SAN ANTONIO, May 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Rackspace Technology (NASDAQ: RXT), a leader in end-to-end multicloud technology solutions, today announced that SustainableIT.org, the CIO-led nonprofit dedicated to advancing global sustainability through technology leadership, announced today that Srini Koushik, EVP & CTO of Rackspace Technology, was recognized with the SustainableIT Impact Awards for Social Impact. These awards recognize leading technology companies and their C-suite partners for their leadership and achievements in promoting environmental, social, and governance (ESG) sustainability, which represent the values and goals that are part of the SustainableIT mission .
The award winners represent a broad spectrum of companies and reflect the program’s aim to inspire CIOs and CTOs to engage with their companies’ ESG challenges and opportunities. Winners were selected based on their goals and progress in promoting sustainability and their positive impact on their businesses.
“Sustainability is a journey,” said Srini Koushik, Rackspace Technology’s EVP & CTO. “Modern companies need to work together across sectors and recognize that their success is intertwined with the state of the planet and society.”
The heads of the non-profit organization SustainableIT.org reflected on the general meaning of the awards. Teradyne CIO Board Member Shannon Gath said: “Our award winners serve as beacons for their industries and hopefully inspire all leading technology companies to take a leadership role in sustainability. As IT leaders, we are in a unique position within our organizations to harness the power of technology for ESG activities. As with any other business imperative, technology is an integral part of this.”
This year’s Impact Awards winners will be recognized at the SustainableIT Awards Gala on Tuesday evening, May 2, 2023 at the Hotel Fontainebleau Miami Beach. Rackspace Technology CIO Scott Sanders will accept the award on behalf of Koushik. The gala is held in partnership with the Delphix Data Company Summit , an annual conference for technology leaders dedicated to promoting solutions and best practices for leveraging data to accelerate innovation while strengthening compliance, increasing software quality and reduce costs.
About SustainableIT.org
SustainableIT.org is a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing global sustainability through technology leadership. Our mission is to define programs to sustainably transform industries, author best practices and frameworks, set standards and certifications, provide education and training, and raise awareness of environmental and community programs that our organizations and the world will need for the future make generations sustainable.
About Rackspace Technology
Rackspace Technology is a leading provider of end-to-end multicloud services. We build and operate our customers’ cloud environments across all major technology platforms, regardless of technology stack or deployment model. We work with our customers at every stage of their cloud development, helping them modernize their applications, develop new products and introduce innovative technologies.
