Sustainability

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

image of a wind farm | Capgemini and Eneco

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

Blue Grass Solar Farm, located in Australia and built by X-ELIO, is now operational, marking the official launch of Salesforce’s first international renewable energy agreement. The electricity produced by Blue Grass helps Salesforce continue its commitment to net zero residual...

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 pledged to achieve net zero emissions by 2040 and to halve its carbon emissions by 2030, as part of its ambitious new sustainability and society strategy. Through the strategy – ‘knocking down barriers’ – Sage aims to tackle...

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.