Sustainable IT Services News for Channel Partners and MSPs: 30 September 2025

Here is today's sustainable IT services news, research and analysis for channel partners, MSPs, climate accounting professionals, and the chief sustainability officers (CSOs) they serve.

A. Sustainable IT Partnerships, Strategic Alliances and Strategies

1. New CSO: The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has named Abigail Ng as chief sustainability officer (CSO), effective on October 6, 2025. 

2. Data Centers - Liquid Cooling Technology: Schneider Electric unveiled end-to-end liquid cooling solutions for hyperscale, colocation and high-density data center environments. The solutions come from Motivair, which Schneider Electric acquired in late 2024.

B. Sustainable IT Investments, Funding, Earnings and Business Launches

1. Activist Shareholder Targets Software Company: Irenic Capital Management, an activist investor, has built a sizable stake in Workiva -- arguing the financial reporting software maker needs to improve its operating efficiency, refresh its board and consider a potential sale, Reuters reported. Workiva develops financial management, compliance and sustainability software.

C. Regional and Global Sustainability Policies, Regulations and News

1. United States - Data Center Legislation: A bill in New York would require data centers and chip plants to pay for increased utility costs -- essentially protecting consumers from rising utility costs associated with AI data centers, Mid Hudson News reported.

2. European Union Carbon Reduction Goals: The European Union will set emissions-cutting targets for 2035 and 2040 in time for COP30, the European Commission president said. (Source: Reuters)

3. COP30 - Crime Prevention: Brazil is ramping up security to combat two of the region’s most entrenched problems: the sexual exploitation of children and teenagers, and organized crime. (Source: Bloomberg)

D. Sustainability Conferences, Summits and Events

1. Sustainable Startup Investment Summit 2025 (October 1, London, United Kingdom)
2. Sustainable Seafood Summit 2026 (October 1-2, Japan) 
3. Net Zero Conference 2025 (October 1, Los Angeles, California)
4. IBM TechChange 2025 (October 6-9, Orlando, Florida)
5. European Zero Emission Bus Conference 2025 (October 7-9, Belgium)
6. Complete Sustainability Conference Calendar

E. Previous Updates & Future News

1. Future Updates: If you have news to share then please email me the details.
2. Previous News: All of our daily news updates are here.