Sustainability

Sustainability is understanding the impacts of the services used, quantifying impacts and applying design principles and best practices to reduce impacts. For sustainability news, contact Liz Coyne at [email protected].

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Opinion: Google annihilates protected flying-squirrel habitat in Finland

Google cleared about 530 hectares of Finnish forest without approval. Rapacious? Sure. Unusual for a hyperscaler? Hardly.
Stephen M. Saunders MBE Oct 26, 2026 3:30pm
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West Virginia joins cadre of states enacting data center development plans

Aug 12, 2026 12:09pm
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Broadband’s sustainability reckoning is happening inside the fiber rollout

Apr 17, 2026 12:38pm
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Rising energy prices could spell trouble for telcos

Apr 7, 2026 10:28am
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Opinion: Google is quietly plotting infrastructure dominance

Mar 17, 2026 4:38pm
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TXO: Now is the time for telecom to tackle sustainability

May 23, 2025 2:05pm