“THE CHALLENGE IS NOT ONLY WHETHER THE TECHNOLOGY WORKS, BUT WHETHER EMPLOYEES TRUST IT”
Vanessa Miler-Fels SVP for Global Supply Chain, Safety, Environment, Real Estate and Sustainability Schneider Electric
The real-world impact of predictive sustainability models Predictive analytics depends on data quality, yet defining actual model success requires a much broader lens.
“ Accuracy is the starting point, but it is not a measure of success on its own,” Vanessa says.“ It should be assessed using metrics that fit the specific use case – again, going back to the question,‘ what are the ultimate outcomes we are driving?’ An energy forecast and an early-warning model, for example, should not be judged in the same way.”
Beyond accuracy, Vanessa argues that organisations need a balanced
72 September 2026