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From the outside looking in , it could seem that both sustainability and technology couldn ’ t be further apart . However , the whole point of sustainable technologies is to reduce waste while maintaining efficiency . Without leveraging technology and introducing new processes , how can companies expect to reduce their carbon footprint ? “ All new manufacturing and procurement purchases can be integrated and have complete traceability to allow sustainability decisions to be made ,” affirms Bourne . “ In a world moving towards a more sustainable future , those companies which don ’ t adopt new technologies now risk falling by the wayside and missing out on the benefits from a shift towards greener business practices .”
Through technology , companies have been granted the opportunity to utilise new tech to promote sustainability initiatives . In a number of US cit-
OCTOBER 2019