IBM Journey to AI blog

APRIL 21, 2023

The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) reached a provisional political agreement in June 2022, signaling it will take effect in January 2024 for all relevant companies. In mid-2022, IBM Envizi reported on the growing rise of AI-driven data scraping by ESG ratings tools used to evaluate an organization’s ESG performance.

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IBM Journey to AI blog

JULY 6, 2023

India’s Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report (BRSR)—a framework for environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting—comes into effect in 2023. As India moves to mandatory ESG reporting, the BRSR is aimed at improving compliance, consistency and communication around non-financial disclosures.

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IBM Journey to AI blog

JULY 11, 2024

In 2022, worldwide employment in the energy sector rose to 13.7 Brand reputation A new wave of sustainability-focused stakeholders are putting pressure on organizations to be open about environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors. For example, in some regions, laws mandate ESG reporting rather than merely encouraging it.

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IBM Journey to AI blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

In fact, in a 2022 survey , 73% of consumers said that traceability is important to them. The IBM Supply Chain Intelligence Suite , powered by artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain, helps compile supplier data to drive Scope 3 accuracy, improve circularity by reducing waste and inform end consumers of carbon and other ESG impacts.

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IBM Journey to AI blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

We saw this happen between Dole and Walmart in 2022 when a particular brand of lettuce—Ocean Mist Farms brand Romaine Hearts—had to be recalled. Collaborate with supply chain partners to share sustainability and ESG metrics, leading to enhanced supplier performance and decarbonization.

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IBM Journey to AI blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

In September 2022, The White House announced plans to deploy 30 GW of floating offshore wind power by 2030. And as ESG technology evolves, tapping into the Earth’s inexhaustible supply of heat has the potential to provide limitless amounts of clean, low-cost energy for all.

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IBM Journey to AI blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The term ESG, or environmental, social and governance , is well-known in the investor community. But while the term ESG was first coined in 2004 by the United Nations Global Compact, the concept has been around for much longer. In 1995, the U.S That same year, the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) was founded.

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IBM Journey to AI blog

JUNE 26, 2023

Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) noted that almost 9 out 10 organizations have experienced an email-based cyber-attack within the last year , making it clear that attacks are both widespread and common. ESG notes that three out of four organizations do not use a data protection solution to protect data generated by cloud application workloads.

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IBM Journey to AI blog

JULY 8, 2024

Coal has long been the most common fuel in industrial operations, and in 2022, the total share of fossil fuels (including natural gas and oil) in the industrial sector’s energy mix was 67%. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), industrial energy consumption is still “dominated” by fossil fuels.

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IBM Journey to AI blog

APRIL 11, 2023

Today, I want to share some examples that highlight IBM’s 2022 progress in the area of social impact. In 2022, we put this into practice by supporting IBMers and our external communities with comprehensive training programs. In 2022, we increased the hours of learning per employee.

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IBM Journey to AI blog

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act amended the Clean Air Act and introduced new fines for methane leaks starting at USD 900 per metric ton of methane emissions in 2024, rising to USD 1,500 by 2026. With APM, you can take a proactive and prescriptive approach to emissions management, leading to even greater efficiency gains and asset health.

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IBM Journey to AI blog

APRIL 11, 2023

In June 2023, we will publish year-end 2022 progress against our goals for GHG emissions reduction and renewable energy purchases. In 2022, we diverted 93.8% (by weight) of our total nonhazardous waste from landfill and incineration. achieved in 2022 to less than 10%. Through 2022, 96% of them have done so.

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IBM Journey to AI blog

MAY 25, 2023

No wonder organizations say 32% of their cloud spend was wasted in 2022. Yet that traditional approach costs both the business and the environment, and customers are watching how seriously you take commitments to ESG. But these days, every penny counts, and this wasted spend has environmental implications, too.

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IBM Journey to AI blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

In September 2022, The White House announced plans to deploy 30 GW of floating offshore wind power by 2030. And as ESG technology evolves, tapping into the Earth’s inexhaustible supply of heat has the potential to provide limitless amounts of clean, low-cost energy for all.

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APRIL 23, 2023

Companies jumped on the Earth Day to tout their ESG progress Every year, Earth Day (which just passed) brings out a host of green-related decarbonization/sustainability announcements from companies across the business spectrum, and this year, media and tech stepped up their efforts.

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SAS Software

OCTOBER 18, 2023

The extreme temperatures that hit the UK in 2022 – the heatwaves of the summer followed by cold snaps in winter – were a reminder that the climate is becoming increasingly volatile. Globally, the weather conditions were even more challenging, with droughts, famines, wildfires, flooding, and hurricanes reported worldwide.

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IBM Journey to AI blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

In 2022, solar photovoltaic generation reached nearly 1300 terawatt hours of electricity, up a record 26% from the year before. 2 Demand for solar energy is driven in part by companies seeking to transition to renewable energy sources to meet their ESG goals. Explore IBM Envizi ESG Suite [1] Direct Solar Energy. 2] Solar PV.

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SAS Software

JANUARY 31, 2023

En noviembre de 2022, en Sharm el-Sheikh, Egipto, se realizó la Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Climático (COP27) para analizar las acciones que se están llevando a cabo a nivel mundial para reducir las emisiones de carbono y proteger el futuro del planeta. Esta cumbre se dio [.]

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SAS Software

OCTOBER 31, 2023

日本では孤独死する人が年間25000人を超えていて、遺体が発見されるまでに平均2週間以上かかり、発見時に腐敗が進んでいることも多いそうです。これは高齢者の課題と捉えられがちですが、現役世代の孤独死も4割近くあるという報告があります。この社会的課題に取り組むという構想を2022年末頃から抱き始め、ソリューションの中身を漠然と考えていました。 それとは別にスマホカメラで脈拍を計測する手法があることを知った時、彼の頭の中で課題とソリューションが繋がり、構想が具体化し始めた。そこにタイミングよくSAS Hackathon開催の知らせが届いたためエントリーすることにした。 所属する部署においても企業のESG分析などに携わることもあり、ソーシャル・グッドのための活動としてハッカソン参加は会社も後押ししてくれました。 (..)

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IBM Journey to AI blog

MARCH 8, 2024

In addition, evolving regulations on corporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives around the world are increasing demand for renewable energy in the private sector, encouraging further growth. The country was home to 95% of new solar technology manufacturing facilities in 2022.)

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