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Emilio Tenuta: Advancing Sustainability Through Growth
Emilio Tenuta, Ecolab's SVP and Chief Sustainability Officer, on water resilience, AI-driven cooling and why data centres must rethink resource strategy
TL;DR
- Sustainability must be embedded into business strategy, not treated as a mere reporting obligation.
- Data center growth, driven by AI and high-density computing, is colliding with finite resources like energy and water.
- AI is projected to consume power comparable to India and water equivalent to US annual drinking water needs by 2030.
- Smarter cooling design, real-time monitoring, and optimization can allow for growth without increased resource consumption.
- Ecolab offers AI-enabled platforms like Water Navigator IQ and 3D TRASAR Technology to manage water and cooling resources.
- Partnerships are crucial for addressing water scarcity at a basin level, creating scale, speed, and credibility.