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The history of ESG: A journey towards sustainable investing

IBM Big Data Hub

But while the term ESG was first coined in 2004 by the United Nations Global Compact, the concept has been around for much longer. 1 Slowly but surely, institutional investors started to recognize that companies could potentially improve financial performance and risk management by focusing on ESG issues like greenhouse gas emissions.

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The importance of diversity in AI isn’t opinion, it’s math

IBM Big Data Hub

” In an influential study, it was shown that diverse groups of low-ability problem solvers can outperform groups of high-ability problem solvers ( Hong & Page, 2004 ). The goal of these forms is to capture critical information about AI models so that governance teams can assess and address their risks before deploying them.

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How Accenture’s solution erases the blind spots of services spend management

CIO Business Intelligence

Inadequate services spend visibility also increased exposure to local legal and regulatory risks. Yet, Accenture had a dependable, long-term partner in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software pioneer SAP, first adopting the company’s solutions in 2004. Improvements were needed and the deadline was tight.

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What is ArchiMate?

erwin

Originally based on IEEE 1471 , ArchiMate was developed in the Netherlands as a joint venture between private industry and the Dutch Government between 2002 and 2004. It’s tried and tested from an enterprise perspective and an in-demand certification for enterprise architects, so there are relatively low risks associated with adopting it.

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insightsoftware Appoints Industry Veteran Michael Sullivan as CEO

Jet Global

Earlier in his career – in 2000 and 2004 – he was recognized by Ernst & Young as an Entrepreneur of the Year finalist. “As As businesses face a global recession, technology solutions that help leaders safeguard against risk and make more informed decisions have become increasingly important.

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Schrodinger’s Automation in AI and the Automation Bias

Jen Stirrup

Automation and the history of the 'blame game' Technology is often touted as the solution to automating and correcting errors in human behaviour, reducing risk. The bottleneck now is in management, implementation, and business imagination. One example was the Piper Alpha disaster which occurred in 1988.

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What Is Alation Connected Sheets? Q&A with the Creators

Alation

Any spreadsheet platform poses risks. Sathish and I met in 2004 when we were working for Oracle. If unaddressed, this chaos can lead to data quality, compliance, and security issues. This can ultimately result in fines or suboptimal decisions that cost the company significantly in losses. This makes the problem even bigger.