If your organization isn’t thinking about sustainability and environmental, social and governance (ESG) concepts, it’s best to start it as soon as possible. The ideas emerged a decade ago as corporate social responsibility (CSR) – once “delicious to have” emerges as the primary criterion in how an enterprise is evaluated by potential employees, customers, investors, regulators, and suppliers /distributor.
Think of ESG as an umbrella that covers a variety of and overlapping issues: environmental responsibility in how products are designed, sourced and disposed of; how employees are hired, managed and fired; how the organization supports the efforts of non-profits; how the company is in the game for the long haul (sustainability); and how the enterprise monitors its overall ESG development.
It’s about being a better corporate citizen, locally and globally, while still growing profits.
Here are recent articles highlighting ESG trends:
8 Real Ways CIOs Can Drive Sustainability, Combat Climate Change
Key information offerings, chief data officers and other IT leaders can play a large part in helping organizations develop Environmental, Social and Management programs. There are ways to make significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.
New Tools Measures Green IT, Sustainability Success
How will IT leaders know if they are comprehensively monitoring greenhouse gas emissions? The introduction of AI and machine learning has painted a clearer picture.
Tech Vendor Target Enterprise ESG Reporting
Environmental, social, and management reporting is growing in importance. Two major tech vendors, ServiceNow and Google Cloud, recently announced new ESG solutions designed to help organizations manage and measure their ESG progress.
The Circular Economy for Enterprise Computing Gear is Evolving
CIOs can now find high-performance computing equipment, six-figure cost savings, warranties, support contracts, sustainability, and an answer to supply shortages in the circular economy. But does it catch reused IT equipment?
Should Sustainability Be an IT Priority?
Everyone wants to talk about sustainable IT. But how many CIOs are actively incorporating this as a priority? Data centers and networks are major consumers of energy, and these are natural places to focus for companies that want to lower their energy footprints as part of their environmental sustainability initiatives.
Innovate and Grow with Data-Driven Sustainability
Acceptance of sustainable business practices is no longer optional. The data can help enterprise leaders drive financial, social, and environmental change.
Why Sustainability is the Next Priority for Enterprise Software
With the rapid development of expectations and needs, we will see digitalized sustainability solutions becoming the new normal, specifically for manufacturers of consumer goods.
9 Ways to Reduce the Impact on the Data Environment
IT leaders can reduce the environmental impact of their data by considering a set of data retention principles, according to Gartner.
The Future of the Resilient Supply Chain is Circular
Amid massive supply chain disruptions, companies are increasingly prioritizing sustainability and circularity to eliminate ‘take, make, waste’ and support better agility. The use of global data standards ensures the reliability and quality of supplier data, and facilitates real-time viewing of where products are, the journey they have made and what is available to sell.
How the Cloud Makes Sustainable, Data -Based Success
Chief information officers are charged with driving financial, security, and agility benefits through the cloud, but retention is fast becoming another requirement for technology leaders, Accenture says.
Data Innovation in 2021: Supply Chain, Ethical AI, Data Pros in High Demand
In the second year of the pandemic, the pros of enterprise data innovation focused on supply chain, ethical AI, automation, and more. Understanding the changing patterns of the business environment will make changes to data and analytics among the most important enterprise practices in 2021 and onwards into 2022.
C-Suite Changes Coming
The C-suite has expanded, but will the trend continue? Probably yes, but how depends on what your company values most. New job titles and the need to diversify the leadership team are re-evaluating the business suite makeup.
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