Sustainability

What Will the Next 5 Years Bring? Wildfires are one of the few public decision‑making contexts where delays have immediate and irreversible physical consequences. Historically, fire spread paths were predicted by (very clever) humans analysing different impact variables: fuel, weather, terrain, etc. The human-based strategy faced a high exposure to error, but was better than … Read more

And why Carbon Literacy was our first step At Red Oak Consulting, we’ve always believed in doing the right thing. As a team of problem solvers working at the centre of HPC and cloud transformation, we pride ourselves on helping organisations use technology efficiently, responsibly and intelligently. But by early 2024, one thing had become … Read more

The Hidden Cost of the Digital Age  Water scarcity is one of the most urgent environmental challenges of the 21st century. Today, half of the world’s population is affected by water stress, and by 2030 the globe will face more than 40% shortfall in freshwater resources. These are not distant projections; they describe a crisis that … Read more

Why These Teams Must Stop Working in Silos When I speak to people in sustainability roles, I often hear about the battles they face with finance teams. The conversations rarely go well, and in many companies, the inability to get finance on board becomes a major roadblock to securing top-level buy-in. I lead something of … Read more