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• In defense of a digital circular economy

  Digital tech can potentially help companies follow the circular economy model, but critics point out possible issues as well, including continuing demand for plastics. Learn more. Continue Reading

• How data analytics could improve sustainability

  Organizational leaders can't just assess sustainability efforts by feel. Instead, using data and analysis is key. So why aren't more organizations using these? Continue Reading

• How to address the challenges of AI-driven digital twins

  The market for AI-driven digital twins is growing, with potential to accelerate climate action. IT leaders implementing digital twin tech should use these tips to succeed. Continue Reading

• How companies can improve their carbon accounting practices

  A growing number of stakeholders are asking for greenhouse gas emissions reporting as part of doing business. Learn about the challenges this poses and how to improve efforts. Continue Reading

• 18 sustainability management software providers to consider

  Various software tools are available to help manage ESG and sustainability initiatives. Here's a look at 18 sustainability management vendors and their products. Continue Reading

• How much do consumers care about ESG and sustainability?

  Find out whether consumers make purchasing decisions based on sustainability, climate impact and other ESG issues and to what extent these factors drive their behavior.Continue Reading

• What is ESG data? Examples, uses, issues

  As more companies are judged on their sustainability profile, ESG data has become critical. Learn what it is -- including examples -- and why it’s important.Continue Reading

• ESG risks explained: Examples and tips on managing them

  Organizations face various business risks related to environmental, social and governance issues. These are notable ones, with advice on how to manage them.Continue Reading

• ESG audit checklist: 6 steps for success

  A thorough audit can rate corporate strategies on key environmental, social and governance metrics and ensure that ESG reporting meets accepted standards.Continue Reading

• Top 7 ESG certifications and courses to consider

  The best ESG and sustainability certification, workshop or course is the one that is right for you. Here are seven that work for a wide range of business and IT professionals.Continue Reading

• Green IT audit: What it is and how to prepare

  A green IT audit uses standards to help companies understand the ways an organization's tech practices affect the environment. Here's a broad overview and some tips to get started.Continue Reading

• A green IT assessment: Why it's important, what to include

  A company's technology systems and devices can have a profound effect on sustainability efforts. Learn how a green IT assessment can uncover areas that need improvement.Continue Reading

• Blueprint for IT sustainability: Insights from top experts

  Leading experts share insights on sustainable IT, covering green cloud computing, ESG compliance and innovative practices for reducing the ecological footprint in IT.Continue Reading

• 6 sustainability reporting data tips for IT

  Data overload presents a real challenge to ESG reporting. But with the right practices, IT teams can streamline their collection processes and help ensure sustainability success.Continue Reading

• Key sustainability communications strategies for businesses

  Sustainability communications are key to reaching lowered carbon emissions and other environmental goals. Learn practices that help improve outcomes and ways to avoid greenwashing.Continue Reading

• Managing and predicting wildfires with machine learning

  CTO Guy Bayes shares his experience developing AI software to predict and manage wildfires at startup Vibrant Planet and offers tips for getting started in climate tech.Continue Reading

• 5 ways to reduce an organization's digital carbon footprint

  From optimizing video conferences to minimizing unnecessary data storage, learn practical strategies that can help shrink an organization's digital carbon footprint.Continue Reading

• 7 tech jobs IT pros can use to help the environment

  Almost every job can be used to help save the planet, and that's true for IT roles as well. Learn how these seven business tech jobs can promote sustainability.Continue Reading

• How to shrink your IT carbon footprint and why it matters

  Organizations are shifting IT priorities toward efficient resource consumption. Learn how strategies prioritizing sustainability can enhance a company's competitive advantage.Continue Reading

• Tech a double-edged sword in race to sustainability

  As cloud computing and digital reliance grow, so, too, does the need to focus on sustainability. Here's a look at some of the urgent issues, as well as some of the progress.Continue Reading

• How does climate change affect businesses? 5 financial impacts

  Learn about five important effects climate change is having -- and will continue to have -- on the business sector, and why action from leaders and employees is critical.Continue Reading

• 4 tips to avoid greenwashing with authentic commitment

  Greenwashing can undermine an organization's reputation, but practicing sustainability makes all the difference. Learn how to avoid the label with these actionable tips.Continue Reading

• Toward justice and sustainability in the tech industry

  In this excerpt from his book 'Insolvent,' author and professor Christoph Becker outlines why and how to reorient the tech sector toward social justice and sustainability.Continue Reading

• Sustainability partnership: How CSOs and CIOs can team up

  Learn how sustainability leaders and IT leaders can partner for ESG success by collaborating on tech selection, prioritizing the right data and allowing for tension.Continue Reading

• 5 ways tech leaders can power environmental sustainability

  As organizations prioritize environmental sustainability, technology leaders have the opportunity to help support success. Here are five steps that help.Continue Reading

• Experts talk impact, challenges of AI and emerging tech

  Companies must consider many risks as AI and other emerging technologies evolve at a rapid pace. In this interview excerpt, experts discuss the societal and environmental effects.Continue Reading

• Cloud computing's real-world environmental impact

  As more companies amp up their reliance on cloud computing, they may overlook environmental impacts. Here's why that's a bad idea.Continue Reading

• Infographic: Why sustainable business practices are important

  Companies have more and more reasons to focus on sustainability. Here's a look at some of those and why greening IT should be part of that effort.Continue Reading

• 5 IT sustainability approaches to consider

  IT plays a crucial role as companies prioritize ESG efforts. These five sustainability approaches could help organizations reduce long-term environmental effects.Continue Reading

• Breaking the cycle of algorithmic bias in AI systems

  As powerful organizations begin to integrate models such as GPT-4, ensuring fair and equitable access to resources of all kinds requires open discourse about algorithmic bias in AI.Continue Reading

• Learn the key role technology plays in sustainability

  With ESG and environmental sustainability becoming more important for enterprise success, IT will need to understand its key role. Here's the overview.Continue Reading

• Tech for sustainability: What IT and developers can do

  With the tech industry under increasing pressure to reduce its carbon footprint, developers and IT ops have an essential role to play in sustainability initiatives.Continue Reading