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How adopting sustainability as a service can drive business success and help the planet

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Sustainability is a major priority in business boardrooms already, and pressures from regulators, shareholders, board members and employees are likely to further drive this trend. Due to the complexity and scale of the challenge, not all businesses have the resources to move toward net-zero at the necessary pace, and many are lagging.

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SAP takes steps toward ‘green ledger’ for carbon accounting

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The software provider plans to do that by enhancing existing tools for estimating greenhouse gas emissions due to an enterprise’s activities, and adding capabilities for exchanging that data with partners, bringing it all together in a “green ledger” that will record the climate cost of doing business alongside the financial cost.

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SAP aims for more digital and resilient supply chains

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Digital supply chains, therefore, are needed to be more agile, flexible, resilient, and sustainable. The number of complaints would also fall as a result, and the condition and maintenance of systems would be optimized, the provider said. While companies are aware they need to invest in Industry 4.0

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EVs to power Kenya’s bus rapid transit system

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The BRT is a bus-based public transport system that delivers fast, comfortable and cost-effective services within metropolitan areas. This is due to several challenges, including weak electricity grids, insufficient charging infrastructure and a general lack of awareness.

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How plusserver strengthens cloud capabilities and helps enterprises reduce their carbon footprint

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Customers are increasingly dealing with questions that focus not only on data management issues like efficiency, sovereignty and security, but also sustainability,” says Braun. We see increasing pressure being placed on our customers to take action on sustainability measures,” he says.

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“Cloud adoption momentum in the GCC will gain further impetus in 2024”

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A lot of organizations started exploring a variety of GenAI-enabled business use cases, and especially large organizations (with more than 500+ employees) have been more enthusiastic about adopting this new technology, mainly due to the competitive pressure, availability of financial resources, and skills to support.

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SmartRyde, a Japanese online platform for airport transfers, spurs global expansion with Series A

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SmartRyde , a Japanese online pre-booked airport transfers service platform, is a marketplace that connects travelers to local transportation operators/online travel agencies (OTAs). Due to the impact of COVID-19, there has been a change in the way people travel, such as avoiding congestion. since December 2020, as per its statement.