tech for good

The Romanian Red Cross (RRC) is assisted by UiPath in digitizing and automating the reporting of donations collected by the organization for the benefit of Ukrainian refugees in Romania. The RRC, a member of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, is a volunteer-led, humanitarian organization that provides emergency assistance, disaster relief, and education inside Romania.

Environmental Sustainability has become a top business priority for CEOs, demanding aligned performance from sourcing. Therefore, by 2026, 70% of technology sourcing, procurement and vendor management (SPVM) leaders will have environmental-sustainability-aligned performance objectives for their functions, according to research by Gartner.

Microplastics are found nearly everywhere on Earth and can be harmful to animals if they’re ingested. But it’s hard to remove such tiny particles from the environment, especially once they settle into nooks and crannies at the bottom of waterways. Now, researchers in ACS’ Nano Letters have created a light-activated fish robot that “swims” around quickly, picking up and removing microplastics from the environment.

AMP Robotics, operating in AI, robotics, and infrastructure for the waste and recycling industry, is expanding its footprint in Europe with the commissioning of a demonstration site at SIGMA SA facilities in Lublin, Poland. The site is open to recycling and waste management businesses throughout Europe to process their materials using one of AMP’s AI-guided robotics systems to identify different types of paper, plastics, and metals for sortation.

At the New York Climate Week and the UN General Assembly Energi.AI is launched, an initiative to generate intelligent software solutions for businesses that want to reduce their carbon footprint.  The goal of Energi.AI is to ensure 10 million companies are carbon negative by 2030.

Purely looking at ESG and sustainability from a regulatory point of view would be a serious mistake and an underestimation of the importance of both topics. In a world that pivots increasingly more to stakeholdership, banks hear equally important messages from customers, investors and society, in general, to dedicate more resources and attention to topics like ESG and sustainability.

How can automation really help sustainability? Rik Coeckelbergs, Founder and CEO of The Banking Scene, discusses automation for good with Nitin Purwar, Director of Banking Industry Practice at UiPath. ‘Automation can be deployed to provide the data you need to evaluate your customer’s carbon footprint.’