This is the first DER from the UN that focuses on the environmental footprint of digitalisation. Regardless of your area of interest within the digital realm, this report from the UN is an incredibly important read. It covers the whole life cycle of digitalisation using the most up to date research available.

It provides a timely reminder that all human activity needs to take place within planetary boundaries digitisation included.

An insightful and balanced briefing from the Green Web Foundation. Chris Adams and Hannah Smith produced the report to “help people with a responsibility for AI projects understand the considerations around their direct negative environmental impact arising from AI. We cover what to be mindful of, what mitigating strategies are available today, and their limitations.”

The 3 recommendations they make can provide the cornerstones to practical and considered AI usage policies for businesses and organisations.

Tom attended the Green IO conference this month and his takeaways closely mirrored those of Michelle Barker in this blog post. It was heartening to hear that themes such as consensus lead action, action against greenwashing and the need to consider more than just carbon were all featured during the action packed event.

If you missed the event you can find a video highlights package from Architect Tomorrow, here.

Earlier in the summer Wholegrain were proud to host the UK premiere of the documentary Responsible. The documentary, produced by recruitment and employment experts Welcome To the Jungle and directed by Tristan Lochon, looks at whether there is any such thing as a truly responsible business.

Featuring businesses such as Patagonia, Tony’s Chocoloney, the Positive Internet Company and of course Wholegrain Digital it portrays an optimistic view of what business could and should look like, if it focussed on people and planet over profit.

For a full rundown of the two screenings and further information of the film, check out the post above, written by Anneliese, Wholegrain’s account manager.

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