Tag: Microsoft

CBI and Microsoft call for digital skills boost to help UK

Stuart Mitchell

The UK must seize the opportunity to become a leader in the use of technology to drive better business outcomes and create inclusive workplaces that support employees’ mental wellbeing, by accelerating investments in digital skills. That’s according to the CBI/Microsoft Tech Tracker 2020. Amid the ongoing uncertainty around Brexit and the COVID-19 pandemic, the report celebrates companies’ efforts to rapidly accelerate technology adoption. Addressing digital skills gaps is key to building on this momentum and enhancing competitiveness, enabling organisations to harness the value of their data. Firms innovated at pace…

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Vattenfall to deliver renewable energy 24/7 to Microsoft´s Swedish datacenters

Stuart Mitchell

Vattenfall and Microsoft in Sweden piloted 24/7 Matching solution last year and are now intensifying the partnership as energy partners. The 24/7 Matching solution will be used in the new Microsoft datacenters in Sweden to measure renewable energy consumption per hour. Vattenfall will also deliver EPD (Environmental Product Declaration) labelled hydro and wind power 24/7 to the three datacenters in 2021. Microsoft globally has made a commitment to use 100 percent renewable energy in their buildings and datacenters by 2025. Vattenfall has a clear strategy to enable a fossil free…

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Unilever, Microsoft, Brooks, Neste, and ITV Are Among 13 More Companies to Join The Climate Pledge

Stuart Mitchell

Amazon and Global Optimism announced that 13 new signatories—Atos, Brooks, Canary Wharf Group, Coca-Cola European Partners, ERM, Groupe SEB France, Harbour Air, ITV, Microsoft, Neste, Rubicon, Unilever, and Vaude—have joined The Climate Pledge, a commitment to be net-zero carbon by 2040, a decade ahead of the Paris Agreement’s goal of 2050. Signatories to The Climate Pledge agree to: Measure and report greenhouse gas emissions on a regular basis; Implement decarbonization strategies in line with the Paris Agreement through real business changes and innovations, including efficiency improvements, renewable energy, materials reductions,…

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UNICEF and Microsoft launch improved, scalable technology to protect vulnerable children and women amid rise in domestic and gender-based violence due to COVID-19

Stuart Mitchell

UNICEF and Microsoft Corp. launched a new version of Primero called Primero X — an open source case management web application that helps social service providers coordinate critical support to vulnerable children. Key interventions include providing access to lifesaving services, such as family reunification and tracing, while still adhering to physical distancing and movement restrictions due to COVID-19. The launch of Primero X comes amid an increase in the rates of domestic and gender-based violence linked to the COVID-19 pandemic. Millions of children are now more vulnerable to violence, abuse…

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Shell and Microsoft form alliance to help address carbon emissions

Stuart Mitchell

Shell International Petroleum Company Limited and Microsoft Corporation, building on a history of three decades of working together, are embarking on a new strategic alliance to support progress towards a world with net-zero emissions. This builds on the strong foundation of decades of technology collaboration between the two companies. This type of strategic alliance is a model for how companies can work together to achieve their net-zero ambitions. “Microsoft and Shell both have rich histories of innovation and bold ambitions to decarbonise,” said Huibert Vigeveno, Downstream Director of Shell. “We…

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