KUALA LUMPUR: Avanade, one of Microsoft Corporation's leading solutions providers, has introduced new solutions to enable its clientele to harness the full potential of Microsoft's Cloud for Sustainability.
With environmental, social and governance (ESG) hot on the business leadership agenda, finding sustainable business models that combat climate change without compromising business growth is a high priority in many boardrooms, said the company in a statement to The New Straits Times.
The two new solutions, based on Microsoft's Cloud for Sustainability platform, will enable clients to make a meaningful impact on their sustainability goals and see results in as little as a month.
Combining data, green software and cloud computing technologies, the Avanade Sustainability Technology Accelerator harnesses Avanade's cloud and data technology expertise to enable organisations to integrate existing data sources and start using the Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability to report on emissions and carbon impacts within weeks.
Meanwhile, the Avanade Sustainability Quick-Start enables organisations to combine their people, business, and technology to prioritise practical actions and test and scale innovations based on Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability insights.
Avanade global advisory and executive sustainability lead Jillian Moore said these new services would help clients use data to report emissions reductions.
"These digital technologies aim to turn ambitious sustainability goals into practical actions," she said.
Meanwhile, Avanade Southeast Asia managing director Bhavya Kapoor said enterprises must make that giant leap towards sustainability.
"Not only has global disruption given enterprises the chance to reflect on their business models and the momentum to transform themselves, but the burgeoning green economy is also presenting organisations with new and immense growth opportunities," he said.
"By tapping on digital technology and innovation, organisations can participate in the future economy more sustainably and responsibly – while positively impacting our environment."
As a global Microsoft sustainability partner and steering committee member of the Green Software Foundation, Avanade brings specialist expertise to help organisations use digital to rethink sustainability and drive business value from the Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability.