The green algorithm: Reshaping sustainability with Al-driven networks

AI-powered networks are transforming sustainability, helping enterprises optimise energy, water, and waste management while enhancing efficiency and growth.

- SANJIV VERMA

Sustainability has become more than a buzzword in India. Businesses are increasingly realising the vitality of environmental stewardship driven by rapid urbanisation and regulatory compliance.

The 2024 SAP Sustainability Study highlights that over 39% of Indian businesses intend to increase their sustainability-focused investments in the next three years. Additionally, understanding the strong relationship between sustainability and an organisation’s profitability, several key Gross Domestic Product contributing sectors have adopted new-age technologies to enhance energy efficiency and support sustainability goals.

One notable industry leading the charge is the hospitality sector. Hoteliers eagerly promote sustainability initiatives such as green design, energy efficiency, waste management, and local sourcing to influence guests positively. However, the opportunities for network-based, efficiency-driven sustainability improvements go far beyond this. In fact, an intelligent network potentially supports initiatives from waste-to-energy plants and water conservation measures to plastic-free zones.

Beyond the everyday green measures, there are grander, system-level opportunities to enhance the network’s resource-conserving efficiency. For instance, the capacity for network management to switch off connected devices, including HVAC and Wi-Fi services in vacant rooms to reduce energy use, already exists. However, now that can include rebalancing Wi-Fi coverage across a particular area, ensuring that the signal is where it needs to be—and nowhere else—at the scale the traffic demands.

For most enterprises, efficiency and sustainability depend on the network, and AI-driven networks can help enterprises raise their sustainability profile.

AI IS THE GAME CHANGER