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How CIOs can unite sustainability and technology

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As technology continues to take a larger role in corporate sustainability practices, CIOs can play a key role in driving both business value and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance. So why have only 7% of businesses fully integrated their technology and sustainability strategies?

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Samsara Eco wants to help end global plastic crisis with enzyme-based technology

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Global plastic use is expected to double by 2040 , with most plastic sent to landfills and only 13 percent recycled. Riley said Samsara’s technology ensures that plastics no longer need to be made from fossil fuels or plants (both have a significant environmental impact) and won’t end up in landfills or our oceans. .

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How Infosys and Tennis Australia are harnessing technology for good

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It’s a situation raising a critical question for every IT and business leader: How can we increasingly harness technology not just for technology’s sake, but for the good we can do with it? It was also the motivator behind every presentation and technology investment discussion at this year’s Infosys APAC Confluence event.

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Elevate your digital transformation with impactful sustainability

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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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Accelerate Sustainable Digital Transformation in the Oil & Gas Industry

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From an investment standpoint, sustainable solutions can also perform double duty, often yielding significant added value such as productivity and efficiency gains and new revenue streams. Up to 25% of data center power is consumed by equipment that no longer performs useful work, [i] and only 10-30% of server capacity is used. [ii]

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Sydney-based quantum sensing startup Q-CTRL raises $25M Series B led by Airbus Ventures

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“Q-CTRL’s vision has always been to enable all applications of quantum technology. Q-CTRL provides infrastructure software that improves quantum computing performance by addressing the most pressing challenge in the field – hardware error and instability, Biercuk told TechCrunch. . Professor Michael Biercuk. Photo: Jessica Hromas.

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Japan’s Terra Drone lands $70M Series B funding to accelerate global expansion 

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Additionally, the startup says its proceeds will be used to support autonomous beyond visual line of sight technology for drone and air taxi operations through its uncrewed aircraft system traffic management solutions and strengthen the development of Terra’s UAM services. . trillion by 2040, according to Terra’s IR deck. .