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CTOs are critical for companies ’ Net-Zero targets
Eighty-four per cent of CEOs and Chief Sustainability Officers agree the CTO has the potential to become the greatest driver of sustainability in an organization .
The Sustainable CTO , a new global research report from Intel , finds that Chief Technology Officers ( CTOs ) play a critical role in aligning business strategies with technology demands to meet sustainability targets .
Greg Lavender , Senior VP , CTO and general Manager of the Software and Advanced Technology Group , Intel , said : “ Enterprise leaders are approaching the interconnected challenges of sustainability and radical Digital Transformation . Technology has a critical role to play in sustainable transformation . If the C-suite , including CTOs and CIOs , rally in support of a tech-positive approach , technological transformation can propel us toward a future that is greener , fairer and smarter .”
Information Technology ( IT ) leaders have both the appetite to take on the challenge and the support from
Enterprise leaders are approaching the interconnected challenges of sustainability and radical Digital Transformation . Technology has a critical role to play in sustainable transformation . the rest of the C-suite : 79 % of senior IT leaders aspire to become sustainability leaders and 82 % of CEOs and Chief Sustainability Officers ( CSOs ) believe the CTO role is pivotal to successful sustainability transitions .
This new model of CTO is tasked with achieving ‘ Tech Zero ’, defined as reducing the carbon footprint of an organization ’ s IT function .
Further , they must also use technology as a lever for their whole organizations to reach their net-zero
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