IBM

IBM and L'Oréal join forces to give sustainable cosmetics an AI makeover

Technology

IBM and L'Oréal join forces to give sustainable cosmetics an AI makeover

New partnership will help beauty company meet its L’Oréal for the Future target of basking more of its product formulas from bio-sourced materials by 2030

clock 17 January 2025 • 2 min read
These 10 companies excel at marrying net zero and circular economy goals

Recycling

These 10 companies excel at marrying net zero and circular economy goals

Tech conglomerate Cisco, equipment maker, John Deere and food and beverage company PepsiCo stand out, new report claims

clock 22 November 2024 • 3 min read
Global sustainability consulting market tops $45bn

Investment

Global sustainability consulting market tops $45bn

Tech giants increasingly dominating booming market, as growing numbers of firms look for support in navigating the clean tech boom and environmental reporting regulations

clock 07 August 2023 • 3 min read
Michael Jacobs: 'Timing, as much as quality, can dictate what ideas can come to life'

Management

Michael Jacobs: 'Timing, as much as quality, can dictate what ideas can come to life'

IBM's Michael Jacobs discusses storytelling inspiration from outdoor apparel and recreation firms as well as the need to dig deeper than ‘macro dialogue’ on climate change.

clock 27 June 2023 • 4 min read
Digital technology can turn corporate sustainability goals into action

Technology

Digital technology can turn corporate sustainability goals into action

Machine learning, AI, automation and other solutions can slash firms' carbon emissions and energy usage while boosting their productivity, writes IBM's Ana Paula Assis

clock 14 October 2022 • 4 min read
'Most complex operating environment in modern business': Survey reveals firms are ramping up green supply chain efforts

Supply chain

'Most complex operating environment in modern business': Survey reveals firms are ramping up green supply chain efforts

Many chief supply chain officers willing to sacrifice profits to accelerate environmental sustainability, research by IBM, Celonis, and Oxford Economics suggests

clock 29 April 2022 • 4 min read
'What we need now is the Lorax': IBM sustainability chief Wayne Balta on mining data for environment and the rise of greenwash

Technology

'What we need now is the Lorax': IBM sustainability chief Wayne Balta on mining data for environment and the rise of greenwash

IBM's vice president of corporate environmental affairs sits down with BusinessGreen to discuss the tech giant's sustainability agenda

clock 08 December 2021 • 9 min read

Management

Big Blue embraces big green: IBM pledges to reach net zero emissions by 2030

US computing giant announces ambitious headline goal alongside a series of interim environmental targets for 2025

clock 17 February 2021 • 1 min read

Net Zero Now

IBM, Iceland, Ørsted, and Green Britain Group join Amazon's Climate Pledge initiative

Climate Pledge adds 20 new members as London Stock Exchange Group becomes first global stock exchange to pledge net zero

clock 17 February 2021 • 3 min read

Infrastructure

No more heavy metals? New IBM battery chemistry research could address mineral sourcing concerns

The design is free of cobalt, an increasingly controversial material, plus Mercedes-Benz is involved in the next phase of testing

clock 03 January 2020 • 4 min read