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Who Pays When the Cloud Gets Heavy: The Electricity Bill of AI

Data center electricity demand surged 17% in 2025, far outpacing global power consumption growth. From Virginia to Dublin, communities are asking who should pay for the grid upgrades these facilities require. This piece examines the rate battles, policy experiments, and corporate pledges shaping the answer, and why getting it right matters for energy affordability everywhere.

LRQA Acquires Partner Africa to Expand Responsible Sourcing, Social Auditing and Human Rights Advisory Across Africa

Standard Chartered Appoints Nalini Tarakeshwar to Lead Foundation as Youth Unemployment Reaches 12.4% and Impact Tops 100,000 Jobs

840 Tonnes of Scrap and 150 Jobs: How Yaoundé Is Turning Waste Into Safer Work and Local Income

TIDLOR Accelerates “AI Allowance” Initiative to Empower AI-Driven Workforce for Sustainable Growth

ILO and Nestlé Expand Coffee Supply Chain Partnership With New Focus on Recruitment Practices and Worker Protection

Greenpeace Africa Pushes African Court to Treat Climate Harm as a Rights Violation With Implications for Extraction, Agriculture, and State Duty

LIV Golf Is Building a Broader Sustainability Model Around Events, Operations, and Community Impact

Womble Bond Dickinson Becomes UN Global Compact Signatory, Formalizing ESG Commitments

Mars Establishes $50 Million Annual Impact Fund to Support Communities, Science and Animal Welfare

FAB Misr Launches Solar Powered Green Schools Initiative in Egypt

Social Sustainability Examples: How Companies Are Actually Helping People