Carbon removals Microsoft builds on carbon credit strategy with Mexican rainforest agreement Microsoft's carbon footprint jumped by nearly 30% in 2023. Melodie Michel 12 September 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
CSO Futures Weekly CSO Futures Weekly: Microsoft suffers the climate impact of its AI strategy Microsoft's carbon footprint jump, Barclays' sustainable finance controversy and positive news around nature efforts. Melodie Michel 16 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: The devil in the details Peaking power sector emissions, Paypal's rising crypto footprint and a growing bet on carbon capture and storage... Melodie Michel 09 May 2024
Carbon removals Microsoft signs historic carbon capture deal to remove 3 million tonnes of CO2 Tech giant is betting heavily on carbon removals to achieve carbon negativity. Melodie Michel 08 May 2024
Operations & Finance Big business urged to set business travel targets as emissions inch towards pre-Covid 19 levels Accenture's business travel emissions grew by 47% between 2022 and 2023. Melodie Michel 12 March 2024
CSO Futures Weekly CSO Futures Weekly: Data, sustainability and imperfection Sage's sustainability lead on 'an imperfect system', AI and data management, China's new reporting requirements and more in this issue... Melodie Michel 15 February 2024