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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    Satellites, AI, and Sustainable City Planning

    A conversation with Clint Crosier, Director of the Global Space and Aerospace Business, AWS, and Gaetano Volpe, CEO of Latitudo 40

    In this episode, Clint Crosier, Director of the global space and aerospace business at AWS speaks with Gaetano Volpe, CEO of Latitudo 40, a company specializing in applying artificial intelligence to satellite imagery for climate change mitigation, urban planning, and helping goverments meet UN sustainable development goals. Volpe discusses how his company leverages space data, generative AI, and cloud technology to provide cities with valuable insights, simulations, and tools to achieve carbon neutrality and improve quality of life for citizens. The conversation highlights Latitudo 40's innovative approach to making complex satellite data and analysis accessible and actionable for urban planners, sustainability managers, and decision-makers.

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    Executing Purpose at Scale with Mark Read, CEO of WPP: Part 1

    A conversation with Mark Read, CEO of WPP, and Tanuja Randery, Managing Director of AWS EMEA

    In part one of this two-part episode, Tanuja Randery, Managing Director of AWS EMEA, sits down with Mark Read, CEO of WPP, the world's largest marketing and communications company. They discuss Mark's career journey, his leadership style, and WPP's "Build Better Future" strategy focused on people, planet, clients, and communities, as well as the company's efforts towards diversity, inclusion, and sustainability. Stay tuned for part two, coming tomorrow.

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    Practical Sustainability for Business

    Adopting a more holistic approach to sustainability

    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 ways you can implement sustainability realistically and impactfully.

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