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APAC Countries Look To Strengthen Sustainable Finance Regulations

Forrester Digital Transformation

Only China (pledged to become carbon-neutral in 2060), South Korea (2050), Japan (2050), New Zealand (2050), and Indonesia (2060) have set a net-zero target, leading to different approaches and progress in regulating sustainable finance activities.

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Where Sustainability Unites: Climate Week NYC, UNGA, and CGI | Blog

Everest Group

The week-long event from September 17-24 focused on accelerating action to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 and building a more just and equitable society. We proudly announced that in just the first year of the commitment, the global services industry is within striking distance of the three-year target.

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The Impact of Climate Change on International Business Strategies – Why Corporations Should Pay Attention | Blog

Everest Group

Climate change can directly impact employee well-being, service delivery location decisions, and other critical business operations. The move that could cost Indonesia upwards of $30 billion is driven by concerns of Jakarta’s submergence by 2050.

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Sustainability trends: 5 issues to watch in 2024

IBM Services

Many countries have committed to reaching net zero by 2050, aligning with the Paris Agreement’s goal to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius. And they could drive economic gains: Research shows markets for carbon-neutral goods and services may be worth $10.3 trillion to the global economy by 2050.

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IBM and Microsoft partnership accelerates sustainable cloud modernization

IBM Services

Its aggressive sustainability goals included achieving net zero emissions by 2050, making all packaging reusable or recyclable by 2025 and investing more than USD 3 billion globally over several years to drive momentum.

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The Power of Words – English or Spanish, Customer Service Counts

Anexa

When we talk about multilingual customer service – both from the consumer and the provider’s standpoint, it can seem like a challenging provision. That’s a huge consumer market waiting to be captured, and judging by the trend of this data, it’s exploding – by 2050, one in three U.S. citizens will speak Spanish.

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Top Emerging Customer Experience Trends in the Gulf Region

Raya Contact Center

Similarly, both UAE and Kuwait are also experiencing a sharp growth in smartphone adoption Growing prominence of African nations Well-established North African countries such as Egypt are attractive delivery locations for customer experience (CX) services, due to their proximity to continental Europe and the UK.