{"id":508727,"date":"2021-07-01T08:02:12","date_gmt":"2021-07-01T12:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/accenture-helps-climeworks-filter-more-co2-from-the-air-and-inspire-one-billion-people-to-be-climate-positive\/"},"modified":"2021-07-01T08:02:12","modified_gmt":"2021-07-01T12:02:12","slug":"accenture-helps-climeworks-filter-more-co2-from-the-air-and-inspire-one-billion-people-to-be-climate-positive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/accenture-helps-climeworks-filter-more-co2-from-the-air-and-inspire-one-billion-people-to-be-climate-positive\/","title":{"rendered":"Accenture Helps Climeworks Filter More CO2 from the Air and Inspire One Billion People to Be Climate Positive"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Accenture Helps Climeworks Filter More CO2<\/sub> from the Air and Inspire One Billion People to Be Climate Positive<\/b><\/p>\n

\nCollaboration on strategy, design, digital engineering, IT and cloud supports fight against climate change\n<\/p>\n

ZURICH–(BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)–Accenture<\/a> (NYSE: ACN) has developed a digital plant solution for Climeworks<\/a> that supports the company in removing carbon dioxide (CO2<\/sub>) from the air more efficiently. The digital plant solution is part of a multi-service collaboration<\/a> between Accenture and Climeworks and spans strategy, design, digital engineering, technology and cloud.\n<\/p>\n

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\"\u201cOrca,\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOrca,\u201d Climeworks\u2019 newest plant in Iceland, will capture 4,000 tons of carbon dioxide per year with support from Accenture, \u00a9 Climeworks 2021<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\nClimeworks, a global leader in direct air capture, offers carbon dioxide removal as a service to companies and individuals. Its newest plant<\/a> in Iceland, called \u201cOrca,\u201d will capture 4,000 tons of carbon dioxide per year, making it the world’s largest climate-positive facility to date. The CO2<\/sub> is put into underground storage provided by Carbfix, where it will turn into stone in less than two years.\n<\/p>\n

\nAccenture and Climeworks began working together after leaders of the two companies met on a panel discussion at the World Economic Forum in 2018. By then, Climeworks was well on its way to scaling its technology. Accenture offered to collaborate with the company on the next stages of its growth. A team of Accenture volunteers was formed to help Climeworks, later becoming part of the Accenture Development Partnerships<\/a> program, which supports organizations working for good to positively impact the world.\n<\/p>\n

\n\u201cOur vision is to inspire one billion people to remove carbon dioxide from the air,\u201d said Daniel Egger, chief commercial officer, Climeworks. \u201cTo bring it to life, we keep strengthening our offering for consumers and corporate clients \u2013 and Accenture has been playing a key role.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\nSt\u00e9phane Piqu\u00e9, who leads Accenture\u2019s work for Climeworks and Accenture Industry X<\/a> in Switzerland, said, \u201cWe began collaborating with Climeworks because we believe in their mission. It quickly became clear that Accenture could provide value in key areas of this exceptional company. The work we\u2019ve done is a testament to making sustainability our greatest responsibility, and helping clients infuse it across their businesses. We\u2019re looking forward to continuing to contribute to Climeworks\u2019 success \u2013 for the next generation and ourselves.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\nAccenture is supporting Climeworks\u2019 fight against climate change across the following areas:\n<\/p>\n