‘Emissions‘ and ‘plastic packaging’ were the most searched for environmental terms on AI sustainability tool Ubuntoo in 2023.
‘Energy’ placed third, with searches expiring the the transition and adoption of clean energy systems, while ‘climate‘, ‘biodiversity‘ and ‘agriculture‘ were other searched-for terms.
“It’s encouraging to see such high rankings for emissions and plastic packaging reduction on the Ubuntoo platform,” commented Peter Schelstraete, co-founder of Ubuntoo.
“Even those who are the most ambitious struggle to achieve the sustainability targets they set. By combining the collective intelligence of AI and practical human insight, we are helping big name companies to find solutions which are both commercially and environmentally sustainable.”
‘No surprise’
Elsewhere, Sian Sutherland, co-founder, A Plastic Planet & PlasticFree, said that it was “no surprise” that plastic was the most searched-for term in 2023.
“Plastic is as much a climate and a health issue as it is a waste issue,” she said.
“With the UN Global Plastic Treaty currently being negotiated, now more than ever we need rapid access to high quality knowledge and solutions. It is only through collective action, real investment and shared information that we will be able to shift to a truly circular economy. And plastic, however hard we try, is not going to fit into that circle.”
About Ubuntoo
Ubuntoo was established this year by former vice presidents at Coca-Cola Peter Schelstraete and Venkatesh Kini, and provides users with curated solutions and intelligence related to sustainability.
According to the firm it provides ‘action-based solutions on a wide variety of topics including plastic reduction, recycling, energy transition, food & agriculture and supply chain efficiencies’.
The business has already partnered with firms such as Clorox, The Coca Cola Company, Target, and Subway since its launch, offering a variety of artificial intelligence-powered solutions.
The findings in the survey were taken from a sample of 1,000 searches undertaken on Ubuntoo since it was launched.
