For the first time in two years, the three-day event has returned in full force across the city. Steadman Brown are here today to disclose information on yesterday's highlights in case you missed any!
KEY ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Commerce Marketplace, Digital Subscription App, Direct to Consumer App
Businesses can create recurring revenue streams using Salesforce's Digital Subscription App, and their Direct-to-Consumer App has now been available generally. Additionally, the company announced its upcoming marketplace service, which will make it easier for companies to launch new marketplace offerings, both for customers and for businesses. The new service is scheduled to be available sometime next year, and it should assist customers in diversifying their revenue streams.
Salesforce Payments
A number of new payment methods will also be added to Commerce Cloud stores, including Afterpay and Venmo. According to Salesforce, the implementation of these new methods will be as simple as selecting them in the back end.
Using Salesforce Genie, a variety of payment methods will be presented to different people based on their previous interactions.
According to Salesforce, picking and packing from online stores has become easier. In order to reduce the time it takes for buyers to receive their products, a new store fulfilment app allows associates to identify orders that need to be completed quickly.
Net Zero Keynote
Salesforce announced yesterday that it would launch a Net Zero marketplace for carbon credits with the goal of making the purchase of offsets easier and more transparent.
The U.N. climate science panel has said that man-made carbon dioxide emissions need to fall by about 45% by 2030, from 2010 levels, and reach "net zero" by mid-century to give the world a good chance of limiting warming to 1.5C and avoiding the worst impacts of climate change, but the world has already heated up by about 1.1C and is currently on track for increasing to at least 3C this century as emissions continue to rise. Scientists say that would bring ever-worsening extreme weather and potentially a catastrophic sea-level rise, making some parts of the planet uninhabitable and fuelling hunger and migration.
What is net zero?
Achieving net zero emissions is not the same as eliminating all emissions. It means ensuring any human-produced carbon dioxide or other climate-changing emissions that cannot be done away with are removed from the atmosphere some other way. This can be done naturally, such as by restoring forests that suck CO2 out of the air. It can also can be done using technology that can capture and store emissions from power plants and factories or directly pull CO2 from the atmosphere.
How Steadman Brown helps reach net zero!
Planting more trees worldwide is a popular way to absorb and store more carbon. At Steadman brown we have partnered with Time4Trees. As an organization, Salesforce believes that bold climate action is the only way forward... And we stand by this belief. By conserving, restoring, and growing one trillion trees, we will sequester one hundred gigatons of carbon and protect our oceans.
Every time we place a candidate, we will plant a tree! In addition, we offer a sustainable placement package to our successful candidates to celebrate landing their dream Salesforce job! The box contains 100% sustainable items! Additionally, we send out a Tree Certification from Time 4 Trees containing personalised GPS coordinates, site location, and tree name that we planted on their behalf.
Together, we are giving back to the environment. Through this partnership, we can contribute to the creation of a greener future by making a tangible and measurable difference in the environment. Salesforce itself is aiming to reduce its emissions by 50% by 2030 and is already running its real estate and data centres on renewable energy. - How great is that!
Ecopreneurs
Salesforce has frequently referred to the concept of ecopreneurs during the event. In order to minimize businesses' carbon footprint without placing a tax on operations, Salesforce provides talented individuals with the tools they require to develop products that can help minimize their carbon footprint. The Salesforce sustainability strategy will also include supporting ecopreneurs, along with pursuing net zero goals and sequestration projects. We are excited to see what this will look like.
Marc Benioff front and centre!
Marc Benioff, Salesforce's co-CEO, takes the stage for a "fireside chat" with Jane Goodall, anthropologist, and zoologist.
According to Goodall, the species is at the beginning of an exceptionally long, very dark tunnel. At the other end is a bright star: hope. As a result of the effects of climate change on the environment, there are environmental challenges.
Each and every one of us has an impact on the planet on a daily basis, and we have to decide how we wish to influence that impact."
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