The year WeTransfer 'measured everything': Converting data into climate action

Stuart Stone
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The year WeTransfer 'measured everything': Converting data into climate action

WeTransfer's Lina Ruiz reflects on a data-led approach to cutting carbon from servers facilitating the transfer of 761 files per second

Having adopted 'duurzaamheidsvraagstukken' as a guiding green principle, nobody can accuse WeTransfer's approach to sustainability of being easier said than done. The Dutch compound word for 'sustainability...

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