Tag Archives: Environmental impact

AI boom sparks concern over big tech’s water consumption (FT)

Microsoft, Google and Meta are using more water to cool down data centres that power artificial intelligence products. The world’s biggest technology companies have substantially increased their use of water to cool down data centres, sparking concerns over the environmental impact of the generative artificial intelligence boom.  Microsoft, Google and Meta have raised their water […]
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Increase in solar panel recycling needed to avoid a future environmental hazard (EN)

Solar photovoltaic (PV) panels could result in an environmental hazard in 30 years’ time, as only 10% of the most widely used panel types are recycled in the US, while this data is unknown in South Africa, Stellenbosch Business School Institute for Futures Research (IFR) research assistant Francois Pretorius says. South Africa imported more than R2.2-billion worth of solar panels during the first half of 2022 and […]
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This thesis on Natural capital accounting done by Avir Bhaidas was one of our best theses in 2016

Natural capital and externality accounting within large South African organisations By: Bhaidas, Avir Source: http://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/59849 Abstract: In a world with finite natural resources, the prevalence of economic models which exclude environmental impacts signals a non-sustainable business context. A paradigm shift is required to ensure that sustainable economic growth is achieved without further environmental degradation. The […]
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