ESG Tools For Cloud Computing Can Be A Distraction
InfoWorld, Thursday, April 11th, 2024
ESG scores can be a helpful tool in the pursuit of sustainability. But they won't look deep into your architecture to see if poor design is wasting money and energy.
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors have gained significant traction recently. Giving yourself a ranking to prove your worth as a good citizen of the planet seems like a great idea.
These tools are worth looking at, but the reality is they may be reporting a false positive. They don't look at the total inefficiencies of the overall cloud architecture, only at specific tactical metrics that could prove meaningless. Indeed, it provides good scores for enterprises underperforming in sustainability and using public cloud providers.