{"id":28280,"date":"2022-01-23T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-23T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insidebigdata.com\/?p=28280"},"modified":"2022-01-21T10:48:24","modified_gmt":"2022-01-21T18:48:24","slug":"businesses-seek-better-access-to-data-to-support-environmental-objectives-bright-data-research-reveals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insidebigdata.com\/2022\/01\/23\/businesses-seek-better-access-to-data-to-support-environmental-objectives-bright-data-research-reveals\/","title":{"rendered":"Businesses Seek Better Access to Data to Support Environmental Objectives, Bright Data Research Reveals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Bright Data<\/a>, a leader in innovating solutions to make public web data accessible to all, has released research that highlights the continued shift towards sustainability and the crucial role web data will play in this. Achieving sustainable goals is important for businesses, no matter the industry they operate in, and the research, carried out by Vanson Bourne, found that almost two-thirds (60%) of businesses said environmental considerations are very important to the way their business operates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sustainability is now a clear cornerstone of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) commitments for businesses across the US and UK. Eight in 10 businesses revealed they are currently working with either public or private partners to use data to help tackle climate change \u2013 with over a third (36%) working with local public authorities. In fact, central government departments are the most common partners for UK organizations (32%) to work with when it comes to using data to tackle climate change. \u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This highlights the growing importance of data when tackling sustainability challenges, and due to the large amounts of publicly available web data being generated every day, this trend will continue to grow. However, despite the promise that data-sharing brings, over half of businesses (55%) don\u2019t have access to the right data to make the necessary decisions when it comes to environmental considerations. As a result, 64% of organizations recognize that having staff with time and budget dedicated to improving access to data would help meet their green objectives. \u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When it comes to the willingness to share company-generated data, the research also showed a reluctance from businesses in both regions. This is particularly an issue in the UK, where organizations are more apprehensive about sharing environment-related organizational data with researchers or the public. Almost a quarter of businesses surveyed in the UK (24%) reported there would be a possibility of them sharing such data, but they would need to know more information first. Meanwhile, 11% of US respondents agreed that they\u2019d be hesitant to do so without knowing more. \u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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