target audience: TECH BUYER Publication date: Nov 2024 - Document type: IDC FutureScape - Doc Document number: # US52418624
IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Sustainability/ESG 2025 Predictions
Table of Contents
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IDC FutureScape Figure
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Figure: IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Sustainability/ESG 2025 Top 10 Predictions
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Executive Summary
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IDC FutureScape Predictions
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Summary of External Drivers
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Responsible and Human-Centric Technology — Ethics in the Enterprise Predictions: Impact on Technology Buyers
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Prediction 1: By the year 2026, 60% of organizations will leverage generative AI to develop more granular and operationally focused sustainable transformation strategies.
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Associated Drivers
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IT Impact
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Guidance
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Prediction 2: By 2028, in response to the growing complexity of carbon accounting and supply chain decarbonization, 70% of organizations will only partner with IT vendors that have a robust services/software partner ecosystem.
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Associated Drivers
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IT Impact
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Guidance
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Prediction 3: By 2027, 25% of organizations will leverage AI platforms to create a digital twin of their supply chain to enable analysis of potential climate and weather-related risk.
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Associated Drivers
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IT Impact
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Guidance
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Prediction 4: By 2026, 80% of the world's largest enterprises will report their supply chain emissions and have visibility to their Tier 1 suppliers allowing them to gather 35% of their Scope 3 emissions.
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Associated Drivers
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IT Impact
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Guidance
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Prediction 5: By 2026, 60% of enterprises will implement Sustainable AI Frameworks, leveraging data-driven decisions to scale AI operations across datacenter locations while meeting decarbonization goals.
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Associated Drivers
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IT Impact
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Business Impact
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Guidance
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Prediction 6: By 2027, 75% of customers will expect CO2 emissions data on everything from build, operate and disposition of their IT assets to assist with their overall corporate sustainable goals.
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Associated Drivers
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IT Impact
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Business Impact
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Guidance
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Prediction 7: By 2027, 75% of customers will multiply their IT infrastructure efficiency and cost-effectiveness by leveraging various FinOps and GreenOps instruments.
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Associated Drivers
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IT Impact
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Business Impact
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Guidance
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Prediction 8: By 2027, 80% of IT buyers will only work with vendors that meet social, environmental, and governance-related responsible AI criteria in accordance with sustainable procurement requirements.
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Associated Drivers
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IT Impact
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Business Impact
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Guidance
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Prediction 9: By 2028, in 60% of organizations the Chief Ethics/Sustainability Officer will have joined the central AI data governance group or the AI Center of Excellence.
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Associated Drivers
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IT Impact
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Guidance
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Prediction 10: 35% of industry ecosystems will utilize collaborative AI-enabled solutions to embed sustainability into the decision-making process, leading to a 15% reduction in resource consumption.
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Associated Drivers
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IT Impact
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Guidance
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Advice for Technology Buyers
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External Drivers: Detail
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The Drive to Automate — Toward a Data-Driven Future
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Future-Proofing Against Environmental Risks — ESG Operationalization and Risk Management
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AI-Driven Workplace Transformation — Building Tomorrow's Workforce Today
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Regulatory Flux — Navigating Compliance Challenges in a Shifting Policy Landscape
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Geoeconomic Reordering — Rethinking Globalization, Supply Chains, and Macroeconomic Challenges
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Responsible and Human-Centric Technology — Ethics in the Enterprise
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Battling Against Technical Debt — Overcoming Hurdles to IT Modernization
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Learn More
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Related Research
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