# Accelerating Sustainability with AI with Andres Ravinet - #689

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Podcast: [The TWIML AI Podcast (formerly This Week in Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/twiml-ai-podcast)
Published: 2024-06-18T15:49:00+00:00
Episode link: https://twimlai.com/podcast/twimlai/accelerating-sustainability-with-ai/
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## Resource

Today, we're joined by Andres Ravinet, sustainability global black belt at Microsoft, to discuss the role of AI in sustainability. We explore real-world use cases where AI-driven solutions are leveraged to help tackle environmental and societal challenges, from early warning systems for extreme weather events to reducing food waste along the supply chain to conserving the Amazon rainforest. We cover the major threats that sustainability aims to address, the complexities in standardized sustainability compliance reporting, and the factors driving businesses to take a step toward sustainable practices. Lastly, Andres addresses the ways LLMs and generative AI can be applied towards the challenges of sustainability. The complete show notes for this episode can be found at https://twimlai.com/go/689.

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