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Mattie Yeta , Chief Sustainability Officer at CGI UK , has seen first-hand how important integrating sustainability initiatives is for facilitating digital transformation .
“ If organisations align their sustainability and digital transformation teams and treat both as equally strategic , they can achieve sustainability objectives and progress that otherwise may have gone unnoticed . For example , implementing a strategy for change based on sustainability will attain higher efficiencies than alternatives , because it leads to cost-effective results bylowering emissions or reducing waste .
“ Sustainability should be considered a key driver of innovation , transformation and balance . Recognising it as such means we can develop better ways of driving and facilitating digital transformation , reaping greater benefits in the process .”
Technological innovations playing a pivotal role in enhancing sustainability As governments move to align with a fastapproaching deadline to transition to net-zero emissions , sustainability is one of the most serious challenges faced by organisations today . As David Craig , CEO at Iceotope , explains , big problems require bold ideas .
“ Climate is changing and one of the most pressing issues we face as a society is how we are going to address that change ,” he says . “ Technology offers us a path forward to address these challenges .”
In the data centre industry , for example , ESG objectives are driving business goals to meet the demands of a low-carbon economy . “ In many ways , what this requires is the courage to lead . Many of the new technological innovations are “ low-hanging
66 March 2024