Foxglove
UK non-profit and Community Interest Company litigating and campaigning against tech abuse.
On 6 August, Foxglove joined the Housing Assembly’s appeal against approval for Equinix’s proposed Cape Town data centre, citing limited public consultation and missing environmental data.
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Why did Foxglove join the Housing Assembly's appeal against Equinix's Cape Town site?
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Co-appealed Cape Town's data-centre approval
Data Centres: Boom and Backlash: Appeal stalls Equinix's Cape Town siteBackground
Based in London, Foxglove Legal Community Interest Company is a UK Community Interest Company that uses litigation, policy campaigning and public communication to challenge technology-related abuse by corporations and governments.
Its work brings together lawyers, technologists, campaigners and communicators. Foxglove supports technology workers and campaigns for greater public accountability where technology can cause harm or limit scrutiny.
The organisation’s legal and policy work connects affected communities with institutions that hold technical power. Its participation in the 6 August Cape Town appeal reflects that approach.
Foxglove Challenges Cape Town Approval
On 6 August, Foxglove and South Africa’s Housing Assembly lodged an appeal that kept approval for Equinix’s proposed Cape Town data centre suspended. The groups challenged the public consultation process around the site.
Foxglove’s part in the appeal focused on questions raised about water use, emissions and noise data. Those issues place the organisation’s legal and campaigning work alongside a local housing group’s objection to the proposed development.
