PROCUREMENT STRATEGY

In the modern world, environmental impact can be measured and tracked, value chains can be transparent and efficiency enhancements can be automated. Without technology, none of this would be possible. Businesses across all sectors are harnessing the powers of technology to become more sustainable.

Subho says:“ I believe it’ s important for the technology sector to focus on ESG because of its enabling effect Think about what AI can do for the energy sector. Think about what networks can do for the manufacturing sector.

“ We really need to focus on ESG to be able to multiply the‘ handprint’ of technology.”

IoT technologies and AI can make a big impact through predictive maintenance, for instance. By sifting through large amounts of data quickly and accurately, AI can spot subtle patterns that may be missed by the human eye and potentially prevent catastrophic failures without wasting resources through regular checks.

Faith Taylor, Senior Vice President, Global Corporate Citizenship and Sustainability at Kyndryl, agrees:“ Technology is an enabler to accelerate decarbonisation and get to your environmental goals. By leveraging technology, you can go faster and implement on a global basis.”

In 1983, both the internet and the first mobile phone became available. Both of these inventions changed the world, and business, forever. More than 100 years earlier, the invention of the telephone enabled individuals to communicate

100 July 2025

TITLE: SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, GLOBAL CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP AND SUSTAINABILITY

COMPANY: KYNDRYL INDUSTRY: IT INFRASTRUCTURE

Faith takes the lead on corporate citizenship and sustainability at Kyndryl, the world’ s largest IT infrastructure company. She has devoted her career to enhancing ESG in global businesses.