As of 2023, over half the surveyed companies expect emerging technologies to play a vital role in accelerating sustainability. In 2024, this figure has continued to increase, closer to 60 percent of the organizations worldwide. The only perspective that had been shrinking was the expectation that the technologies could play a largely positive role in enabling sustainability, but also present some risks. The last has decreased at the same rate as the first expectation from the previous year.
Expected impact of emerging technology on organizations' long-term sustainability worldwide in 2023 and 2024
Enterprises from multiple industry verticals and geographies; Only respondents who self-selected as “moderately knowledgeable” and above about their organization’s IoT and 5G initiatives feature in the survey results.
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
The source phrases the question as: "Which of the following best describes your view of how emerging technologies could impact your organization’s long-term sustainability?".
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