Image credit: European Union 2018 - EP All EU data centers with an installed IT power demand of 500 KW or more, are mandated to report and follow the rules set by the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) to commit to the EU’s energy efficiency targets. What’s new? The d...
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The impact of electricity production on water resources
Blog | Aug. 17, 2023
Image credit: UN, 2020 When thinking of data centres’ environmental impact, energy consumption and carbon footprint often take center stage. But the role of water is equally important, if not more so. Data centers consume water across two main categories: directly through cooling and i...

Interact Environmental Reporting: More than just carbon
Blog | Aug. 3, 2023
There are nine planetary boundaries which maintain the balance of our ecosystem, and analysis suggests the global population is exceeding six of these. Climate is one of the six. It relates to the technology sector through its use of electricity and the carbon emissions associated with ...

Four Star Success for Interact’s Global Goals
Blog | June 30, 2023
Recently, we were awarded four stars by Support the Goals (https://supportthegoals.org/) in recognition of our support for the United Nations Sustainable Development. Stars are awarded when businesses publicly demonstrate plans, commitments, actions and progress towards the SDGs. The UN Sustainab...

Picking a path through ESG reporting
Blog | June 23, 2023
Image credit: A_stockphoto/Shutterstock One thing to note about ESG reporting is that you cannot really hide from it. There is a pincer movement from financial bodies and governments to make disclosures on the supply chain, energy and carbon mandatory for all but the smallest organisations. We ca...
