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Hannover Messe 2024 industrial automation conference news recap: AI, sustainability & CSRD compliance news from hardware, software, cloud services & consulting companies.

Cuyahoga County of Ohio hires Eaton and City of Cleveland veteran Jenita McGowan to lead sustainability efforts. Renewable energy microgrids & solar co-op already in place.

Energy demand in the telecommunications sector continues to grow. Telcos need to tackle energy costs & decarbonization together, PwC asserts.

Venture capital firm Hotung Investment Holdings, based in Taiwan, names Hsieh-Ho Chen as CFO & chief sustainability officer (CSO). Here's why.

SunPower layoffs, restructuring shifts focus to partner program. Solar power company ends direct sales, plans to restate some financial results.

Prime Data Centers, led by CEO Nicholas Laag, embarks on enhanced sustainability strategy. Hires ESG VP Sarah Martinez. Data center companies seek energy efficient solutions for generative AI applications.

Roughly 2,000 partners join Lenovo 360 Circle sustainability community. New LISSA software gives Lenovo customers "actionable sustainability insights."

Salesforce Sustainable AI Policy Principle seeks to spur climate innovation while managing AI's energy consumption. But will ClimateTech startups benefit or suffer from regulatory red tape?

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Andreessen Horowitz General Partner Katherine Boyle, and multiple VCs fund Exowatt, a renewable energy startup that wants to offer cost-effective power for generative AI applications and data centers.

Lion Electric layoffs reinforce continued business growth challenges for electric vehicle (EV) makers -- including specialized urban & bus makers.

Keysource, an MSP (managed IT service provider) that offers sustainable data center solutions & strategic advisory services, acquires 2bm for data center design & build expertise.

Tesla layoffs will impact more than 10% of employees at the electric vehicle (EV) car maker. Tesla April 2024 earnings report may also provide AI, solar & Dojo supercomputer staffing clues.

Uptime Institute Sustainability Assessments may give MSPs & channel partners visibility into third-party data centers & public cloud services.

Google Cloud Next 2024 conference: In addition to AI (artificial intelligence), plenty of sustainability cloud & data center chatter will emerge.

Kraton, a developer of specialty polymers used in adhesive products, names Rogier Roelen to the additional post of chief sustainability officer (CSO). Here are Kraton's sustainability goals.