Kyndryl Collaborates with Microsoft, Survey Reveals 22% of the UAE Firms Leverage Technology for Sustainability Goals
In collaboration with Microsoft, Kyndryl, an IT infrastructure services provider, released the findings of The Global Sustainability Barometer study. The study, conducted by Ecosystm, finds that 22% of the organisations in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have integrated sustainability into their strategies and data.
“Many companies are at different stages of sustainability maturity,” said Faith Taylor, Chief Sustainability and ESG Officer, Kyndryl. “Companies are applying technology to unlock the full potential of sustainability. They are thinking beyond regulatory compliance to execute and advance their sustainability goals pragmatically.”
“Technology has emerged as a key enabler to sustainability success, and its role will only continue to grow with the advent of more sophisticated AI tools,” said Shelly Blackburn, Vice President, Cross Solutions Area, Microsoft. “We are eager to help drive meaningful change and contribute to a more sustainable future in collaboration with Kyndryl.”
Faced with record-breaking temperatures and unparalleled climate-related events, this moment calls for collective action from governments, industries, enterprises and individuals alike,” said Ullrich Loeffler, Co-founder & CEO, Ecosystm. “Together with Kyndryl and Microsoft, we are honoured to make this study available to forward-thinking organisations everywhere to outline steps they can take today to drive measurable sustainability impact.”
The Global Sustainability Barometer study, conducted by Ecosystm in collaboration with Kyndryl and Microsoft, was conducted among 1,523 technology and sustainability business leaders across 16 countries in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and the United States of America.
