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

Operations & Finance

PepsiCo announces first net zero plant for 2025

The brand has managed to decrease Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 23%, though its Scope 3 emissions have increased by 7%.

Melodie Michel

10 May 2024

Energy Transition

Electricity emissions may have peaked in 2023

Renewable energy, including solar, wind and hydro, made up a record 30% of the world’s energy mix last year.

Melodie Michel

09 May 2024

Renewable energy

2023 ‘best year’ for wind energy capacity

Despite recent progress, the industry could still fall short of the 3.5 TW needed by 2030 to limit global warming to 1.5ºC.

Melodie Michel

16 April 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

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

Operations & Finance

Corporates broke new clean energy purchasing records in 2023

Since 2008, companies have announced power purchase agreements for 198 GW of renewable energy.

Melodie Michel

14 February 2024

Operations & Finance

US$2 trillion a year needed to meet 2030 renewable energy goal

The world is on track to invest US$6.6 trillion in renewables and grids from 2024 to 2030, leaving a funding gap of just over US$5 trillion.

Melodie Michel

13 February 2024

Renewable energy

Europe broke new renewable energy records in 2023

For several countries, 2023 was the year when renewable energy consumption surpassed fossil fuels for the first time.

Melodie Michel

03 January 2024

People & Culture

What will Chief Sustainability Officers focus on in 2024?

CSO Futures dives into the sustainability themes that are likely to draw the most attention next year.

Melodie Michel

21 December 2023