Sustainability and ESG

Minimizing environmental impact with a culture of sustainable innovation

Why Sustainability and ESG?

Sustainability leadership is crucial for managing environmental risks and promoting sustainable practices. By switching to the cloud and utilizing sustainable energy sources, ESG leaders can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions, water usage, and waste. Learn how to embrace business sustainability trends and strategic leadership toward sustainability to advance environmental goals and drive impactful change within your organization.

Why Sustainability and ESG?

Practical Sustainability for Business

Sustainability is a business imperative. Organizations can’t succeed when ecologies are failing or societies are degrading; in order for business to thrive, so too must the planet. Business success is inextricably tied to sustainable practices, but becoming a sustainable business doesn’t happen overnight. In this ebook, learn practical, realistic ways you can implement sustainability with impact. Get the tools for strategic leadership towards sustainability.

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How companies can take immediate action to reduce their carbon footprint

Companies across all industries have set ambitious goals to reduce the environmental impact of their operations. Achieving these goals requires collaboration across an organization, from senior executives to leaders who execute sustainability initiatives relevant to their area of the business. To accelerate progress, leaders need to align business and technical teams and build scalable solutions that can accurately measure sustainability programs and continuously improve performance.

How Machine Learning Helps Small Holder Farmers Connect, Share and Thrive

Wefarm powers the world’s largest farmer to farmer digital network. See how they are using machine learning on AWS to enable knowledge sharing among small holder farmers. With over a billion small holder farms contributing more than 70% of the world’s food – Wefarm plays an important role in using technology to develop the food supply and build resilience for small holder farmers.

The Climate Pledge

All companies have a role to play in investing in solutions to protect the planet and the economy. And all companies – including Amazon – have work to do to further reduce their operations’ carbon footprint and carbon intensity. In addition to being the right thing to do, taking ambitious climate action can spur innovation that helps a business and its customers. 

The Climate Pledge is a commitment to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2040—10 years ahead of the Paris Agreement. Amazon co-founded The Climate Pledge in 2019 to build a cross-sector community of companies, organizations, individuals, and partners working together to address the climate crisis and solve the challenges of decarbonizing our economy.

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    Feedback is the Breakfast of…

    A conversation with Dame Amanda Blanc, Aviva's Group CEO

    In this episode, hear from Dame Amanda Blanc, Aviva's Group CEO. Drawing from her journey from her humble background growing up in Wales to being awarded the Damehood for her significant contributions to the business world, our guest shares valuable lessons on the importance of continuous learning, embracing feedback, and driving innovation. Gain actionable insights on: leveraging AI and cloud technology to enhance customer experience, strategies for accelerating diversity and inclusion, balancing sustainability goals with business responsibilities, and the critical role of customer-centricity in shaping insurance products and services.

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    Maximizing Renewable Energy Use Through…

    In this episode, Tanuja Randery, Managing Director of EMEA at AWS, is joined by Greg Jackson, founder and CEO of Octopus Energy. They explore how Octopus is leveraging technology and data to reinvent the energy industry, with the goal of providing customers with greener power at a lower price point. Greg shares insights into Octopus' unique company culture and the principles that have guided the rapid growth and innovation of the business.

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    Using AI to Reduce Energy Consumption…

    A conversation with Jean-Simon Venne, the CTO and co-founder of BrainBox AI

    In today's episode, hear from Jean-Simon Venne, the CTO and co-founder of BrainBox AI, a company using artificial intelligence to optimize energy efficiency and reduce emissions in commercial buildings. Venne discusses how BrainBox AI's technology leverages AI and machine learning to autonomously manage building systems, leading to energy savings of up to 40% and significant emissions reductions across their portfolio of over 13,000 deployed buildings. Listeners will learn how implementing a virtual assistant powered by AI and natural language processing can help building managers and portfolio owners quickly identify issues, diagnose root causes, and implement solutions without extensive manual effort.

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