4 steps to improving your ESG risk management to increase financial performance
3 min read - Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) risk management has emerged as a critical aspect of business strategy for companies worldwide. A 2023 IBM IBV study showed that organizations that are seen as ESG leaders are 43% more likely to outperform their…
4 core learnings from successful CDOs and how to apply them
4 min read - A recent IBM IBV CDO study explored the pressures CDOs are under to deliver results despite unclear expectations for the role. The study identified an elite 8% of chief data officers whose organizations allocate proportionally less of their revenue to…
3 strategies to make your supply chain more sustainable
4 min read - There’s no such thing as a perfect supply chain. The key question is: What are you doing to continuously make yours more sustainable? A sustainable supply chain needs to embed environmental, social and governance (ESG) best practices into how raw…
Overcoming hybrid cloud complexities
3 min read - Understanding the hybrid cloud landscape Adopting multiple cloud platforms has created increasingly complex issues for enterprises in every industry. And with more than 97% of enterprises operating on more than one cloud, it’s even more important to understand how to…
Turn sustainability ambition into action
5 min read - For nearly 20 years, IBM has surveyed thousands of CEOs about their biggest challenges. In the latest survey, sustainability ranked at the top, a 5-spot jump from 2021. Nearly 60% of CEOs told us they see significant demand from investors…
A sustainable future: How your next home project could help end illegal logging
4 min read - As part of staying home these last many months, I’ve been working on different projects around the house. When I buy new materials for these projects from the home improvement stores in my community, I of course look for the…
Blockchain Newsletter for January: Looking ahead with 2021 predictions
5 min read - Predicting the future is a dicey business. Nonetheless, we see pundits of all stripes putting forth 2021 forecasts for blockchain. For example, as cryptocurrency creeps to the mainstream, 2021 predictions for bitcoin valuation vary wildly, from $46,000 to $146,000 to…
Blockchain to transform insurance value chain
5 min read - The insurance industry at its core is built on the legal promise to pay a compensation in case of a loss. Trust is at the core of this promise. However, the level of trust consumers have on their insurance provider is…
Five trends to shape blockchain in 2020
4 min read - The year 2019 was pivotal for enterprise blockchain. The technology expanded beyond adoption by innovators and first movers to include a growing number of organizations working together to rapidly turn blockchain’s promised value into tangible business results. As active blockchain…