Sustainable IT News for Channel Partners and MSPs: 16 September 2025

Here is today's sustainable IT services news, research and analysis -- written for channel partners, MSPs, green IT service providers, climate accounting professionals, and the chief sustainability officers (CSOs) they serve.

A. Sustainable IT Partnerships, Strategic Alliances and Strategies

1. Software - Business Expansion: Sweep has opened its first office in the United States. The Denver, Colorado, office will help Sweep to engage U.S. customers focused on supply chain resiliency via carbon and ESG data management, the company asserted. Sweep is based in France.

2. AI - Real Estate Energy Management: AI technologies can help commercial buildings to significantly reduce energy use, KPMG research asserts.

3. Partnership - AI Power and Data Centers: National Grid and Emerald AI are partnering to show how AI data centers can support a smarter, more flexible grid, the organizations said.

4. Partnership - Building Energy Management: Eaton and Autodesk are partnering to "simplify complex energy system simulations and optimize electrical system performance across commercial buildings, data centers and more." Together, the firms are "advancing energy resilience and sustainability with new levels of speed, accuracy and flexibility."

5. Partnership - Data Management: Through an expanded relationship, corporates and investors can leverage S&P Global’s sustainability expertise and Novata’s software to manage sustainability data and reporting, the organizations said.

6. Employee Departures: Multiple sustainability executives have exited Sabre, raising questions about the company's sustainability strategy, Boutique Hotel News reported.

7. Milestone: ABB is the first company to achieve full certification for its data acquisition and handling system (DAHS) under the new international emissions reporting standard EN 17255, the company asserted.

8. Partnership - Renewable Energy: Catalyze, in partnership with CS Energy, has completed four community solar projects in central and western New York.

B. Sustainable IT Investments, Funding, Earnings and Business Launches

1. Accelerator: The Morgan Stanley Inclusive & Sustainable Ventures (MSISV) cohort will support 33 startups and nonprofits. The five-month program provides founders with $250,000 (£250,000), as well as mentorship and growth resources, Morgan Stanley said in September 2025. Related: More than 90 sustainability accelerators listed.

2. M&A - IT Asset Disposition: Private equity firm Tailwind Capital has acquired DMD Systems Recovery, an ITAD service provider. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Related: All ITAD M&A buyers, sellers and private equity investors.

C. Regional and Global Sustainability Policies, Regulations and News

1. COP30 Hotel Price Concerns: High hotel prices for COP30 have prompted the United Nations to urge its staff to limit attendance, while government delegations are still scrambling to find rooms within their budgets. (Source: Reuters). Related: See all COP30 news.

2. Nuclear Power Partnership: The UK and US are set to sign an agreement focused on accelerating the development of nuclear power, BBC reported.

3. European Union: The European Union does not expect to reach an agreement on its new U.N.-mandated climate target in time for a key deadline in September 2025, and has instead drafted plans to submit a temporary goal, which could change later, Reuters reported.

D. Sustainability Conferences, Summits and Events

1. Climate Week NYC 2025 (September 21-28, New York, New York)
2. CO2 Summit 2025 (September 22-24, Denver, Colorado)
3. CEM 2025: Conference and Exhibition for Emissions Monitoring (September 24-26)
4. Sustainability in AV Conference 2025 (September 24-25, Los Angeles, California)
5. Schneider Electric Innovation Summit 2025 (September 24-25, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)
6. Complete Sustainability Conference Calendar

E. Previous Updates & Future News

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