SAP-Solution: Nachhaltigkeit

"We are committed to the United Nations' goals of taking responsibility for climate protection," say Daniel Gottschald and Helmut Krcmar from TUM Campus Heilbronn.

Whether in industry, transport or administration, whether in the world of work or in everyday life: increasing digitization has led to further growth in data centers in Germany.

New trio focuses on digitization as a lever in sustainability transformation.

The development of the data center landscape in Germany in 2023 will be shaped by five key trends: Sustainability, symbiosis concepts, hybrid models, decentralization and further growth of hyperscalers.

Sustainability is evolving from a "nice to have" to a "must have. This is expressed in changing customer expectations, numerous voluntary commitments, regulation, and new frameworks.

The sustainability of supply chains is becoming increasingly important. At the beginning of this year, the "Act on Corporate Due Diligence in Supply Chains", or Supply Chain Act (LkSG), came into force in Germany.

"Tu Gutes und rede darüber“ (Literally translated: "Do good and talk about it") – the title of the work published by Georg-Volkmar Zedtwitz-Arnim – is often associated with the sustainability reports published by companies.

AI applications can help achieve the United Nations and federal government's sustainability goals.

Sustainability programs are an economic necessity to achieve better financial results.

Retail is changing. Besides technology-focused innovation, sustainability has been a focal point. Retailers need to act accordingly.

One in five companies does not yet understand the extent to which IT can support a sustainability initiative, according to market researchers IDC. In recent years, however, awareness of social issues with global consequences for the future has grown rapidly.

As a result of the Corona crisis, open source software and IT system landscapes based on it have also gained in importance, among other things. The reasons here are the rapid availability without lengthy license procurements.