Artificial Intelligence for Sustainability
The continuing wave of development and innovation behind artificial intelligence that’s changing the game in many areas of sustainability, as well as the work being done to make AI itself sustainable
Navigating the Holiday Waste Conundrum: The Pragmatic Role of AI in Retail Sustainability
The use of AI in retail planning is now a strategic imperative in the fight against waste of all kinds — including the rampant waste created during the holiday season. ... View More
A Sound Solution: How Palmear Is Revolutionizing Palm Tree Pest Control
Palmear’s acoustic-sensing, AI-powered app helps farmers monitor palm tree pest populations and deploy targeted interventions for effective control. ... View More
Japanese Dairy Farming Being Optimized by Digital Tech, Sustainable Practices
Farmnote’s system uses AI to learn and analyze individual cows’ health, allowing for remote cattle management — helping dairy farmers to enhance productivity and utilize their time more effectively. ... View More
How Circularity, AI Are Mending Cracks in Our Fractured Food System
Naturally, food and its many issues has been a major topic this week at SB’23 San Diego. Here, two panels of innovators share their approaches to filling in systemic gaps in our food system. ... View More
AI Is Helping Brands Address Forced Labor in Supply Chains
As companies have faced reputational risk due to the uncovering of labor abuses from suppliers that many did not even realize were supplying them, there’s been a push to better manage and ensure supply-chain transparency — with technology playing... View More
Could AI Root Out the Greenwash Marring Sustainability Communications?
It's about to get more costly for companies that exaggerate environmental and social claims in their communications. But what if artificial intelligence could eradicate greenwash forever? ... View More
These AI-Powered Drones Finally Bring Precision to Herbicide Application
Precision AI has developed the world's first AI drones for plant-level herbicide application — on a mission to create healthier, more sustainable, profitable farms. ... View More
How ChatGPT Can Help Propel Brand Sustainability Strategies
With applications that go beyond messaging and data analysis, the suddenly ubiquitous technology could give sustainability-driven brands several advantages. ... View More
Kraft Heinz Not Company Out to Upend Industry with AI-Driven, Plant-Based Food Innovation
In partnering with NotCo, Kraft Heinz aims to leverage its manufacturing and commercial capabilities, with the scale of some of its beloved global food brands, to reshape the food landscape and set a new standard for plant-based innovation. ... View More
How AI Is Enabling Smarter, Scalable, Sustainable Water Solutions
What if artificial intelligence could be help solve some of the world’s most pressing social and environmental challenges, such as water access? That is what DataRobot is trying to enable through its AI For Good program. ... View More
20 Resources for Delivering Good Growth
We’re proud to share a five-part series of reports with four tools each. These tools, 20 in total, have excellent track records that have proven very helpful in engaging and delivering value to each of the stakeholder groups identified as top prior... View More
Microsoft, Danone Partner to Advance AI-Based Sustainable Food Solutions
The companies will jointly support funded European startups with artificial intelligence-based solutions for sustainable food and regenerative agriculture in a three-month accelerator. ... View More
AI Helping to Ensure Clean Water, Improve Yields, Protect Forests
Computer scientists at Intel are protecting the earth and we humans on it through a dedicated unit called AI for Social Good. We caught up with Head Anna Bethke and several of Intel’s software innovators to learn more about their work. ... View More
JetBlue, Nature Conservancy Using AI to Evaluate Impact of Ecosystems on Tourism
With 65% of the Caribbean’s reefs generating tourism dollars, the study reveals an opportunity for tourism-associated businesses — such as cruise lines, airlines and hotels — to work together to protect the region’s environmental health. ... View More
How AI, Machine Learning Are Solving Global Problems
Although developments in the field of artificial intelligence began around the 1950s, its capacities have significantly increased in the recent years. Owing to factors such as the development of faster computers, availability of open-source software ... View More
