AB: Examining Turbocharged AI Adoption Through a Sustainability Lens

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[{"type":"text","content":"NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESS Newswire / December 9, 2025 / Lei Qiu| Chief Investment Officer -Thematic Innovation Equities","length":118,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Ben Ruegsegger, CFA| Portfolio Manager and Senior Research Analyst-Sustainable Thematic Equities","length":96,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"James Russo| Senior Research Analyst-Strategic Core Equities","length":60,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Henna Nordqvist, CFA| Corporate Credit Analyst-Fixed Income","length":59,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Companies' rapid AI uptake brings environmental and social benefits-along with risks.","length":89,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Companies are accelerating their adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) to boost productivity and rein in costs-an urgent priority in today's environment of elevated inflation and sluggish growth. This speed makes it important for investors to pay close attention. In our view, the environmental and social implications of AI-energy intensity, workforce impact and data governance-are financially material to most companies around the world.","length":447,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Indeed, artificial intelligence is the most consequential technological innovation since the internet, poised to permeate every industry and reshape economies and societies in the years ahead. Business adoption of AI has intensified since late 2022, when generative AI* tools like ChatGPT burst onto the scene. Functions such as IT, finance, and supply chain and manufacturing have been early leaders, while areas from marketing and sales to product development and human resources are poised for broad adoption in 2025 (Display).","length":530,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"As AI adoption spreads across more business functions, we think it helps to take a balanced, critical look from multiple angles. One way is to map environmental and social risks and opportunities-along with large-scale effects, business and investment implications, and impacts on everyday life-into an AI impact matrix (Display).","length":330,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Under the environmental dimension of the matrix, energy emerges as the dominant theme, making energy the natural place to start.","length":128,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"AI Ramps Up E...

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