Thursday 10 March 2022

Technology leaders unveil SustainableIT.org to address climate change

KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 -- A think-tank of global technology leaders and Delphix, the industry leader for DevOps test data management, have announced the formation of SustainableIT.org, a non-profit organisation focused on advancing global sustainability through technology leadership.

“For too long, sustainability has been a problem for someone else to solve. Today, we’re joining forces with technology leaders from the world’s largest organisations to make sustainability our collective problem to solve,” said Founding Director of SustainableIT.org and Delphix Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Jedidiah Yueh.

SustainableIT.org will unite IT leaders and experts from around the world to define best practices and standard metrics for all three pillars of sustainability in order to drive transparency and progress toward a sustainable future.

According to a statement, SustainableIT.org is a non profit governed by global technology leaders with the support of partners and the technical advisor, Delphix.

The founding board of directors includes Yueh; Amir Desai, CIO, Molina Healthcare; Chris Gates, CTO, Allstate; Bernard Gavgani, Global CIO, BNP Paribas; Josh Harbert, CMO, Delphix, President of SustainableIT.org; Brian Kirkland, CIO, Choice Hotels International; and Ralph Loura, CIO and CTO, Lumentum.

Also includes Bryan Muehlberger, CIO, The Beachbody Company; Vipul Nagrath, Senior Vice President, ADP; Neal Ramasamy, Global CIO, Cognizant; Andy Santacroce, Vice President and Deputy CIO, Tokio Marine North America; Mihir Shah, Enterprise Head of Data, Fidelity Investments; Suda Suvarna, Global Chief Solutions Officer, Deloitte; and, Katherine Wetmur, CTO, Morgan Stanley.

As part of its mandate, SustainableIT.org will define sustainable transformation programmes by industry, author best practices and frameworks, set standards and certifications, provide education and training, and raise awareness for environmental and societal programmes that make our organisations and the world sustainable for generations to come.

More details at www.delphix.com.

-- BERNAMA

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