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AI as a catalyst for ESG: Empowering CIOs to drive sustainable innovation

CIO

Aligning ESG and technological innovation At the core of this transformation is the CIO, a pivotal player whose role has expanded beyond managing technological innovation to overseeing how these innovations contribute to ESG goals. It provides CIOs a roadmap to align these technologies with their organizations’ ESG goals.

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Microsoft’s climate fund backs sustainable jet fuel company Dimensional Energy

TechCrunch

The increasing need to reduce carbon emissions drives many industries, including airlines and transportation, to seek sustainable alternatives to meet emission reduction targets and fulfill corporate social responsibility commitments.

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Why sustainable transportation needs 5G connectivity and digitalisation

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Decarbonising transportation through electrification is critical to helping companies and economies meet net-zero emissions targets. Fortunately, three forces are combining to make this vision for sustainable transportation a reality: connectivity, digitalisation, and cross-sector collaboration. Learn more here.

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As Allbirds goes public, sustainability is the mantra of the future

TechCrunch

It has now become a materials innovation company disrupting how clothes are made. The company is driving change in the industry through the open sourcing of materials for others to benefit, and in doing so, is becoming the industry’s standard bearer on sustainability practices. The fashion industry alone dumps 2.1

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Berlin’s Blacklane raises $26M to expand its high-end chauffeur-driven sustainable car service

TechCrunch

As the Ubers of the world continue to scale, a smaller on-demand transportation startup has raised some funding in Germany, underscoring the opportunities that remain for startups in the space targeting specific service niches. Thanks to this financing, we will continue to fast-track our innovation, with zero layoffs.”.

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IOWN: Innovating for a sustainable future

CIO

But, when it comes to tomorrow’s enterprise and consumer innovations, those networking options have some serious limitations. That is where Innovative Optical and Wireless Network (IOWN) comes in. IOWN offers a blueprint for a more sustainable future. Innovation What are the advantages of IOWN? Read more about IOWN.

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5 key innovations taking e-scooters to a half-billion rides in 2021

TechCrunch

That’s a dramatic shift in urban transportation by any measure, and it prompts a simple but important question: How did we get here? Today, they’re on track to surpass half a billion rides globally by 2021, far outpacing early growth in the carbon-heavy ride-hailing industry founded by Uber in 2009. 1: Shared scooters launched (fall 2017).