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.
Sep
17
No going back: 99% of CEOs plan to maintain or expand sustainability commitments

No going back: 99% of CEOs plan to maintain or expand sustainability commitments

However, only half feel very comfortable communicating their progress publicly.
2 min read
Sep
17
Markerstudy Group Head of Sustainable Business Strategy Tom Williams on green legacy and keeping the world insurable

Markerstudy Group Head of Sustainable Business Strategy Tom Williams on green legacy and keeping the world insurable

“Sustainability needs to be framed as transformational to businesses."
4 min read
Sep
16
Existing clean power technologies can replace 75% of fossil fuel demand

Existing clean power technologies can replace 75% of fossil fuel demand

Renewables now attract twice as much investment as fossil fuels – 3.6 times more in the case of China.
2 min read
Sep
16
Wärtsilä sustainability lead to retire: Function transferred to legal and compliance head

Wärtsilä sustainability lead to retire: Function transferred to legal and compliance head

Marko Vainikka, Vice President of Corporate Relations and Sustainability, remains at the firm.
1 min read
Sep
15
US and UK to jointly ‘turbocharge’ nuclear development

US and UK to jointly ‘turbocharge’ nuclear development

The two governments plan to cut nuclear projects' permitting times to roughly two years.
2 min read
Sep
15
Is fashion on the cusp of a circular reinvention?

Is fashion on the cusp of a circular reinvention?

Why the fashion landscape could look dramatically more circular five years from now.
6 min read
Sep
15
Scientists urge Australia to set ‘strongest possible target’ as climate impacts accelerate

Scientists urge Australia to set ‘strongest possible target’ as climate impacts accelerate

"Even a 75% cut by 2035 would align with global heating of over 2°C."
2 min read
Sep
12
CSO Futures Sustainability Leaders Community Insider - September 11 summary notes

CSO Futures Sustainability Leaders Community Insider - September 11 summary notes

3 min read
Sep
12
Clean hydrogen growth ‘not yet meeting expectations’: IEA

Clean hydrogen growth ‘not yet meeting expectations’: IEA

Up to 37 million tonnes of annual clean hydrogen could enter the market by 2030 – down nearly 25% from previous forecasts.
2 min read
Sep
11
Google moves away from ‘net zero’ wording in climate communications

Google shifts climate communications away from ‘net zero’ wording

Google's carbon footprint is up 51% from its 2019 baseline.
2 min read