Businesses and governments, increasingly concerned by the growing global climate crisis, are pursuing cleaner, greener alternatives that foster more environmentally conscious energy production and more sustainable, resilient economies. Decision makers are turning to digital technologies and intelligent software tools to help reduce energy consumption, save water, and make business operations more efficient.
The Digital Transformation Network, a cross-sector initiative launched by BSA | The Software Alliance to analyze how software technologies are transforming businesses in every sector of the economy, has issued a new report, Sustainability: Digital Tools for a Sustainable Future, that highlights the promise of digital technologies to help the world achieve its key energy and sustainability goals.
Here are some of the report’s key findings:
- Software and data-driven technologies are key components of the solution to combat the climate crisis and build more sustainable, equitable communities.
- Enterprise software companies themselves are setting ambitious goals that make sustainability a core part of their digital transformation strategies, such as powering office building and data centers through 100% renewable energy sources.
- Companies outside the tech industry are implementing enterprise software to make their operations more sustainable. By leveraging digital solutions that provide a more holistic view of their operations, business leaders can take insights from organization-wide data to make more informed decisions and address compliance concerns in real time.
- Policymakers will need to address key concerns to support the growth of digital transformation in this space, such as ensuring robust cybersecurity, updating the electric grid, closing the software jobs gap, and modernizing government IT.
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