on maintenance and existing metro upgrades.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Fri, 28th Oct 2022
Review proposes significant changes to local councils
Taxation

Review proposes significant changes to local councils

Communities could face stronger local democracy and more equitable funding as a draft review seeks submissions on council reforms.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Fri, 28th Oct 2022
Slow step forward for New Zealand public transport
Smart Cities

Slow step forward for New Zealand public transport

Passengers across New Zealand will eventually tap cards and mobile wallets on buses, trains and ferries, but the rollout is not due until 2026.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Thu, 20th Oct 2022
Is environmental investment making a difference?
Sustainability

Is environmental investment making a difference?

A parliamentary report says spending over GBP £2 billion a year on the environment is poorly linked to outcomes and lacks transparency.

By Staff Writer • 11 min read • Tue, 18th Oct 2022
Government responds to infrastructure strategy
Public Sector

Government responds to infrastructure strategy

Industry says the response is only a first step, as ministers face pressure to turn a 30-year plan into concrete infrastructure action.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 21st Sep 2022
Collaborative procurement drives sustainable outcomes
Data Analytics

Collaborative procurement drives sustainable outcomes

An alternative deck-on-pile design for Eastland Port's Wharf 7 has cut new piles by half and avoided 593 tonnes of carbon dioxide.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 15th Sep 2022