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Sustainability for techcompanies
Keep cloud, AI, and hardware footprints transparent.
Technology companies juggle hyperscale infrastructure, global supply chains, responsible AI, and inclusive teams. This page shows how ESG fits into tech roadmaps without slowing innovation.
What does sustainability in tech include?
It covers cloud energy use, data center cooling, hardware supply chains, responsible AI, product accessibility, and inclusive governance.
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Platform scale impact
Millions of users feel design decisions instantly, so ethics and accessibility matter.
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Hardware reality
Chips, devices, and components span continents and compliance regimes.
ESG tech focus areas
Cloud & energy footprint. Choose efficient architectures, renewable energy, and circular cooling strategies.
Product & AI responsibility. Embed privacy, accessibility, bias testing, and transparent AI guardrails.
Hardware & supply chain. Trace materials, require ethical labor standards, and plan take-back or recycling programs.
Inclusive culture & governance. Track representation, wellbeing, and decision-making transparency.
WHY IT MATTERS
Why ESG-aligned tech roadmaps outperform
Customer trust. Enterprises choose vendors that protect data, people, and the planet.
Regulatory readiness. AI and data regulations arrive quickly; ESG discipline keeps teams prepared.
Operational resilience. Efficient infrastructure lowers cost and protects against energy shocks.
Innovation fuel. Diverse teams and ethical guardrails create better products.
EXECUTION
How to embed ESG in tech roadmaps
- Audit infrastructure. Document power usage effectiveness, renewable energy contracts, and cooling upgrades.
- Embed responsible AI rituals. Add bias testing, human review, and accessibility checkpoints to every release.
- Close supplier loops. Require suppliers to share ESG data and remediation actions before renewing contracts.
- Document governance. Store design decisions, approvals, and risk flags in RunSustainably so teams share context.
MEASUREMENT
Tracking ESG tech performance
- Energy & carbon intensity. Measure kWh per workload, renewable energy share, and Scope 2 impacts.
- Responsible AI metrics. Log incidents, bias findings, and accessibility improvements.
- Circular hardware progress. Track take-back rates, recycled content, and waste diverted.
- Governance visibility. Use RunSustainably to show approvals, mitigations, and release status.
Actions for tech companies
Create a green architecture backlog. List services to refactor for efficiency and renewable power.
Publish AI accountability principles. State how you govern AI, then link to the process in RunSustainably.
Pilot hardware circularity. Offer take-back or refurbishment on one device line before scaling.
GLOSSARY SNAPSHOT
Tech glossary snapshot
Renewable energy credits (RECs). Instruments that match electricity use with renewable generation.
Responsible AI review. A repeatable process for checking models against ethics, privacy, and bias criteria.
Circular hardware program. Initiatives that refurbish, reuse, or recycle devices and components.
FAQS
Sustainability in technology FAQs
What is ESG tech?
It is the application of sustainability and governance principles across technology operations, products, and supply chains.
Where do we start?
Baseline data center energy use, review AI guardrails, and engage suppliers on transparency.
How do we talk about ESG to engineering teams?
Show how sustainability requirements plug into existing sprints, design docs, and incident reviews.
Do responsible AI checks slow delivery?
Not when they are built into templates and automation within RunSustainably.
Drova RunSustainably unites objectives, approvals, and reporting so industry teams stay aligned.
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