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How Kimberly-Clark’s Zack Hicks heeds the call for innovation

CIO Business Intelligence

While we do have people that are regionally focused, the remainder of my roughly 1,400 direct team members are working on a global scope, for global programs. We also run mentoring programs and place a strong emphasis on providing real-time feedback. So we truly are a global company, with team members around the world.

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Alaska Airlines launches investment arm to support goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2040

GeekWire

Alaska Airlines on Monday announced the launch of Alaska Star Ventures to invest in new aviation technologies as part of the airline’s goal to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2040. Our filter is how do we get our operation to net zero and what are technologies that can help us along that path,” said Rakow.

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AI agents loom large as organizations pursue generative AI value

CIO Business Intelligence

Think of all the logistical planning and steps to navigate as you secure various travel arrangements, lodging, meals, etc. This is something the tech industry has seen time and again with robotic process automation, where bots taking their cues from rules-based programming got stuck when a variation presented itself.

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Orro: Delivering a sustainable future enabled by the cloud

CIO Business Intelligence

Greengarten believes that effort begins with building an Environmental, Social, and Governance program that addresses the unique risks faced by the IT services industry. For Orro, those include carbon emissions, obsolete equipment, data theft, gender diversity, disturbance to natural sites, and ethical sourcing.

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How adopting sustainability as a service can drive business success and help the planet

CIO Business Intelligence

Due to the complexity and scale of the challenge, not all businesses have the resources to move toward net-zero at the necessary pace, and many are lagging. NTT’s Sustainability as a Service allows clients to travel this journey at their own pace. NTT is sharing their experience with clients through Sustainability as a Service.

Energy 253
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Orbite begins the launch countdown for its commercial astronaut training programs

GeekWire

(Orbite Photo) After getting its start in Seattle and testing its business model in France and Florida, a space travel venture called Orbite is ready to start signing up customers for private-sector astronaut training programs. Prices for the five-night suborbital training program start at $49,500 per person.

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Airbnb valued at $100 billion following blockbuster IPO — equivalent of more than five Expedias

GeekWire

It’s also valued at more than five Expedia Groups, the Seattle-based travel company that closed trading today valued at $18.4 “In addition, our current or potential competitors have access to larger user bases and/or inventory for accommodations, and may provide multiple travel products, including flights.”

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