The rise of the sustainable enterprise
Using digital tech to respond to the environmental imperativeEnvironmental sustainability is no longer just a corporate
social responsibility (CSR) issue. Nor is it important only
for compliance and reporting purposes. It is, in fact, an
imperative in the fullest sense of the word.
Opportunities and risks related to the environment
now challenge the strategies and operating models of
organizations across all sectors and functions. Whether
it’s new market opportunities, operational efficiency, risk
management, changing customer expectations, supply
chain disruptions or the like, environmental objectives will
directly affect how a company operates and defines its
competitive advantage.
This will be especially true as the world recovers from
the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s now impossible to deny the
speed at which developments in one area can spread
across the entire world, nor their potential for economic
devastation. No longer can “environmental issues”
remain a discrete set of concerns related to sustainability,
climate change, air and water quality, waste management,
alternative energy, or other admirable goals outside
the core of most companies’ primary focus.
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Report number: 86033886USEN-00
Keywords: Sustainability - Climate change - environmental issues
Organisation: IBM
Subjects: Environmental protection, Policy and Governance, Regulation and accountability, Energy technology, Decarbonisation, Digitalisation, Net zero
