Sustainable IT Services News 12 November 2025: Google-TotalEnergies Deal; Schneider Electric at COP30; SLR Buys Middle East Consultancy; More

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

A. Sustainable IT Partnerships, Strategic Alliances and Strategies

1. CSO Update: Andrew Mayock, the former CSO under U.S. President Joe Biden, joined Colorado University Boulder in March 2025. Mayrock describes his career move and key priorities in this interview.

2. Net Zero Building: An elementary school in Miami, Florida is preparing to build a Net-Zero Energy School, the Miami Times reported.

3. Data Centers - Renewable Energy: Google's data centers in Ohio will leverage renewable energy from TotalEnergies, the companies said. Related: Google's sustainability strategy and channel partner implications.

4. Carbon Capture Concerns: Carbon capture was meant to cancel out past emissions. Instead, it’s bred an overconfidence that carbon capture can substitute any hard-to-make cuts to fossil fuels, Bloomberg reported.

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

1. M&A - Consulting: SLR Consulting has acquired 5 Capitals, an environmental and sustainability consultancy in Dubai. This is SLR's first acquisition in the Middle East. Financial terms were not disclosed. Related: List of SLR Consulting acquisitions.

2. Potential M&A - Solar Energy: Brasol Participacoes e Empreendimentos SA, a Brazilian renewable energy company backed by BlackRock, is seeking to make multiple solar energy acquisitions, Bloomberg reported.

C. Regional and Global Sustainability Policies, Regulations and News

1. COP30 - IT Services: Schneider Electric is one of the key sustainable IT companies making multiple announcements and presentations at the conference.

2. COP30 - U.S. Energy Policy: California Governor Gavin Newsom assured conference attendees that his state would continue to prioritize green technology, while blasting U.S. President Donald Trump's "dumb" decision to reverse the federal government's course on climate action. (Source: Reuters) Related: All COP30 news updates.

3. Middle East - Data Centers and IT Services: NTT Data is considering building data centers in Saudi Arabia as the Japanese firm looks to capitalize on fresh momentum around AI in the kingdom, Bloomberg reported. Related: NTT Data sustainability strategy.

D. Sustainability Conferences, Summits and Events

1. COP30 (November 10-21, Belem, Brazil)
2. Florida Climate Forecast Conference 2025 (November 13, Sarasota, Florida)
3. Microsoft Ignite 2025 (November 17-21, San Francisco, California)
4. Global Sustainability Expo KSA 2025 (November 25-26, Saudi Arabia)
5. EMEA Automotive Carbon Neutral Summit 2025 (November 26-27, Stuttgart, Germany)
6. Complete Sustainability Conference Calendar

E. Previous Updates & Future News

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2. Previous News: All of our daily news updates are here.