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Melodie Michel

Melodie Michel

Melodie is chief reporter at CSO Futures. After writing about finance and trade for more than a decade, she completed a master's degree in CSR to hone her skills as a sustainability journalist.
May
20
Critical minerals human rights abuses should ‘alarm’ firms and investors

Critical minerals human rights abuses should ‘alarm’ firms and investors

More than half of the 631 allegations tracked so far are associated with just 10 companies.
4 min read
May
20
Levi Strauss strengthens Scope 3 target

Levi Strauss strengthens Scope 3 target, hopes to drive apparel supply chain cooperation

The new 42% reduction target should lower the brand’s Scope 3 footprint by nearly 1 million tonnes.
2 min read
May
17
Concerns grow over how a second Trump presidency would affect climate goals

Concerns grow over how a second Trump presidency would affect climate goals

"US carbon emissions could grow, putting net zero out of reach."
2 min read
May
16
CSO Futures Weekly - May 16

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.
4 min read
May
16
AI-driven data centre expansion threatening Microsoft’s climate targets

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

Microsoft's capital goods emissions went up by almost 2 million tonnes last year.
3 min read
May
16
ESRS-TNFD interoperability mapping finds ‘very good alignment’

ESRS-TNFD interoperability mapping finds ‘very good alignment’

"ESRS means all 14 of our recommended disclosures are covered to some extent."
2 min read
May
15
Regenerative agriculture cut ADM’s emissions by more than 300,000 tonnes last year

Regenerative agriculture cut ADM’s emissions by more than 300,000 tonnes last year

The company has now expanded its 2025 target from 4 to 5 million acres.
2 min read
May
15
Europe could be self-sufficient in battery cells by 2026 – if gigafactories don’t get cancelled

Europe could be self-sufficient in battery cells by 2026 – if gigafactories don’t get cancelled

More than half of planned plants are at risk of being delayed, scaled down or cancelled amid the global 'battery race'.
4 min read
May
14
NatureTech Alliance launched to improve biodiversity management and reporting

NatureTech Alliance launched to improve biodiversity management and reporting

"This comes at a critical time as large corporates are grappling with the next two waves of the triple threat of climate change, nature loss and water scarcity as a matter of urgency."
2 min read
May
14
Sustainable finance under scrutiny amid Barclays controversy

Sustainable finance under scrutiny amid Barclays controversy

Overly flexible guidelines may be allowing banks to fund fossil fuel expansion under sustainability labels.
3 min read