We havent seen them disclosing enough about their water consumption (and the) impact on the local community Amazon, Microsoft, Google and more pressed on data center water and power use

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News Summary

  • More than a dozen investors are said to be mounting the pressure on some of the biggest names in tech to disclose detailed data center water and energy usage ahead of annual shareholder meetings.
  • This comes amid growing concern over AI's impact on local communities and the environment, with North American data centers alone said to have consumed around one trillion liters of water in 2025.
  • Most are targeting 2030 deadlines for being water positive or carbon neutral, while many have hit 100% renewable energy matching to varying degrees already.
Investors are demanding greater detail on ESG reporting ahead of this years AGMsNorth American data centers consumed 1 trillion liters of water in 2025Current reporting and [+2530 chars]

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