Technology

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.

Enterprise data storage provider NetApp hires VMware veteran Nicola Acutt as chief sustainability officer (CSO) & VP of ESG. Here's Acutt's experience, and NetApp's sustainability goals.

Workiva Carbon, which leverages Sustain.Life software, allows customers to measure, manage & report carbon emissions & environmental impact. Will channel partners & MSPs gain multi-tenant capabilities? We're checking.

OpenAI acquires Elasticsearch alternative Rockset, an in-app search and analytics database startup that has sustainability and climate-tech use cases.

CuspAI, formed by Microsoft, Qualcomm & Google veterans, raises $30 million & partners with Facebook parent Meta. "Godfather of AI" named advisor.