IDC FutureScape Figure

Figure: IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Sustainability/ESG 2023 Top 10 Predictions

Executive Summary

IDC FutureScape Predictions

Summary of External Drivers

Predictions: Impact on Technology Buyers

Prediction 1: By 2024, 80% of G2000 Companies Will Capture Their Carbon Data and Report Their Enterprisewide Carbon Footprint Using Quantifiable Metrics Compared with 50% Today

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Prediction 2: By 2026, ESG Performance Will Be Viewed as a Top 3 Decision Factor for IT Equipment Purchases and Over 50% of RFPs Will Include Metrics Regarding Carbon Emissions, Material Use, and Labor Conditions

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Prediction 3: By 2025, More than 60% of Organizations Will Require Datacenter Providers to Disclose to Them Their Energy Usage, Use of Renewable Energy Sources, and Recyclable IT Equipment

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Prediction 4: By 2026, Circularity Will Become a Key Component of PLM and 60% of Organizations Will Require Their IT Equipment Vendors and Partners to Provide End-to-End Visibility of Their Sustainability Process

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Prediction 5: By 2024, 30% of Organizations Will Leverage ESG Data Management Platforms to Steer ESG KPIs Via a Centralized System of Record for Reporting Purposes and Real-Time Operational Decision-Making Support

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Prediction 6: By 2027, 25% of G2000 Companies Will Have Assigned a Chief Sustainability Officer Responsible for Meeting Their Organization's ESG Goals and Making ESG-Related IT Purchasing Decisions

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Prediction 7: By 2023, ESG Performance Will Become a Standard Component for Third-Party Risk Assessment with 20% of Organizations Placing Greater Weight on These Risks than Security, Financial, or Operational Risks

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Prediction 8: By 2025, 40% of ESG Services Engagements Will Require a Managed Services Component to Better Address the Long-Term Nature and Intense Data Needs of Sustainable Transformation and ESG Reporting

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Prediction 9: By 2026, 70% of Organizations with Integrated Planning and Execution Will Achieve Improved Operational Efficiencies Leading to Distinctive Business Benefit of Improved ESG and Financial Performance

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Prediction 10: By 2024, 40% of Use Cases for Sustainability/ESG Software Worldwide Will Have a Strong Focus on Social Sustainability Topics Due to Organizations' More Integrated Approaches to ESG

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Advice for Technology Buyers

External Drivers: Detail

Storms of Disruption — Accelerating, Interconnected Uncertainty

Global Supply Shock — Refocusing on Multisource and Resilience

Digital Business — Stepping Stone to the Future Enterprise

Meaningful Intelligence — Differentiated Decision Power

Ecosystem-Based Innovation — Driving Enterprise Value

Mainstream ESG — Sustainability Is Measured and Mandatory

Everything as a Service — Thriving Through the Change

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