As AI adoption grows, companies face mounting pressure to address the technology's trilemma of environmental footprint, workforce disruption and inequality risks, experts say.
The climate impact of using the Chinese AI software may not be lower than Western models, experts say. Regulatory gaps need to be filled to curb emissions as AI usage rises.
Aimed at banks with sizeable sustainability-linked loan books, International Capital Market Association’s latest guidelines for so-called sustainability-linked loan financing bonds seek to incentivise accountability for eligible loans.
The Singapore telco major is also now targeting a 40 per cent reduction in Scope 3 third-party emissions in the same period, measured against 2023 levels. The firm announced a 2045 net-zero ambition last year.
At current rates of progress, women today won't be seeing gender equality in their lifetimes. UNESCAP's Shamshad Akhtar explains why women entrepreneurs are key to gender equality and how to encourage more women to be their own bosses this International Women's Day.
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Shamshad Akhtar
True change will come if we stop treating data as a techie bolt-on and reach marginalised groups, says Web Foundation's Ana Brandusescu.
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Ana Brandusescu
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Amid concerns that the rise of industrial robots may soon render humans obsolete, Swiss automation giant ABB’s latest innovation may help shine a new light on what the future will look like when humans and robots can work together as partners.
The Japanese conglomerate is developing technologies that can power smart communities, including electric buses equipped with GPS and fast-charging batteries.
Singapore's Urban Redevelopment Authority is using cutting edge GIS and 3D mapping technology to make its urban development and design efforts faster and more accurate.
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[The EB Podcast] Will the Fourth Industrial Revolution truly deliver a more efficient, and sustainable future for everyone? Find out in the inaugural episode of The Eco-Business Podcast.