Carbon emissions, environmental degradation and a broader palette of sustainability issues are becoming a C-suite priority for many businesses — and a technology problem for enterprise IT leaders.
Tech not only has a seat at the table when sustainability is up for discussion — they have potential solutions at hand.
Cloud migration is already paving the way for significant carbon reductions. A 2020 Accenture-UNCG study found public cloud cut carbon emissions from overall IT operations by 5.9% globally, reducing annual CO2 from IT by 60 million tons.