EMEA Sustainability: Europe, Middle East and Africa

ATOZ Tax Advisers acquires Deveco Sustainability, a consultancy that guides customers "in the development and implementation of their sustainable development strategies."

Private investment & asset management firm Ardian acquires green data center company Verne from Digital 9 Infrastructure. Here's what's next.

Wattif Group, backed by sustainable investor Marguerite, acquires ChargePoint electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure partner Laddel for continued European expansion.

Bellway Homes, a major homebuilder in the United Kingdom, hires Durham University veteran Simon Park as group head of sustainability. Here is Bellway's sustainability strategy.

Private equity firm Apax Partners acquires Integrated Environmental Solutions (IES), a technology solutions provider, consulting firm & digital twins specialist that helps customers to decarbonize buildings, communities and cities.

PwC survey explores how companies are addressing & implementing CSRD (corporate sustainability reporting directive).

Starwood Capital Group acquires a 50% stake in Echelon Data Centres, a sustainability-focused data center infrastructure provider in Ireland & the United Kingdom.

Commercial real estate services firm Colliers International Group promotes Andrzej Gutowski to ESG chief officer for Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Here is the Colliers ESG strategy.

Compliance & ESG software company EQS Group, now owned by private equity firm Thoma Bravo, seeks potential tuck-in acquisitions.

SLR Consulting, backed by private equity firm Ares Management, acquires ITPEnergised -- a renewable energy consultancy with a digital platform.

Sibanye-Stillwater hires Melanie Naidoo-Vermaak as chief sustainability officer (CSO). Mining & metals processing company pursues 2040 carbon neutrality goals.

COP28 news involving Green IT services, SMB sustainability, Atos, Kyndryl, NEC, Sage, Schneider Electric, Linux Foundation, NZDPU climate data sharing platform & more.

AddSecure acquires DigiComm Group, an Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) service provider that also has digital waste management & smart grid expertise.

Fujitsu Germany sharpens focus on Uvance sustainability solutions; sells private cloud business unit to private equity & family office firm AEQUITA.

EQT Infrastructure acquires battery storage and green hydrogen specialist Statera Energy. The opportunity: Europe's energy transition.