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The drive for corporate sustainability is no longer a peripheral concern but a core business imperative. For Chief Information Officers, this translates into a significant challenge: how to weave environmentally friendly technologies into their IT strategies in a meaningful way. Can CIOs truly‘ go green’ without seeing a dip in performance or hindering their ability to scale? We sat down with Olufs to unpack this critical question and explore the practicalities of building a truly sustainable IT future.
Tell us about DHL Express and its current sustainability strategy
Change towards a more sustainable future is coming – driven not only from within our organisation but also by customers and other external stakeholders. So much so, that in my organisation it is one of four pillars in our 2030 strategic objectives. As a result, we are actively transforming our entire business model to become more sustainable, with every department reflecting on their potential contributions.
This transformation is motivated by more than environmental responsibility; it is also grounded in sound economics. By using resources more efficiently and reducing energy consumption, we lower operating costs and boost long-term competitiveness. Although the greatest sustainability opportunities have traditionally sat within core operations, it’ s role has expanded substantially. I have seen rising demand for solutions such as IoT implementations and the broad deployment of AI technologies – both of which heighten the focus on energy-efficient, sustainable computing practices.
How is green technology essential in managing rising energy costs?
As every leader in IT knows, demand for information and communication technologies is growing
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THIS TRANSFORMATION IS MOTIVATED BY MORE THAN ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY; IT IS ALSO GROUNDED IN SOUND ECONOMICS.
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