Corporate Lobbying and Data Centre Transparency Restrictions (euobserver.com)

• Tech lobby secured legal exemptions from environmental disclosure
• Critical infrastructure transparency compromised by secrecy clauses
• Data centres energy/water impact metrics remains shielded

"Microsoft and DigitalEurope successfully influenced EU legislation to include secrecy provisions that shield data centre environmental metrics from public scrutiny. The findings highlight systemic challenges in enforcing transparency for critical digital infrastructure."