According to Dickson , what will “ really move the needle on cutting emissions is technology ”.
“ It will come down to how we collaborate on deploying technology to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 . This is why we are bringing this to our clients , some of whom might not have really begun that journey .”
Dickson feels it ’ s imperative that larger businesses are not waiting on supply chain vendors to act . “ If you ’ re able to go in , then go in , collaborate , and bring it to them – even if they ' re not asking for it . The pace at which we need to move is frightening and all of this is mission critical right now .”
She says that , at Accenture , “ sustainability is the next digital ”, adding : " Everything we ’ re doing right now is about digital , and that ’ s where we want to be with sustainability .”
Graph-based digital twins offer promising sustainability solution One of the most promising areas in technology for sustainability are graphbased digital twins .
Solution architect Dr Michael Moore is Partner Solutions & Technology Principal Neo4j , one of the world ’ s biggest graph database companies . Using graph technology , the company helps clients such as Comcast , NASA , UBS , and Volvo transform their industries by optimising global networks .
One of its other customers , OrbitMI – a global maritime shipping company – implemented a graph-based digital twin for real-time intelligent route planning and , as a result , says Dr Moore , “ has been able to reduce its carbon emissions by over 60k tonnes , annually ”.
Illegal mining causes deforestation and river pollution in the Amazon rainforest near
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