According to the new survey by research and consulting firm Gartner, 89 percent of board members state that digital business is now embedded in all growth strategies of the company.
However, only 35 percent of executives confirm that they have met their digital transformation goals or are on track to achieve them.
“Boards have reached a point where digital business strategy and overall business strategy are one and the same,” said Jorge Lopez, Distinguished VP Analyst at Gartner.
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New sustainability era for precious metals: CO2-neutral gold bars from Germany
/in NewsThe idea of sustainability is becoming more and more present and is thus finding its way into more and more industries, including the precious metal trade. For this reason, GoldSilberShop.de cooperates with C. Hafner GmbH & Co. KG and offers gold bars with a very low CO2 footprint.
As a world first, a completely CO2-neutral bar will come onto the market in October. GoldSilberShop.de sets a clear signal with this offer and makes an important contribution to sustainability…
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Sustainability in construction
/in NewsOn Friday, November 4th, the “Political Association Buntspecht” is organizing a themed evening on “Sustainability in the construction sector”. It starts at 7 p.m. in the vhs building (Schlößle 1) in Schramberg. Architect and consultant of the “German Sustainable Building Council” Dominik Nagel will give a lecture and explain basic principles.
“For me, it’s about expanding the understanding of general connections,” says Nagel. Concrete information and experiences are to be exchanged with the audience in the subsequent question and answer session…
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Is digitization embedded in all growth strategies of your company?
/in NewsAccording to the new survey by research and consulting firm Gartner, 89 percent of board members state that digital business is now embedded in all growth strategies of the company.
However, only 35 percent of executives confirm that they have met their digital transformation goals or are on track to achieve them.
“Boards have reached a point where digital business strategy and overall business strategy are one and the same,” said Jorge Lopez, Distinguished VP Analyst at Gartner.
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Hostile Takeover – Carbon Farming
/in UncategorizedIf it were up to the EU Commission, global corporations like IBM would soon be able to free themselves from specific climate protection measures by paying farms to incorporate organic components into the soil. Carbon farming is the new buzzword for the practice of regenerative agriculture, which is actually very old but has been neglected in the course of the industrialization of the agricultural sector, which has been inflated with artificial fertilizers. For climate protection reasons, the EU even wants to issue tradable carbon certificates in the future…
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Less increase in CO2 emissions
/in News, UncategorizedThis year, the global increase in CO2 emissions is likely to be significantly lower than last year. While global demand for coal has increased, the expansion of renewable energy and electric vehicles is outweighing demand for coal. Global carbon emissions from burning fossil fuels are therefore expected to increase by just under 1 percent this year, according to a report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) released today.
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Shaping sustainability and digitization together for the future of Europe
/in NewsOn October 18, 2022, the 10th German-Spanish Forum on the topic: “Shaping a digital and sustainable future in Europe together” took place in Berlin, which was organized by the Liz Mohn Center of the Bertelsmann Foundation together with Telefónica, the Fundación ICO and the BDI . For Liz Mohn, Co-President of the German-Spanish Forum, the focus is on the exchange between the two countries: “We can no longer solve our challenges alone and we have to address the question of how we can achieve more unity and common ground in an increasingly complex world create and secure a world that is torn apart.” …
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Sustainability: An opportunity for companies
/in UncategorizedMany small and medium-sized companies in Germany still fail to recognize the effects that the current requirements for more climate protection and sustainability are having on their business. “The need to review one’s own business model and change it in the long term is becoming more and more urgent; […] Companies are now measured by the actual implementation of their sustainability goals”, says Malte Thalemann…
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ICAO: CO2 neutrality by 2050
/in NewsGlobally, aviation causes only about 2.7% of all CO2 emissions (before the pandemic) – this is rather low compared to other industries. Nevertheless, international aviation relies on numerous climate protection measures, the ICAO agreement on CO2 neutrality by 2050 is supported by Vienna Airport: “This is a big step for climate protection, because CO2-free aviation is within reach…”
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This is how sustainability can be implemented in the industry
/in NewsThere are around 23,000 companies in the manufacturing sector in Germany, which were responsible for around 24 percent of the total emissions in 2020. These figures from the Federal Statistical Office and the Climate Protection Report 2021 illustrate the great potential for sustainability measures that need to be taken at various levels. Years ago, after Bosch stated that their company was going to be CO2-neutral according to Scope 1 and 2, other companies started to follow their lead as well.
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Sustainable composites improve the CO2 balance
/in NewsBy 2050, Europe is set to become the first climate-neutral continent. Sustainable product design is a key step towards this. Fiber-reinforced plastics offer an alternative to resource-intensive materials such as metals or alloys because they have comparable material properties depending on the recipe.
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