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Digital Public Infrastructure for the Developing World

Stanford Social Innovation

This lady in a remote rural location not only had a digital bank account that allowed her to receive digital payments, but she had the proof of identity needed for such an account: a unique 12-digit number linked to her biometrics, her Aadhaar. After producing a hot cup of masala chai, she gave us a QR code to make our payment.

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Alibaba Cloud Launches Carbon Management Solution - Energy Expert

3BL Media

DESCRIPTION: Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group, has announced the global launch of Energy Expert, a sustainability platform to help customers worldwide measure, analyze and manage the carbon emissions of their business activities and products. SOURCE: Alibaba Group. View original content here.

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Human Rights Day: The Role of Business in Respecting People and Their Rights

3BL Media

SR: I would like to add a third example related to our supply chain. DS: When looking back at our sustainability journey that started in 2009, I remember human rights being embedded in SAP’s holistic understanding of sustainability from the beginning. We are now working toward regular reassessments to avoid future deviations.

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Gather, Share, Build

Stanford Social Innovation

Along with this enthusiasm, there is also warranted concern that AI will greatly increase the digital divide and fail to improve the lives of 90 percent of the people on our planet. When Nexleaf started in 2009, its co-founders aspired to bring the value of consistent sensor data to low-resource health systems.

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Google, BlackRock Partner on Solar Energy Development in Taiwan

ESG Today

Founded in 2009, New Green Power designs, develops and manages utility-scale solar projects in Taiwan. Operating on 24/7 CFE means matching electricity demand with CFE supply every hour of every day, in every region where the company operates.

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Earth Overshoot Day 2023: Reversing the Clock for a Sustainable Future

3BL Media

SAP has continuously expanded its portfolio of carbon reduction measures since 2009. While walking the talk is key, providing digital solutions and services to help every business run as an intelligent and sustainable enterprise is how we can scale these efforts. C-aligned reduction targets for 2050.

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Corporate climate action: 3 acceleration areas to get ahead on in 2024

Corporate Knights

In the industrial sector, automation and digital tools can optimize processes, productivity, performance, and energy usage, resulting in a 20% reduction in electrical, instrument, and control capital expenditure and a 10% improvement in process energy usage. As well as training 1 million people in energy management.

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