Amazon Web Services (AWS) enables companies to build sustainability solutions ranging from carbon tracking to energy conservation to waste reduction, using AWS services to ingest, analyse, and manage sustainability data.
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the industrial sector accounts for 36% of total U.S. energy consumption, with manufacturing accounting for the largest share. According to IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Future of Operations 2022 Predictions, by 2024, the use of data and analytics will have enabled a 3% reduction in global CO2 emissions by the industrial and commercial sectors (a net reduction of over 400 million metric tons of CO2).
Sustainable business practices in industrial operations are more important than ever. Find out more about how to reduce your carbon footprint and achieve your sustainability goals with AWS.
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‘Establishing an operational waste diversion program’ outlines the fundamental steps necessary to establish an effective waste management program within an organisation, aimed at reducing waste and diverting it from landfill. Addressing waste is important because waste is an inefficiency and a cost. Waste prevention efforts reduce resource consumption and avoid waste management activities that release greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere. For example, carbon dioxide emitted into the atmosphere from methane emissions in US landfills alone is equivalent to the emissions from 23.1 million gasoline-powered passenger vehicles driven for one year.
