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Amazon, Google, Microsoft and the climate cloud

GreenBiz

All of them are using their artificial intelligence prowess and analytics power to help companies such as BP, Chevron and ExxonMobil continue exploration and extraction. When I asked Microsoft Chief Environmental Officer Lucas Joppa about this tension last year, he told me that changes won't happen overnight. "We Pull Quote. Featured Column.

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Can big data, AI and chemical footprinting help the renewable energy sector avoid a toxic waste legacy?

GreenBiz

The launch of the digital economy has brought with it an expansion of disruptive technologies such as predictive analytics, artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics that are readily being used to transform the marketplace. Can big data, AI and chemical footprinting help the renewable energy sector avoid a toxic waste legacy?

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This Week’s Tech and Tools News: NN IP Uses SDI APO Dataset for SDGs

Chris Hall

ESG Book , a central digital source for corporate sustainability data, is collaborating with Google Cloud to deliver “next-generation ESG data solutions through cloud technology”. LCO2 is a ‘real-world digital asset’, with each credit equivalent to one tonne of carbon removed from the atmosphere.

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Putting Corporate Responsibility Into Climate Action in the Villages of India

3BL Media

Chikkanna Gowda, lead technologist in thermal and mechanical design, plant and module engineering and Rangaraj Mageswaran, lead engineer for fleet management, also supporting Corporate Responsibility digital and sustainable projects, began discussing their ideas to address this concerning issue in 2019.

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Where are they now? Catch up with 30 Under 30 alumni

GreenBiz

But look for future updates and essays on this topic, such as the one digitally penned recently by Jarami Bond (named in 2017). Digital Innovation Manager, BASF; Sao Paulo, Brazil. A future that is more regenerative, circular and healthy for humans and the planet we call home. Jessica Artioli Centurião ( 2018 ).

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

A chemist with a knack for analytics, Brewer has spoken of bringing her head and her heart to leadership. It’s throwing $100 million toward biotech solutions for repurposing waste and improving plastics; regenerative agriculture in deforested zones; and building up markets for biological ingredients. million in Neighborhood Grants.