Sustainability Magazine October 2022 | Page 124

LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES
SUSTAINABILITY TRENDS IN TECHNOLOGY

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“ Over the course of the last few years , customer focus has been on somewhat simpler indicators of sustainability performance and ambitions , such as GHG emissions . More recently , however , customers have gained a broader , more sophisticated understanding of the different ways that businesses and the value chain can be sustainable ,” says Murphy .
“ An example of this within our business can be seen in our stakeholders ’ prioritisation of network resilience , as well as the ability to ensure the security and privacy of data , and drive our own digital transformation . These issues weren ’ t traditionally a part of the sustainability conversation . “ What used to be a narrower conversation around a small set of environmental topics has become a much broader conversation around environmental , social and governance topics . People are realising that sustainability needs to be woven into their business and needs to be a part of how they think about not just their values , but how they create value .”
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