Ripple Announces $100 Million Commitment to Global Carbon Markets
Futurum Analyst in Residence Jared Klee analyzes Ripple’s $100 million commitment to global carbon and considers Ripple’s multiyear commitment to carbon neutrality, the many partnerships the company’s is striking as it attempts to lift the entire ecosystem, and how the approach contrasts with the rhetoric-heavy action-light announcements around proof of work blockchains.
Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability: Available for General Use Starting June 1
Futurum principal analyst Shelly Kramer and Futurum junior analyst Lauren Kirkpatrick take a look at Microsoft’s upcoming release of Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability offering scheduled for GA on June 1st, and designed to help organizations accelerate their sustainability progress, regardless of where they are in their sustainability journeys.
ServiceNow Publishes 2022 Global Impact Report Detailing ESG Progress
Futurum’s principal analyst Shelly Kramer takes a dive into ServiceNow’s 2022 Global Impact Report with insight into the importance of setting and achieving ESG goals for sustainability, responsible business leadership, and company culture.
Honeywell Deepens Sustainability Goals, Commits to Science-Based Target to Reduce its Emissions In Line with Climate Science and Supports the Paris Climate Agreement
Futurum analysts Todd R. Weiss and Shelly Kramer explore Honeywell’s latest moves to further its commitment to fight climate change by adopting broader sustainability and ESG goals, including getting help to continue to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at its facilities around the world.
Alexa, Grow a Tree: Amazon Continues Its Global Sustainability Efforts to Celebrate Earth Month and Plant a Tree for $1 Through the One Tree Planted Project
Futurum analyst Todd R. Weiss explores Amazon’s latest global sustainability effort — Alexa, grow a tree. This new partnership with environmental charity One Tree Planted provides a clever and easy way for Amazon Alexa users to contribute $1 at a time to plant a critically-needed tree somewhere on the Earth.
Amazon and Global Optimism Announce The Climate Pledge Experiences 600% Growth, Showing Impressive Increase in Commitment to Climate Action
Futurum principal analyst Shelly Kramer covers the announcement earlier this week by Amazon and Global Optimism that The Climate Pledge has added an additional 100 signatories and experienced a 600% growth over the last year alone.
Samsung and Orange Expand Partnership, Focus on Sustainability, Extended Product Lifecycle, and Improved Customer Experience
Futurum analyst Michael Diamond discusses the partnership between Samsung and Orange, its focus on sustainability and improved customer experiences, as well as its implications for the rest of the IT and consumer electronics market.
Fisker Ocean, All-Electric SUV Makes European Debut at MWC 2022
Futurum analyst Lauren Kirkpatrick explores the Fisker Ocean, an all-electric SUV that made its European debut at MWC 2022. She highlights the sustainably-made features and the company’s overall eco-friendly vision for the future.
Amazon Announces Plans to Invest in 18 New Renewable Energy Projects
Yesterday, Amazon announced plans to invest in 18 new renewable energy projects. The utility-scale wind and solar energy projects are across the U.S., Finland, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK. With these new investments, Amazon now has 274 renewable energy projects globally. Futurum’s lead analyst Shelly Kramer breaks down the details of these new investments and what this means for sustainability.
Microsoft Launched Sustainable Data Center Region in Sweden Using Green Power
Microsoft launched a sustainable data center region in Sweden that will be completely powered by carbon-free green energy. Futurum’s lead analyst Shelly Kramer breaks down this announcement and what it will mean for the region and the future of data storage along with the benefits this is intended to extend to customers in their own sustainability efforts.
Amazon Air and U.S. Airlines Become Founding Members of New Aviators Group Committed to Driving Investment in Sustainable Aviation Fuels
Futurum lead analyst Shelly Kramer covers news out of COP26 climate talks focused on reduction of global emissions caused by air travel and the acceleration of investment in the development of sustainable aviation fuels. To that end, the announcement of the formation of the new Aviators Group by founding members Amazon Air and major U.S. airlines JetBlue, United Airlines, and Alaska Airlines committed to driving investment in and innovation around sustainable aviation fuels is very good news.
UiPath Releases Inaugural Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report
Futurum’s lead analyst Shelly Kramer weighs in on UiPath’s newly released inaugural Environmental, Social, and Governance Report. As more organizations up the ante on their ESG initiatives, real accountability has been missing. UiPath appears to be ready to set an example and change that — and that’s great to see.
