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AI: A Tool to Drive Industrial Competitiveness

Although long hailed as a potent technology for transforming industrial processes, as authors of a recent paper note, “AI cannot be rushed.” Significant issues related…

Does an ESG Score Improve a Company’s Financial Performance?

Investors increasingly examine a firm’s environmental, social, and governance (ESG) activities to understand how the firm is managed using a broader lens than simply financials…

Smart Manufacturing Standards: Technologies and Trends

Smart manufacturing leverages data and technology to adapt to changes in real-time—whether those changes are in customer demand, factory conditions, or the supply network. To…

A Fundamentals-Based Approach to IT Sustainability

The article presents fundamental sustainability prin­ciples and tools, and then discusses how the IT sector can apply them in their own operations. It also describes…

Data Center Sustainability: In Search of the Big Picture

Given that the demand for data centers is rising and that they already contribute up to 2% of global greenhouse gases, data center sustainability efforts…