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Sustainable technology: A competitive advantage for businesses

Capgemini

Sustainable technology: A competitive advantage for businesses Greg Bentham 03 Sept 2024 Facebook Twitter Linkedin The strategic imperative of sustainable technology In today’s fast-paced business environment, sustainable technology isn’t just a nice-to-have – it’s a strategic imperative. Behavioral r esistance : Change is hard.

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AgBiome lands $166M for safer crop protection technology

TechCrunch

Due to its safer formula, Howler can be used as the last spray in the program, and its differentiator is a shorter re-entry period — farmers can spray in the morning and be able to go back out in the field in the afternoon. We don’t want to pollute the Earth, but we have to find a way to feed 9 billion people by 2050,” Obloj said.

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How AI-powered agriculture helps farmers grapple with climate change and food security

CIO

Experts predict that by 2050, up to 370 million people could face food insecurity due to these changes. SupPlant recently adopted advanced vector search technology within Astra DB to enhance our data retrieval capabilities. AgTech startup SupPlant is working to tackle these challenges through innovative AI-driven solutions.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Cell-cultured meat, alternative financing, avoiding tech debt

TechCrunch

But a United Nations report estimates that we’ll need to double global food production by 2050 to meet the needs of 10 billion people. We are far from clear in knowing which technology will be the best,” she said. “So Startup accelerators’ definition of ‘value add’ is due for a refresh. Senior Editor, TechCrunch+.

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Banyan wants to unlock financing for a (more) sustainable future

TechCrunch

When it comes to sustainable infrastructure development, technology is making terrific leaps and bounds. With its $25 million Series B funding — which takes its total funding to over $42 million — Banyan Infrastructure is seeking to align sustainable project finance with the technology it is meant to support and develop.

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Elevate your digital transformation with impactful sustainability

CIO

The Equinix Global Tech Trends Survey found that 71% of global IT decision-makers agree that sustainability strategy and practices are critical to the longevity of their business, and 65% said their companies would only work with IT partners who can prove they meet key carbon-reduction targets.

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Planetary wants to help food startups brew up more fake meat

TechCrunch

Planetary , a Geneva, Switzerland-based food tech company, is tapping into a new $8 million cash infusion to construct an industrial-scale production facility so that its customers leveraging fermentation technology can create and scale their alternative proteins quicker.