Sustainability in organisations is more pressing now than ever, and rightly so.

Climate change is the biggest challenge of our generation, and despite interventions and

innovations, the clock is very much ticking.

The path we're following right now is basically sending us towards a climate crisis

that will have a huge impact on the personal level, but also this is dangerous for business too.

That's Matteo DuGol.

My name is Matteo DuGong.

I am a technologist at Hewler Parkard Enterprise, focusing on IT efficiency, sustainability and the circular economy.

With the help of Mateo and today's guests, we'll be exploring sustainability in tech and asking, what is the circular economy and can it really ever be a closed loop? Is assets

upcycling secure from a data standpoint? Can we be sustainable and profitable at the same time?

And carbon credits? What's the point? All this and much more. I'm Michael Bird and this is technology untangled.

These days, climate science is always front page news and organisations seem to be paying attention.

But environmental bodies have been calling for regulation and action for

decades. It's time, as always, for a little history.

The Western Industrial Revolution in the 18th and 19th centuries changed the world

through mechanisation, steam and water power,

and gas lighting. New and streamlined production also delivered important social benefits,

from improved transportation and sanitation to extended life expectancy. Business boomed

and the quality of life skyrocketed, but all this came

with a price. Corporate environmentalism started to emerge in the 60s, which initially meant

acting on mandated regulations. And the 1972 oil crisis and the 1979 energy crisis shone a spotlight on our dependence on non-renewable

energy sources. The next decades are a complex web of government attempts at regulation and

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