Here is today’s sustainable IT services and climate tech news, research and analysis -- written for technology partners, green IT service providers, CIOs, chief sustainability officers (CSOs) and climate accounting professionals.
A. Sustainable IT, Talent, Partnerships and Green Tech Alliances
1. Building Decarbonization - More BlocPower Fallout: BlocPower has quietly deserted its electrification and workforce training programs in Ithaca and several other cities, WSKG reported. The business pivot arrives after former BlocPower CEO Donnel Baird resigned in 2024. The green building and climate tech startup is backed by Goldman Sachs, VoLo Earth Ventures and Microsoft's Climate Innovation Fund.
2. SAP Sustainability Software: Germany's SAP sees a growing global demand for software to manage and document companies' sustainability efforts despite weakening climate protection targets in the United States, SAP CFO Dominik Asam told Reuters.
3. Energy Transition Spending: Investment in the low-carbon energy transition worldwide grew 11% to hit a record $2.1 trillion in 2024, according to Energy Transition Investment Trends 2025, an annual report from BloombergNEF (BNEF).
4. Partnership - Autonomous Mobility: Deloitte and May Mobility are partnering to "bring new data and insight offerings to market, helping to improve and optimize rider and community safety for their joint municipal and business customers."
5. EV Charger Network Expansion: ChargePoint is now the preferred EV charger network for AAA clubs and their service providers. The deal involves 12,000 service providers representing 27 AAA clubs across the US, and CAA clubs in Canada.
6. Shell's Renewable Energy Losses: Shell's 2024 financial results include impairment charges of more than $1 billion “mainly relating to renewable generation assets in North America,” Maritime Executive reported.
B. Sustainability M&A, Climate Tech Investments, Funding and Green IT Business Launches
1. Investment - Software: EHS and sustainability software provider Benchmark Gensuite has invested in 3motionAI, a developer of "computer vision motion analysis for enhancing human performance, at home, work and play." Financial terms were not disclosed.
C. Regional and Global Sustainability Policies and News
1. Australia Regulations: Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) has "welcomed the introduction of new mandated sustainability and climate reporting standards as a massive boost to investor confidence," the organization said.
2. New Zealand Carbon Reduction Plan: New Zealand by 2025 plans to reduce emissions by 51% to 55% compared to 2005 levels, Reuters reported.
D. Sustainable IT and Green Technology Conference Calendar
- Sustainable Manufacturing Expo 2025 (February 4-5, Anaheim, California)
- Sustainability Expo London 2025 (February 5-6, London, United Kingdom)
- AHR Expo 2025 (February 10-12, Orlando, Florida)
- GreenBiz 25 (February 10-12, Phoenix, Arizona)
- IoT Evolution Expo 2025 (February 11-13, Fort Lauderdale, Florida)
- Complete Calendar of Sustainability Conferences
E. Previous Updates & Future News
- Did You Miss Yesterday's Daily Update?: Here is our previous sustainable IT, climate tech and renewable energy news for technology partners.
- Future Updates: If you have news to share then please email me the details.
