The sustainable enterprise: Collaborating across the ecosystem
March 2021 Event Summary ReportThe sustainable enterprise: Collaborating across the ecosystem,
organised by The Economist Events and sponsored by IBM,
was chaired by Vijay Vaitheeswaran, US business editor, The
Economist. It convened an intimate group of global leaders from
manufacturing, asset-intensive industries and operational and
digital-technology companies.
The discussion explored a range of questions: What role do
new technologies (AI, IoT, edge computing, cloud computing,
blockchain) and digitisation play in the greening of operations
and supply chains? How are data improving transparency
and fostering new insights? How can tech-enabled platforms
improve collaboration among stakeholders? How are businesses
transitioning from fossil fuels to renewables and reducing their
energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions? How
successfully are the financial implications of climate risk being
computed? What are the steps to harmonising disclosure
and reporting standards? How are companies re-thinking the
products they design and their life cycles? How quickly are ethical
production standards being adopted?
Click here to access a PDF summary of the event.
Online Resource details
Websites:
IBM landing page on Sustainability
Publisher: Economist Intelligence Unit
Keywords: Sustainability - Finance and investment - Ethics - sustainable technologies - Sustainability & profitability - blockchain
Organisation: IBM
Subjects: Economics, business and commerce, Artificial Intelligence, Sustainability, Renewable energy, Digitalisation, Net zero
