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“ We believe in data transparency”
Márcia Balisciano, Chief Sustainability Officer and Global Head of Corporate Responsibility, RELX
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The environmental impact of AI RELX participates in industry initiatives to address the environmental impact of AI, recognising that collaboration is essential for developing appropriate methodologies and standards. The company is a founding member of the Responsible Media Forum and participates in the Digital Impact of Media( DIMPACT) initiative.
Through DIMPACT, RELX collaborates with industry peers to develop methodologies for calculating cloud emissions. The majority of RELX’ s product and service delivery occurs through cloud platforms rather than proprietary data centres.
“ The majority of the electronic delivery of our products and services is happening in the cloud. So we got together with peers and academics to look at the methodology that our part of media should be using to calculate these emissions. We’ re stronger when we group together to discuss critical issues,” Márcia explains.
The challenge of calculating AI-related emissions requires industry collaboration, particularly as large
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