As boards create mandates for ESG initiatives, a new role has emerged among early adopters. Enter the chief sustainability officer, whose C-suite role designs, implements, manages, and reports on ESG objectives. CSOs communicate risks and opportunities to the board. The position must also report the impact on the bottom line of all projects. Among the key areas of responsibility are regulatory compliance; establishing internal processes and controls for ESG reporting; supporting a circular economy; and improving waste management, supply chain resilience, and recycling efforts.
Liz Miller and Holger Mueller cover AI’s real business impact from SAP, HPE, and HubSpot, explore graph databases with Mike Ni at Neo4J GraphSummit, and preview the packed fall tech event season.
What happens when cutting-edge digital platforms meet the urgency of climate action? Insights from DisrupTV Episode 406.
Legacy Companies are Thinking in the Wrong Scale
Whatever gains expected from digital transformation will be blown to shreds by AI Exponentials at a logarithmic scale not seen since the advent of the internet. While at first this may sound like more AI hyperbole, the early indications for organizations who begin their journey as AI Natives by design show a tremendous advantage versus the AI Enabled who have to reduce their legacy technology, cultural, and financial debt.
Apple said Jeff Williams, chief operating officer, will retire at the end of the year and Sabibh Khan, senior vice president of operations and architect of the company's supply chain, will take over this month.
