Sustainability

water management facility | Minister unveils UK-India tech initiative to boost environmental collaboration

Minister unveils UK-India environmental tech collaboration

UK minister for the Indo-Pacific region has unveiled a UK-India tech initiative aimed to reinforce tech environmental collaboration.

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Be loud and proud with sustainable practices

With a world caught up in climate difficulties, sustainability needs to take the priority, along with ensuring ethical practices: studies show eight out of ten consumers said they would pay up to 5 percent more for sustainably produced goods.

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EY and SAP pave the road to sustainability for organizations

EY has expanded its alliance with SAP SE to help organizations accelerate value-led sustainability action.

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EY and Microsoft launch Green Skills Passport to support green economy

EY and Microsoft have announced the launch of Green Skills Passport, which helps students aged 16 and over develop green skills with the aim of finding jobs and opportunities in the green economy.

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Salesforce drives sustainability initiative with Ferrovial and NTT DATA

Salesforce has announced it has expanded its partnership with global infrastructure operator, Ferrovial, and technology consultancy NTT DATA, to develop the next generation of sustainable infrastructure technology.

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Deloitte and Google Cloud launch green initiative to achieve net zero

Deloitte has announced a new sustainability initiative with Google Cloud to help clients mitigate climate risks, adopt green solutions and unlock the value of low carbon products and services utilizing revolutionary technologies like generative AI and geospatial data.

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IBM adds sustainability numbers with IBM Cloud Carbon Calculator

IBM has expanded its sustainability portfolio with the launch of its IBM Cloud Carbon Calculator which aims to help enterprises track GHG emissions across cloud services and advance their sustainability performance throughout their multicloud journeys.

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HCLTech goes green with Schneider Electric to transform data centers

HCLTech has entered into a collaboration with Schneider Electric to develop carbon-efficient solutions for data centers in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region.

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Cognizant dives into the ocean with new business group

Cognizant has unveiled that it has created a new business group, Cognizant Ocean, which focuses on helping clients in the “Blue Economy” apply digital technologies such as AI and data analytics to improve business outcomes, reduce carbon output and decarbonize the oceans.

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Kraftringen chooses HPE GreenLake to energize its IT infrastructure

Kraftringen, Sweden’s fifth largest energy company, has selected the HPE GreenLake edge-to-cloud platform to modernize its IT infrastructure to quickly scale its capacity as needed in a competitive market.

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Accenture to acquire Green Domus to bolster sustainability initiatives

Accenture has revealed its intent to acquire Green Domus Desenvolvimento Sustentável LTDA, a Brazil-based sustainability consultancy with experience helping clients design and implement sustainability services with a focus on measurable decarbonization strategies.

SAP BTP is out to see sustainability in your supply chain – if you run it right

A transparent supply chain is essential when using the SAP Business Technology Platform – this helps your firm to reach its full potential and expose certain inefficiencies that might be limiting it.

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Salesforce enhances sustainability portfolio with Green Code

Salesforce has expanded its portfolio of sustainability initiatives and with the launch of ‘Green Code’ to help reduce carbon emissions associated with the software development lifecycle.

Siemens and IBM team up to accelerate sustainable product development

Siemens Digital Industries Software and IBM are expanding their long-term partnership by collaborating to develop a combined software solution.

Small steps towards big sustainability goals

Rob Churchyard, global Oracle practice leader at IBM on the journey to sustainability: small steps to reach the end goal.

Leveraging digital for ESG leadership

IFS’ ESG director discusses how ESG measures have become undeniably mainstream when assessing business performance.

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Capgemini and Eneco commit to 2030 carbon reduction goals

Capgemini and Eneco, a group of companies active in the field of renewable energy and innovation, energy trade and retail, have unveiled a commitment to reduce Eneco’s CO2 emissions by one megaton through joint initiatives by 2030.

EY and IBM go green with ESG transformation collaboration

EY and IBM have joined forces in a global collaboration to focus on ESG solutions to help organizations accelerate business transformation with value-led sustainability.

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Salesforce buys into global net zero focus with renewable purchase

Salesforce has announced it will purchase 280,000 MWh of renewable energy certificates from small, distributed energy projects over the next eight years.

Accenture and Planet collaborate to create climate risk solutions

Accenture has entered into a strategic collaboration with Planet Labs PBC, Earth data and insights provider, through its Accenture Ventures Project Spotlight initiative.

Capgemini acquires 23red to boost UK sustainability and design offerings

Capgemini has acquired 23red, a UK-based agency with clients in the public and third sectors, to boost its sustainability and creative brand design capabilities in the UK.

Duke Energy drives clean energy transition with AWS

Duke Energy is entering into a multiyear strategic collaboration with AWS to accelerate the utility’s development of industry-leading grid solutions that will benefit customers to help advance Duke Energy’s clean energy transition.

Salesforce goes green with Blue Grass Solar Farm

The Blue Grass Solar Farm in Australia, built by X-ELIO, has begun operations, enabling Salesforce to advance its commitment to net zero emissions and 100% renewable energy while providing significant community benefits and economic impact.

Sustainability: the next frontier of digital transformation

We have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to redefine the meaning of economics and accelerate progress towards a more sustainable world: one with zero emissions, zero waste, and zero inequality.

SAP report reveals gap to going green

Recent research by Oxford Economics and SAP SE has uncovered significant barriers to corporate sustainability initiatives.

NTT launches IoT services for sustainability

NTT has launched its IoT Services for Sustainability offering – a set of solutions that aim to enable businesses to advance with their progression against global sustainability initiatives and make data-driven decisions to reduce their carbon footprint using IoT connectivity.

Happy Green New Year?

While many thought that the pandemic might knock ESG approaches off course as companies and investors went ‘back to basics’, it seems that the opposite has happened. Three quarters of all investors surveyed said they’re now more likely to divest shares of companies with poor ESG performance post-pandemic.

Sage sets out ambitious sustainability targets

Sage has committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2040 and halving its carbon emissions by 2030, while also addressing societal and economic inequality through its new sustainability and society strategy.

IFS reveals multi-year sustainability strategy

IFS has announced a multi-year focus on sustainability in a plan to improve the company’s own operations, enable customers to achieve sustainability goals and influence the industry.