CSO Futures Weekly

CSO Futures Weekly: SBTi calls for no new fossil fuel equipment in buildings by 2030

New guidance from the SBTi, top sustainability appointments and a change in supplier termination policy for Shein.

Melodie Michel

29 August 2024

Data and Technology

How smarter deployment can help AI remain a sustainability net positive

To avoid jeopardising their decarbonisation efforts, CSOs can promote more intentional AI use.

Melodie Michel

28 August 2024

Data and Technology

Tech giants urge transparency from data centre vendors amid AI-driven emissions rise

Embodied emissions from manufacturing and construction are estimated to make up 6.6% of data centres' Scope 3 footprint.

Melodie Michel

17 July 2024

Carbon removals

Big Tech bets on carbon credits as AI climate impact grows

Nature-based projects to remove CO2 from the atmosphere are often criticised for exaggerating their positive impacts, but the Symbiosis Coalition hopes to raise quality standards.

Melodie Michel

27 May 2024

Sustainability Reports

AI-driven data centre expansion threatening Microsoft’s climate targets

Microsoft's capital goods emissions went up by almost 2 million tonnes last year.

Melodie Michel

16 May 2024

CSO Futures Weekly

CSO Futures Weekly: Green software and the future of sustainable AI

AVEVA's sustainability lead talks Scope 3, an invitation to discuss cloud emissions and growing scrutiny for supply chains...

Melodie Michel

21 March 2024

People & Culture

AVEVA sustainability head Lisa Wee on green software principles and radical value chain collaboration

"How do we make sure that the software is fit for purpose for the energy transition?"

Melodie Michel

21 March 2024

Cloud emissions

CSO approaches to IT emissions: help us forge the future of sustainable AI

The University of Sussex and Greenpixie team up to find out how Chief Sustainability Officers are approaching the climate impacts of IT, the cloud and AI.

Melodie Michel

21 March 2024

Data and Technology

Data management and AI identified as top priorities for sustainability reporting

Microsoft’s Chief Sustainability Officer Melanie Nakagawa recently noted that AI freed up 70% of her team's time.

Melodie Michel

14 February 2024

CSO Futures Weekly

CSO Futures Weekly: The sustainability impact of generative AI

Tips to mitigate AI's carbon risks, leadership changes at top corporations, interview with Zurich's head of sustainability and a discussion on climate resilience...

Melodie Michel

08 February 2024