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How technology is powering sustainability
Unlocking data is critical for organizations striving to achieve sustainability goals. Many businesses see challenges in how to effectively record, report, and analyze the data they need to reduce their environmental impact.![Orange robotic arms doing work in a factory](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/industry/microsoft-in-business/wp-content/uploads/sites/28/2022/06/GettyImages-1151336973-300x150.webp)
Enabling sustainable supply chains with data
Customers and shareholders increasingly expect manufacturers to be proactive on sustainability and social responsibility—and to be transparent about those results. PwC reports in their “ESG Reporting: Getting Started” report, published in January 2022, that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is trending toward increasing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting.![CEO of a textile manufacturing plant managing inventory on the warehouse floor](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/industry/microsoft-in-business/wp-content/uploads/sites/28/2022/03/CLO22_Warehouse_005-300x200.webp)
Increase visibility and mitigate risk with Supply Chain Insights
One word summarizes the state of today’s supply chains: disruption. Supply chain disruption, caused by everything from geopolitical events to trade tensions to environmental disasters, is causing major shocks to supply and demand across the globe.![Lab researcher inspecting a testing tube](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/industry/microsoft-in-business/wp-content/uploads/sites/28/2021/11/Pharma_Supply_Chain_BlogImage_900x506-300x169.webp)
Beyond the pharma supply chain crisis: Action and impact
Supply chain disruptions have become commonplace: natural disasters, international trade tensions, cyberattacks, and global pandemics are just a few of the shocks that can immobilize pharma companies.![wind turbines on a mountain](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/industry/microsoft-in-business/wp-content/uploads/sites/28/2021/03/ESG_ForCapitalMkts_Blog_1280x720-300x169.webp)