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Emirates NBD drives sustainability goals with Microsoft partnership

CIO Business Intelligence

It automates manual processes, enabling organizations to efficiently record, report, and reduce their emissions and water or waste impact. The UAE Net Zero Strategy initiative is a national drive to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, making the Emirates the first MENA country to do so.

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Sustainability trends: 5 issues to watch in 2024

IBM Big Data Hub

Advanced technologies, more stringent reporting standards and stronger support from stakeholders are building momentum for eco-friendly initiatives and the incentives that encourage them. trillion to the global economy by 2050. Reporting is also becoming critical to corporate social responsibility initiatives.

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Climate change predictions: Anticipating and adapting to a warming world

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Predictions range as high as 5 degrees Celsius or more by the end of the 21st century, according to the Climate Science Special Report from the U.S. feet) by 2050 and by 1.01 3 Climate Science Special Report: Fourth National Climate Assessment, Volume I. 5 Climate Change 2023: Synthesis Report. degrees Celsius (2.66

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How we’re driving sustainable impact for business and society

CIO Business Intelligence

FY23 report highlights Our annual environmental, social, and governance (ESG) report is how we hold ourselves accountable and stay on track to deliver on goals we will achieve by 2030 and beyond. At the same time, we acknowledge the need for continuous improvement and transparent reporting of progress against our commitments.

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IBM and Microsoft partnership accelerates sustainable cloud modernization

IBM Big Data Hub

Its aggressive sustainability goals included achieving net zero emissions by 2050, making all packaging reusable or recyclable by 2025 and investing more than USD 3 billion globally over several years to drive momentum. Currently, data centers are a significant source of organizations’ energy usage and carbon emissions.

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Elevate your digital transformation with impactful sustainability

CIO Business Intelligence

These priorities are concretely influencing IT buying decisions: According to a global survey by Enterprise Strategy Group, 98% of IT decision-makers report that IT suppliers’ environmental, social, and governance (ESG) programs influence their IT purchasing decisions, and 85% have eliminated a potential technology supplier due to ESG concerns. [1]

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Renewable energy in action: Examples and use cases for fueling the future

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Portugal : The country was one of the first in Europe to pledge carbon neutrality by 2050. Meeting compliance and sustainability reporting requirements : Using renewable energy can help businesses meet mandatory reporting requirements and contribute to local and international goals in the fight against climate change.

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