Sustainability

Digital sobriety - how cloud economists can help wean data junkies off of their fix This article is sponsored by:

As a cloud services provider, Nutanix felt it needed to find a way to help its customers confront some of these issues and came up with a new job role – the cloud economist – someone to work with customers and get them beyond just thinking about the tech. I tracked one down to find out more

AI futures - why smart heating, ventilation and AC systems may save the planet This article is sponsored by:

The CEO of a Canadian start-up explains how AI could have a dramatic impact on the race to Net Zero.

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Navigating the complex landscape of sustainability - five focus areas for the C-Suite This article is sponsored by:

Patrick Smith, Field CTO for EMEA at Pure Storage, discuses how the gap between organizations’ public sustainability efforts and their internal actions can be closed.

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The CIO in 2023 - plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose? This article is sponsored by:

A global poll of 1000 CIOs suggests that the underlying issues impacting on the role endure, even if some of the terminology shifts.

Past the point of keeping the lights on - why data is the real problem when it comes to sustainability issues This article is sponsored by:

Cohesity’s Mark Molyneux argues businesses need to ponder the question, 'Do we create more data, or do we keep the lights on?’. The time has come to confront data and ask, 'Is there another way?'

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Salesforce cleans up emerging markets with 280,000MWh renewable energy investment This article is sponsored by:

Clean energy projects will focus on countries with highest CO2 intensity and communities most in need.

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Enterprise hits and misses - the ESG Economy needs better software, Amazon needs a better grocery strategy, and AI needs better guardrails This article is sponsored by:

This week - ESG vendors need to move beyond reporting - are they? ChatGPT supposedly has ethical guardrails, but does it? AI search heats up, Amazon's grocery play gets an omni-channel reality check, and I come in defense of... blockchain?

ESG start-ups - the rise of novel, not re-hashed, tech This article is sponsored by:

Spend a day listening to VC pitches and you’ll see some interesting concepts and business models. Spend a day checking out ESG-focused VC pitches and you see things that can make a huge impact on this Earth. Here’s my experience of such a pitch session and a glimpse where tech and capital should be going.

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Poor data integration could be stymying your sustainability This article is sponsored by:

Data integration is a key part of the connection to reporting and monitoring on sustainability. But getting there is also a challenge for businesses. Stefan Sigg of Software AG sets out some practical pathways.

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Hush! Moving past ‘greenwashing’ through effective use of data This article is sponsored by:

Keeping quiet over climate strategies is the latest obstacle to organizational climate action.

Business as Unusual... with SAP? One book, eight enterprise megatrends - but should you read it? This article is sponsored by:

SAP's Thomas Saueressig and Peter Maier have authored a notable book on the trends enterprise customers must address. But does the book succeed in its editorial aims? Here's my opinionated review - and a look inside its creation.

Hands up for Net Zero! Salesforce CEO Benioff's tech rallying call from Davos This article is sponsored by:

There's an encouraging uptick in the number of people at Davos this year who say their organization has committed to Net Zero goals. But there's more to be done, says Benioff.

Celonis focuses in on procurement, mobility and offices to reach Net Zero sustainability goals This article is sponsored by:

Celonis published its 2022 Sustainability Report in recent days and the transparent data provides useful insights into how the vendor is thinking about reaching its climate goals.