Sustainable IT Services News 20 November 2025: Nvidia AI Chip Sales Momentum; Schneider Electric Milestones; Carbon Accounting Software Market Forecast; More

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

A. Sustainable IT Partnerships, Strategic Alliances and Strategies

1. Milestones: Perhaps more than any other enterprise technology company, Schneider Electric has bet its business on sustainable IT services, and related infrastructure for smart buildings and AI data centers. The latest evidence surfaced at Innovation Summit North America 2025 -- a customer and partner conference in Las Vegas. Key developments at the conference include:

• Switch $1.9B Supply Capacity Agreement
• Digital Realty $373M Supply Capacity Agreement
• EcoStruxure Foresight Operation
• NVIDIA Omniverse / OpenUSD Alliance

We'll offer more thoughts on Schneider Electric's business and partner strategy soon.

2. ESG Software: ONESOURCE ESG Reporting for SAP Sustainability Control Tower, developed by Thomson Reuters, is now available in the SAP Store.

3. Partnership - IT Services and Mining: Codelco (National Copper Corporation of Chile) will leverage NTT Data's IT services and solutions to "strengthen automation, safety, and sustainability" across operations, the companies said. Related: NTT Data sustainability strategy

4. Research - Carbon Accounting Software Market Growth Forecast: The global carbon accounting software market will reach $7 billion by 2032, up from $1.6 billion in 2025, according to Meticulous Research. That's a 23% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).

5. Research - European ESG Software Market Growth Forecast: The European ESG software market will reach $1.856 billion by 2033, up from $402.76 million in 2025, according to Market Data Forecast. That's a 21.05% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), the forecast said. Related: All sustainability research reports

6. Leadership: Tom Steyer is taking a leave of absence from his co-chair role at Galvanize in order to run for governor of California. Galvanize is a decarbonization-focused investment firm. Related: List of sustainability executive moves in November 2025

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

1. M&A Rumor - Data Center Energy Services: Dominion Energy is in talks to buy the Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative (NOVEC), Bloomberg reported. The move would expand Dominion's reach in the heart of the global data center market, the report said. NOVEC served about 60 data centers and generated about $1 billion in revenue in 2024, according to its annual report.

2. AI Chip Sales: Sales of Nvidia's Blackwell chips are "off the charts," and Nvidia GPUs in the cloud are sold out, CEO Jensen Huang told Bloomberg. He also pointing to a strong outlook for Nvidia's new Vera Rubin platform. Related: Nvidia sustainability strategy and channel partner implications

C. Regional and Global Sustainability Policies, Regulations and News

1. COP31 Conference Location: Turkey will host COP31, while Australia will lead the conference's negotiations among governments, according to a compromise deal taking shape at COP30. (Source: Reuters) Related: COP30 conference news updates

2. Saudi Arabia - xAI Data Center: Elon Musk announced a massive new xAI data center project in Saudi Arabia as Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman continues his formal visit to the United States. In partnership with Saudi Arabia’s HUMAIN AI company, Musk said the 500-megawatt data center for xAI would be powered by Nvidia’s chips. (Source: NBC News) Related: Tesla AI strategy explained

D. Sustainability Conferences, Summits and Events

1. COP30 (November 10-21, Belem, Brazil)
2. Global Sustainability Expo KSA 2025 (November 25-26, Saudi Arabia)
3. EMEA Automotive Carbon Neutral Summit 2025 (November 26-27, Stuttgart, Germany)
4. AWS re:Invent 2025 (December 1-5, Las Vegas)
5. Complete Sustainability Conference Calendar

E. Previous Updates & Future News

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2. Previous News: All of our daily news updates are here.