AVEVA's 2024 report details software's role in emission cuts
AVEVA has published its 2024 Sustainability Report, highlighting progress in reducing emissions and measuring the environmental impact of its software products.
The report marks the fifth annual update from the industrial software group, detailing how its sustainability approach is evolving to align with ambitious targets.
According to the document, AVEVA has completed green product design maturity assessments across its entire product portfolio and measured the emissions intensity of 85% of its solutions.
AVEVA stated it has sustained a 93% reduction in its scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions compared to its baseline year.
These reductions are attributed to increasing reliance on renewable energy, optimising office space, and improving fleet management. The company also reported completing power bench testing for 85% of its products to assess their energy consumption, supporting ongoing efforts to drive down both operational and product-related emissions.
Sustainability framework
The report is structured around three pillars of the company's sustainability framework: technology handprint, operational footprint and inclusive culture. Green product design assessments were conducted using the Green Software Foundation's principles, which the company said reinforces its commitment to sustainable software development practices.
AVEVA's research and development teams have focused on establishing clear baselines and measurement methodologies for the environmental performance of its products. This work is intended to guide future improvement efforts and ensure alignment with established green software principles. "We believe that sustainability and business success go hand in hand," says Caspar Herzberg, CEO, AVEVA. "We're focused on helping our customers harness the full potential of industrial intelligence, bringing visibility and insight to complex data and processes. This empowers the industry to achieve measurable improvements in both efficiency and productivity, unlocking significant savings in costs, emissions and resource requirements." "AVEVA's 2024 Sustainability Report demonstrates the strides we've made to deepen our technology handprint, reduce our operational footprint and advance our inclusive culture."
The Sustainability Report includes, for the first time, an annual figure for saved and avoided emissions, representing material energy savings recorded for a specific portion of AVEVA's product range.
The company has committed to refining and expanding this calculation to provide broader coverage of its overall impact in future reports.
Customer impact
AVEVA identified its products and their usage by customers as its greatest lever for positive climate impact.
The release of customer saved and avoided emissions data is part of a broader push to publicise the environmental contribution companies can make through the adoption of software solutions designed with sustainability in mind. "As we enter the final year of our 2025 targets, we're focused on meeting our goals and chartering an even bolder path with our sustainability framework." "We know that the biggest impact comes from our software handprint – how we work with our customers to enable them to drive decarbonisation, become more resilient and support circularity." "This is why we're publicly reporting our 2024 customer saved and avoided emissions data for select industry sectors. We're committed to expanding our methodology to capture and quantify our broader impact." "At AVEVA, we are continuing to advance towards a sustainable future, driving digital transformation through our software and leading by example with responsible operations," adds Lisa Wee, CSO, AVEVA.
The company's operational initiatives involve not only environmental performance but also efforts to foster an inclusive workplace culture, reflecting a broad definition of sustainability.
As part of its reporting, AVEVA stated that it will continue developing its methodologies for measuring avoided emissions and material savings, with the aim of improving transparency and demonstrating progress against set targets. The ongoing assessment of product energy consumption is intended to support both internal efficiency improvements and customer decarbonisation strategies.
The 2024 Sustainability Report forms part of AVEVA's wider commitment to digital transformation and supporting customers as they pursue resource efficiency and lower emissions across industrial operations.
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