Sustainability
April 21, 2023
IBM and Texas A&M AgriLife provide data, technology and expertise to farmers in need
3 min read - In Texas, 2022 was one of the driest years on record. With failed crops, low yields for farmers and diminished grazing for cattle, the Texas Department of Agriculture identified climate change as a potential threat to the state’s food supply.…
Envizi
April 21, 2023
The EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive explained
7 min read - The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) reached a provisional political agreement in June 2022, signaling it will take effect in January 2024 for all relevant companies. This move aims to achieve more complete and transparent sustainability reporting across the region.…
Sustainability
March 22, 2023
How technology can help save our water supply
5 min read - A 2021 United Nations report finds that 2.3 billion people live in water-stressed countries which, according to the World Health Organization, is expected to be exacerbated in some regions due to climate change and population growth. To sustain lives on…
Sustainability
March 13, 2023
CFOs are the new ESG storytellers
4 min read - Ready or not, here they come. Mandatory regulatory disclosures regarding environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors are on the horizon for businesses everywhere. Governments worldwide have already adopted reporting requirements aligned with recommendations by the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial…
Business transformation
February 15, 2023
Sustainability begins with design
3 min read - If you want to make sustainable products today, dabbling at the edges no longer suffices. You must start at the design phase. For example, 80% of a product’s lifetime emissions is determined by product design. Achieving sustainability demands a transformation…
Business transformation
February 9, 2023
Top supply chain trends in retail for 2023
3 min read - The COVID-19 pandemic and recent global disruptions have exposed the vulnerability of supply chains, and perhaps no industry felt the impact more than retail. Today, retail businesses continue to grapple with an array of issues such as inflation and supply…
Sustainability
February 8, 2023
Why is more sustainable asset management for utilities important?
3 min read - Modern society is dependent on power grids like never before. From cars and buses to buildings, the shift from fossil fuels to electric energy carries enormous promise for a greener future. And utilities will play an essential role in this…
Sustainability
February 6, 2023
Driving EV adoption forward requires collaboration and a focus on sustainability
4 min read - For any country’s net-zero emissions pathway, transport is an early and key sector to de-carbonize. So key, in fact, that some countries have begun to impose future deadlines prohibiting the sale of internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles—a very strong signal…
Business transformation
November 14, 2022
Under FSMA Rule 204(d), digital traceability can save lives by saving food supplies
4 min read - An oft-overlooked clause of the US FDA’s Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) has the potential to drive global change in the way we sustainably source our food, providing a blueprint for governments around the world on how to create a…