Uncovering AI’s potential for good
Economist Impact
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Inform your discussions and decisions this week. The need to act on sustainability is clear but meaningful action requires a well-informed strategy. While two-thirds of boards oversee their company’s sustainability strategy, only 2% possess the correct, relevant expertise on climate or biodiversity, according to a 2024 global study of over 800 leading companies.
The Sustainability Atlas—a new generative AI-powered tool— is designed to support business leaders and policy researchers as they navigate the complexity of information around sustainability. Leveraging Economist Impact’s research and utilising Infosys Topaz, a suite of offerings using generative AI technologies, the Atlas’ chatbot provides succinct and informed answers to sustainability questions. Combining insights from 18 Economist Impact indices, 1,700+ indicators, 70 reports, and 400 articles from The Sustainability Project, the Atlas's interactive globe lets you map, compare and analyse sustainability landscapes across both advanced economies and emerging markets.
AI’s potential in emerging markets spans multiple sectors and use cases, ranging from education and healthcare to financial inclusion and business productivity. The technology has the power to drastically change lives—for example, using data-driven analytics to track crop yields, or leveraging chatbots to provide medical advice to underserved communities. But the capital, infrastructure and energy required to power and access AI are often lacking in poorer countries.
Our Ready, set, AI research programme reveals that only 12% of business leaders in emerging markets say that their businesses are ready to adopt and implement AI. Explore the current state of AI readiness in emerging markets, the main challenges in adoption and the steps companies are taking to address these.
The Sustainability Atlas provides succinct answers to questions across a wide range of complex topics from climate resilience and circularity to social inclusion. Covering key sectors such as energy, financial services, manufacturing and retail, the Atlas can be used to extract industry-specific insights.
AI is often linked with efficiency at work—optimising workflows, driving profits and automating customer-service systems. But AI can also transform whole lives. From bridging healthcare gaps in rural areas to connecting people to essential banking services, explore how AI is not just a tool for efficiency but can be a lifeline for millions of people.
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