Tech-enabled sustainability: Moving from aspiration to action – Kathleen Walker
summary
Organizations face a measurable sustainability execution gap: big public targets with weak delivery. A four‑pillar model (foundations, technology, organization, market) guides action; examples include Zero (transformation plan), Spotify Green Cloud practices, Finavia taxiing changes that cut plane idling, and Terrascope SaaS for Net Zero. Priority moves are clear: assign accountable owners, break goals into small deliverables, use sustainability data for internal KPIs, learn the tech intake/prioritization process, and embed sustainability into tech roadmaps and professional development.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:14Sustainability age arrived
- 3:19Sustainability execution gap
- 6:09Tech-enabled solution
- 7:13Transformation model explained
- 10:46Three critical principles
- 11:48Rethinking accountability
- 17:23Sustainability and tech synergy
- 22:17Activating tech leaders
- 25:48Five no-regret moves
- 28:35Q&A
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