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‘Is the World Better Off Because Your Company Is In It?’: Examining Corporate Climate Responsibility
Check out this new report from the CDP on why cloud computing is greener.
A quick summary of my last e-newsletter on corporate commitments to renewables…
A recent study showed that, cloud computing can help companies reduce the energy use and carbon footprint of computing by up to 90 percent.
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Organizations of all stripes are trying to drastically reduce the waste they send to landfills. Why are they doing this, and how does going to “zero” create value?
It’s so refreshing to see one large company, Sony, set a goal of zero environmental footprint by 2050. The company has dubbed this mission its “Road to Zero.”
Last week I got an interesting view on how enterprise software giant SAP is pursuing a green agenda. Sustainability was a core theme at SAP’s annual meeting SAPPHIRE NOW, a large gathering of over 16,000 CIOs and tech professionals.
If you put an energy meter inside a home and show people total usage in real time, a miraculous thing happens: they use about 10 percent less energy. The simple act of placing data in front of people changes their behavior. Data makes people smarter and inspires them to make small changes to save money and energy. You can use this powerful tool in business not only to cut costs, but to drive innovation and revenues.
‘Is the World Better Off Because Your Company Is In It?’: Examining Corporate Climate Responsibility