Digital leaders need to reboot sustainability as a tech focus

Chris Tilley, Nash Squared's Chief Financial Officer, discusses sustainability and what digital leaders need to consider going forward.

Sustainability and ESG have become critical focus points for corporates as they look to help preserve the planet by managing their carbon footprints down to reach Net Zero targets and play a positive, purpose-led role in society and communities.

So it’s disappointing to see that the profile of the sustainability agenda amongst digital leaders (CIOs, CTOs, Heads of IT etc) surveyed in this year’s Nash Squared Digital Leadership Report has been static over the last year.

Just over four in ten digital leaders think technology has a big part to play in improving sustainability, unchanged from a year ago, while a quarter of respondents still think it has only a negligible or no part to play.

Only a quarter are using technology to measure carbon footprint to any great extent, which is surely a bare minimum involvement, while only 20% are ensuring the supply chain/partners are sustainable.

The bulk of digital leaders’ involvement in the sustainability arena still rests, as last year, with bread and butter aspects like using technology to increase operational efficiency and reduce business travel.

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Crimson is part of Nash Squared, the leading global provider of talent and technology solutions.