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Sustainability trends: 5 issues to watch in 2024

IBM Big Data Hub

Many countries have committed to reaching net zero by 2050, aligning with the Paris Agreement’s goal to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius. And they could drive economic gains: Research shows markets for carbon-neutral goods and services may be worth $10.3 trillion to the global economy by 2050.

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How we’re driving sustainable impact for business and society

CIO Business Intelligence

For decades, we’ve been investing in innovation, partnerships, and programs that apply our technology, scale, and talented workforce to drive human progress – all intending to have a measurable influence on some of the complex challenges important to our business, customers, the communities we serve and society at large.

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Defining a new era of exponential companies

CIO Business Intelligence

Every evolution of AI reshapes markets in its own image and potential. And as AI becomes more proficient, its potential to reshape markets, and in turn, organizations, becomes exponentially faster and more effective. In other words, they innovated around this new technology to meet evolving market needs and objectives.

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Renewable energy trends and developments powering a cleaner future

IBM Big Data Hub

To develop renewable energy technology, governments are turning to various public policy measures. Renewable energy growth by type Broad policy measures notwithstanding, policy support often varies depending on the type of renewable energy in question.

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Celebrating World Oceans Day: Revitalizing the marine ecosystem with technology-driven engineered reefs to accelerate CO2 capture

IBM Big Data Hub

If no significant action is taken, 90% of all coral reefs are predicted to be extinct by 2050. The BluBoxx™ solution works with various sensors and cameras, which are fed via surface solar panels, used to measure salinity, temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, pressure, and carbon dioxide.

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Scope 3 is coming: CIOs take note

CIO Business Intelligence

The goal is to reach a climate-neutral economy in the EU by 2050, with an intermediate milestone of a 55% reduction in emissions by 2030. They know that GHG reporting—and particularly scope 3—will be a lucrative field of expertise that they can market to IT leaders.

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What Choice’s CIO sees in a cloud-native approach to sustainability

CIO Business Intelligence

And with such a presence of history and reputation in the market, it had the foresight and resources to make early investment and commitment to dovetailing its digital transformation with sustainability. Let’s pretend that Swiss Re is right. So for us, it’s about how can we have a big part of that.