AI Applied Radar: AI Applied To Sustainability Management
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Executive Summary
This report provides a comprehensive assessment of AI-augmented use cases for sustainability, enabling sustainability leaders to assess each use case’s trustworthiness, business value and operational viability. The Verdantix AI Applied Radar analysis evaluates a range of AI-driven solutions, considering information obtained from expert interviews, global surveys and technical review. Verdantix mapped each use case based on level of market adoption and tech availability – spanning mainstream use applications such as AI for sustainability data collection, to emerging areas such as AI-enabled social impact assessments. The Radar provides actionable insights for sustainability leaders and vendors seeking scalable, high-impact AI adoption.
Figure 1. The AI Applied Radar for sustainability management
Figure 2. AI Applied Radar use case groupings
Figure 3. Description of mainstream AI-augmented use cases
Figure 4. Additional details on mainstream AI-augmented use cases
Figure 5. Description of AI-augmented use cases worthy of piloting
Figure 6. Additional details on AI-augmented use cases worthy of piloting
Figure 7. Description of AI-augmented use cases that are continuing to emerge
Figure 8. Additional details on AI-augmented use cases that are continuing to emerge
Figure 9. Use cases adjacent to the sustainability office
About the Authors
Jessica Pransky
Principal Analyst
Jessica is a Principal Analyst at Verdantix, specializing in providing insights to sustainability leaders and analysing ESG and sustainability reporting software. She advises ...
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Kim Knickle
Research Director
Kim Knickle is a Research Director at Verdantix, bringing more than two decades of analyst experience to the evolving world of sustainability. Her current research spans ESG a...
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