Why Attend?
Full Overview
Sustainability has become a key issue for every organisation over the past few years. One global survey of CEOs' top business concerns saw the amount of responses that named sustainability as a top 3 issue increase 292% from 2020 to 2021, a trend which has continued into 2022. Whether it's being used in reference to the environment, social responsibility or long term business planning, consumers and investors alike have been overwhelmed by claims from businesses and investment firms claiming that their products, services and business models are sustainable. However, both regulators and customers are becoming increasingly wary of these claims and businesses are going to either have to transform their practices and operations to meet both compliance and consumer expectations, or else risk facing fines or losing business to those who do.
If technology is to be an effective tool for facilitating sustainable operations, organisations must ensure that their transformation strategies extract maximum value from their existing technology and create an environment for future innovation. Technologies such as AI, cloud and blockchain can do this if integrated effectively. However, organisations will require more than technology adoption to re-shape their future. Maximising this, with the help of an agile workforce culture that promotes decision-making autonomy, digital skills and freedom to innovate, is now more important than ever. If done effectively, organisations could be in a strong position to capitalise on growth opportunities and adapt rapidly to emerging threats, while also simultaneously tackling long-term ESG goals.
This briefing, hosted by the Financial Times, in partnership with Fujitsu and Microsoft, explored how companies can optimise their technology and employees to meet rapidly evolving customer needs and drive business growth in a way that ensures environmental targets, social trust and governance transparency are always addressed.
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