Technology

Fairphone hires Raymond van Eck to succeed Reinier Hendriks as CEO. Can sustainable smartphone maker generate EBTIDA profits in 2024?

 Vista Equity Partners acquires Jaggaer, a supply chain software provider & ESG data specialist. The seller was European private equity firm Cinven.

Carbon accounting software provider Asuene acquires CoRocket & launches Asuene Veritas to offer third-party verification services for non-financial data.

Podcast: Kyndryl Sustainability Chief Faith Taylor describes how the global IT service provider is marching toward net zero while also assisting partners & customers with their sustainability strategies.

Microsoft continues to introduce sustainability-focused cloud services. The latest effort involves Microsoft Azure Carbon Optimization, a new software tool now in preview.

Workiva sees three primary drivers for its new carbon accounting software platform, CEO Julie Iskow told Wall Street analysts.

Nuveen's private equity arm invests $20 million into Onepak, a sustainable IT services firm and ServiceNow partner that helps channel partners & end-customers to return, recycle, resell, or relocate IT devices.

Schneider Electric acquires majority stake in Planon Beheer; reinforces focus on smart building management software, sustainability and associated carbon reduction services.

George Oliver remains CEO until Johnson Controls names successor. Activist investor Elliott Investment pushed smart building technology solutions provider for changes.

Broadband & diversified media company Cox Enterprises promotes Anne Lofye to senior VP of Corporate Services & Sustainability. Cox wants to be carbon and water neutral by 2034.

Global PC & printer giant HP hires Lenovo sustainability pioneer Claudia Contreras-Gomez as VP of HP Renew Solutions. Hire reinforce's HP's sustainable IT services & product strategy.

BetterWorld Technology, a national managed services provider (MSP), selects PCs for People for IT asset lifecycle disposal, e-waste reduction and recycling services. 

Microsoft’s Climate Innovation Fund invests in Cyclic Materials, a startup that improves hard drive recycling processes. Target customers include IT asset disposition (ITAD) companies, data center operators & cloud service providers.

Vizrt, a provider of real-time graphics and live production technology for content creators, hires Avinash Kumar as ESG controller.

Stand.earth & Amazon Employees for Climate Justice question Amazon's progress on sustainability. Amazon stands by 2023 Sustainability Report.