Aberdeen City Council shows ambition and leadership in tackling climate change
Find out how Aberdeen City Council is working in partnership to meet ambitious net-zero goals and help ensure a sustainable future. Read more
Sustainability
The need for urgent action: COP27 and the road to net zero
Globally, we are facing the greatest challenge humanity has seen: To limit the planet’s temperature rise to 1.5 degrees. Read more
The future of banking: How to stay innovative, collaborative and secure
In the current economic environment, banks and other financial services firms recognise the need to embrace digital transformation to get maximum value from their technology investments and do more with less. Read more
How to turn your sustainability ambition into action
We know from the latest IPCC report on climate change that we have a very narrow window of time to ensure we achieve our global goal of operating within a 1.5-degree climate rise. The impact of not doing so will have devastating consequences for global temperatures, drought impacting food security, and flooding and sea level Read more
How Zeti is using ZERO and Azure to reduce emissions across fleets of vehicles
We caught up with Daniel Bass, who told us about Zeti’s ZERO system, how they’re using Azure to reduce the carbon footprint for their clients and themselves, and what the future has in store for the transport industry. Read more
How Atkins and Azure are helping reduce the carbon footprint of infrastructure development
We caught up with Matt Sanderson, Charlie Rogan and Dan O’Connor, members of the team working on Atkins’ DynamicObjects system, to learn about how they’re using Azure to reduce the carbon footprint for their clients and their infrastructure projects. Read more
5 steps to decarbonise the energy sector and reach net zero
The green industrial revolution is well under way. With industrial sites responsible for 30 percent of total global carbon dioxide emissions, the time for action is now. New infrastructure, new business models, new partnerships, new energy markets, unknown costs – this complex terrain is uncharted. So, given the industry’s net zero aspirations and goals to Read more
Joining the dots: What does sustainability mean for retailers?
What is sustainability? As a Global Sustainability Specialist for Microsoft with a passion for all things sustainable, it’s a question I get asked a lot. It’s also a question I like to ask others, and I’m always curious to hear the answer. Because that’s the thing about sustainability: it means different things to different people. Read more
The Top 10 TechNet UK Articles of 2021!
As is tradition, we’re taking a look back at the most popular TechNet UK articles from 2021! A huge thank you to everyone who contributed last year – and here’s to 2022! Read more
How to measure and reduce the carbon footprint of your application
The first principle of green software engineering is to build applications that are carbon efficient. That means for each gram of carbon our application is responsible for emitting into the environment, we try to extract the most value from that gram as possible. Read more
Sustainability and Green Software Engineering
Mark Harrison takes a look at what Sustainability and Green Software Engineering means for Software Engineers and Application Developers. Read more
How utility firms can help the UK reach net zero by 2025
Discover how partnerships can help utility companies open new innovations and help the UK reach its net zero sustainability goals. Read more