Here is today’s sustainable IT services news, research and analysis -- written for technology partners, green IT service providers, CIOs, chief sustainability officers (CSOs) and climate accounting professionals.
A. Sustainable Technology, Talent, Partnerships and Green IT Alliances
1. Emissions Monitoring Software: project44's supply chain visibility platform now support emissions monitoring. The platform provides shippers, carriers and logistics service providers (LSPs) with "Scope 3 emissions insights necessary for optimized sustainability decision-making," project44 said.
2. Data Center Partnership: Serena, leveraging wind power, will provide renewable energy to Scala Data Centers in Latin America. The dal is the largest renewable energy supply agreement in Latin America, the two companies asserted.
3. IT Asset Disposition - Online Auctions: Xperien, an IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) company in Africa, has launched an auction website for used IT equipment. The site is designed for IT resellers and refurbishers.
4. FinTech Launch Partners: Zero, a UK finance app targeting climate active 21 to 34 year olds, plans to partner with the following companies as part of Zero's expected launch sometime before 2025, FinTech News reported.
- Mastercard – Debit card scheme
- Transact Payments – BIN Sponsor, Card Issuer and e-money
- Flagright – Transaction Monitoring
- Marqeta – Transaction processor
- TAG Systems – Card manufacturer
- Onfido – Identity verification and KYC
- Kani – Reconciliation
- Plaid – Open banking connectivity
5. EV Charging - CEO Transition: Blink Charging Chief Operating Officer Mike Battaglia will succeed President and CEO Brendan Jones on February 1, 2025, the EV charging company said.
B. Sustainability M&A, Investments, Funding and Green IT Business Launches
1. M&A - Energy Equipment: One Equity Partners, a middle market private equity firm, is acquiring EthosEnergy, a service provider that assists customers with equipment rotation. Key focus areas include power generation, energy, industrial, and aerospace and defense markets. EthosEnergy also helps customers transition to renewable energy equipment.
2. Complete M&A List: Here's our database of all M&A deals involving green IT and renewable energy buyers, sellers and investors.
C. Regional and Global Sustainability Policies and News
1. United States and China - Climate Meeting: John Podesta, the U.S. senior adviser to the president for international climate policy, is set to meet with his Chinese counterpart, Liu Zhenmin, during the first week of September 2024, Bloomberg reported.
2. China - Carbon Reduction Challenges: China’s top energy officials downplayed growing speculation that China's carbon emissions have already peaked years ahead of target, saying that just meeting the goal on time still required “great efforts,” Bloomberg reported.
3. Australia Grid Resilience: The risk of power shortages in Australia’s main grid over the next decade has shrunk as clean power generation continues to increase, Bloomberg reported. Renewables are supplying 40% of the electricity into homes and businesses on the east coast, and planned projects have increased the reliability outlook since last year, the Australian Energy Market Operator said Thursday in its Electricity Statement of Opportunities report, Bloomberg added.
D. Sustainability and Green Technology Conference Calendar
- Amsterdam Immersive Impact Trip and Masterclass 2024 (September 5-6)
- LG Energy Summit 2024 (September 5-6, Brussels, Belgium)
- Workiva Amplify 2024 (September 9-11, Denver, Colorado)
- RE+ 2024 (September 9-12, Anaheim, California)
- Diligent Elevate 2024 (September 9-11, Houston, Texas)
- Complete Calendar of Sustainability Conferences
E. Previous Updates & Future News
- Did You Miss Yesterday's Daily Update?: Here is our previous sustainability, green IT and renewable energy news for technology partners.
- Future Updates: If you have news to share then please email me the details.
