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Western Digital details sustainability gains amid AI demand

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Western Digital says emissions intensity from customer use of its drives is down 31%, while a rare-earth recovery pilot hit a 90% capture rate.
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Hitachi Vantara flags AI data centre energy squeeze

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Hitachi Vantara has unveiled sustainability progress as AI-driven data demand pushes energy, cooling and emissions reporting to the fore.
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Supply chain leaders prioritise sustainability, survey finds

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Blue Yonder survey finds supply chain leaders are prioritising efficiency and resilience over emissions, even as 66% work to cut impact.
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SITA says fragmented data hinders aviation tech spend

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SITA says aviation tech spend hit USD $50.8 billion in 2025, but poor data integration is still limiting returns across AI, security and sustainability.
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Webtrends Optimize appoints Samantha Bessant as Customer Success Director

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Webtrends Optimize taps Samantha Bessant to lead customer success as British software firm scales client operations after record growth.
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SLR buys climate analytics platforms in digital push

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SLR deepens its digital climate analytics offer with the acquisitions of Planetrics and ClimSystems, targeting asset-level risk modelling.
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Signify unveils 2030 sustainability push & Interact range

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Signify sets 2030 sustainability targets and expands Interact with four connected lighting products for buildings and outdoor networks.
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Evri wins EcoVadis Gold for sustainability progress

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Evri climbs into EcoVadis' Gold bracket after stronger environmental, labour and supply-chain standards lift it into the top 5% globally.
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Geotab report shows fleets cut fuel waste with data

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Geotab report shows fleets cut fuel waste by 30% as telematics help businesses slash idling, emissions and costs across global operations.
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Parallax to build Elexon flexibility rules platform

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Parallax wins Elexon contract to create a national digital hub for Britain's flexibility market rules, compliance and data by October 2026.
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Openreach expands Google Cloud tie-up to cut emissions

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Openreach widens Google Cloud partnership to speed full-fibre rollout, slash fleet emissions and save millions in annual costs.
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GCRE draws interest for South Wales data centre plan

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Blue-chip firms in talks over renewable energy and data centre plans for GCRE's South Wales site, as partner search moves to second round.
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CWCS opens Nottingham data centre to boost capacity

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CWCS opens Nottingham data centre to lift cloud and colocation capacity, targeting low-emission hosting for AI and high-density workloads.
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Energy overtakes compute as UK AI data centre constraint

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UK data centre leaders warn that surging AI demand is pushing energy use, grid access and sustainability to the fore as operators rethink expansion plans.
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BT wins GBP £200 million NIE Networks connectivity deal

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BT secures a multi-year GBP £200m deal to modernise Northern Ireland's electricity grid with upgraded connectivity and cyber security.
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Energy & chemicals sector ramps up autonomy by 2030

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Energy and chemicals groups target 80% autonomous operations by 2030 as AI-led automation accelerates amid costs, labour gaps and demand.
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UK firms tie AI adoption to sovereignty & energy use

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UK firms say they will scale AI fastest when platforms are sovereign, energy-efficient and UK-hosted amid concerns over domestic compute.
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Sage data shows UK SMEs grow profits but slash investment

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UK SMEs lifted revenues and profits in 2025 but cut capital spending for a 17th straight quarter, Sage data shows, signalling wary growth.
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Kinewell raises GBP £750,000 to expand offshore wind tech

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Offshore wind software developer Kinewell raises GBP £750,000 to scale AI-driven design tools and nearly double its North East workforce.
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Industry drives net-zero push with electrification focus

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Industry leaders are ramping up electrification, flexibility and digital tools to hit net-zero goals, but warn policy uncertainty risks delays.