SUSTAINABILITY
3 emissions is going to continue and diversity and inclusion in the Fortune 500 will increase , which is why we are always looking to provide our customers with the latest tools and tactics to help support these important topics ,” explains Guyoton . With regards to future innovations , he anticipates more AI-powered technology will be used to support ESG , as well as more analytics aligned with upcoming regulations . “ It ’ s exciting to see the ways in which we can bring together market requirements for carbon management , supply chain risk management , and driving improvements in customers ’ supply bases with our solutions .”
Bisceglie has a vision for the year ahead : to bring game-changing technology to market and enable customers to intelligently examine supplier risk on a far deeper and more timely level than previously possible . “ In 2022 , we ’ ll see companies continue to prioritise operational resiliency as governments begin to enact stronger mandates for it ,” says Bisceglie . “ The SEC , for example , is expected to announce new ESGrelated disclosure laws for investors , which will drive a lot of activity here , as will Germany ’ s recently enacted Supply Chain Law .”
AI-powered mapping and monitoring technology will make it possible to monitor all direct and indirect supplier relationships . Bisceglie is looking forward to a future when companies can monitor ESG compliance through firm , industry , and country-level information as this will provide valuable context often absent from traditional ESG reporting .
“ AI and ML are the only ways to get a truly comprehensive picture of a company ’ s total environmental impact – it ’ s not possible to see the full picture without it ,” concludes Bisceglie . “ Additionally , as technology solutions dissolve the barriers that keep supply chain information siloed , such as widely differing formats for supply chain data , this level of predictive insight will become much more common .”
With this operational resiliency revolution , sustainability best practices will be driven across entire supply chains .
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