Green Digital & IT
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Key Issues addressed
The Digital & IT industry has provided powerful tools to generate and process data, communicate globally, and improve productivity. However, all the advances in technology have not made it more sustainable. Until recently it has mostly overlooked the related environmental issues it created -it accounts for 2% of all GHG emissions per year, as much as air transportation- and social sustainability challenges it is still facing. Now more than ever is there a real potential for the Digital & IT sector to transform itself into a more sustainability-oriented system by tackling some of its current issues:
Hardware and software durability, setting criteria for resource and energy efficiency
Corporate Digital Responsibility in the light of accelerated digital transformations
Sustainable servers and data storage, and an alternative to the cloud
The potential impact of Blockchain and AI on energy consumption
Responsible digital value chain & digitization of the supply chain
Internet surfing in a greener way: develop a sustainable website
Fair and green mobile hardware technology & communications
These are all pressing matters that need solving. This Wave aims to focus on its participants' most relevant challenges.
Objectives
Evangelize and educate businesses on developing sustainable use of resources in Digital & IT
Share challenges, best practices, and new solutions through use cases
Expose impact investors to new opportunities and models to consider
Present a selection of green IT & Digital startups during the Waves of Change 2021 Forum