毕马威：2026可持续 AI 研究报告：全新绩效前沿-企业如何平衡成本、风险、合规与环境责任（英文版）（20页）.pdf

1、KPMG global research reveals how organizations are balancing cost,risk,regulation,and environmental stewardshipand why a unified AI sustainability strategy is now a competitive advantage.Sustainable AI is the new performance ForewordA recent conversation around my extended familys dinner table cente

2、red not on current events or travels,but on a topic of interest once unusual for the average person:data centers.Artificial intelligence is transforming the world faster than any technology in recent memory,reshaping how we operate,innovate,and compete.Yet this acceleration brings a defining paradox

3、:AI is driving new efficiencies,insights,and social benefits while simultaneously placing unprecedented pressure on our energy systems,infrastructure,natural resources,and people.Communities in the US and around the world are raising concerns about proposed data center developments,and my own hometo

4、wn in northeastern Pennsylvania is no exception.Their concerns are grounded in data.Across industries,from consumer products to healthcare,AI use is set to skyrocket.More than 7 in 10 global CEOs say AI is a top investment priority.And nearly the same percentage plan to spend between 10 percent and

5、20 percent of their budget on AI in the next 12 months.1The speed and scope of burgeoning corporate AI use will require data center operators,including hyperscalers and cloud providers,to significantly expand capacity,power,and cooling.AI workloads in data centers alone will more than triple by 2027

6、 compared to today.2 Left unmanaged,the water and energy requirements for escalating AI use risk outpacing available resources.At the same time,AI holds extraordinary potential to accelerate climate action by enabling real-time emissions reductions and optimizing grids,buildings,supply chains,and na