Sustainable IT Services News for Channel Partners and MSPs: 28 August 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. Printer Hardware: Epson's net-zero target has been approved by the Science Based Targets initiative.

2. Partnership:  NEC Corporation, leveraging ClimateAi, developed a conceptual model to "estimate the effectiveness of climate change adaptation measures for cocoa and rice cultivation in Africa," the company said.

3. Microsoft Protest: Microsoft fired two employees for breaking into its President Brad Smith's office to stage a sit-in protest, SeekingAlpha reported. The protesters want Microsoft to end software contracts with Israel's military and government.

4. AI Lawsuit vs OpenAI: The parents of a teen who died by suicide after ChatGPT coached him on methods of self harm sued OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, alleging the company knowingly put profit above safety when it launched the GPT-4o version of its AI chatbot in 2024. (Source: Reuters)

5. AI Lawsuit - Anthropic Settles: Anthropic has resolved a class action lawsuit from a group of U.S. authors who argued that its AI training infringed their copyrights, marking the first settlement in a string of such major industry lawsuits. (Source: Reuters)

6. Solar Layoffs: PosiGren Solar Company layoffs impacted nearly all of their employees in Connecticut due to significant financial difficulties, NBC Connecticut reported.

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

1. M&A - Energy Management Services: Energy transition consultancy TRC Companies Inc. has acquired Strategic Energy Group (SEG), an energy management expert. Financial terms wer enot disclosed.

2. Re-financing - Data Centers: AirTrunk has raised $10.40 billion (Australian dollars) in sustainability-linked refinancing to expand its da center operations in the Asia-Pacific region.

3. Climate Fund: The estate of Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen has launched the Fund for Science and Technology. The fund, featuring an initial $3.1 billion endowment, focuses on bioscience, the environment and AI for good.

C. Regional and Global Sustainability Policies, Regulations and News

1. United Kingdom - Power Challenges: Sky-high electricity costs are hindering Britain's net-zero mission, Reuters reported.

2. Japan - Wind Power Challenges: A group led by Mitsubishi withdrew from three offshore wind projects in Japan — the latest setback for the sector and the country’s efforts to decarbonize its economy, Bloomberg reported.

D. Sustainability Conferences, Summits and Events

1. Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Global Summit 2025 (September 2-3, London, United Kingdom)
2. Platform Global 2025 (September 7-9, Antibes, France)
3. Workiva Amplify 2025 (September 8-10, Washington, D.C.)
4. RE+ 2025 Renewable Energy Conference (September 8-11, Las Vegas, Nevada)
5. Sustainability Live 2025 (September 9-10, London, United Kingdom)
6. Complete Sustainability Conference Calendar

E. Previous Updates & Future News

1. Previous News: All of our daily news updates are here.
2. Future Updates: If you have news to share then please email me the details.