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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
19
Inditex picks risk lead as new CSO

Inditex picks risk lead as new Chief Sustainability Officer

Unlike his predecessor, Fernando de Bunes will not form part of the executive committee.
1 min read
May
19
Energy retailer admits offsets ‘do not prevent or undo’ fossil fuels harms in greenwashing settlement

Energy retailer admits offsets ‘do not prevent or undo’ fossil fuels harms in greenwashing settlement

EnergyAustralia withdrew its Go Neutral product in July 2024, and says it has now “shifted its focus to direct emissions reductions”.
2 min read
May
19
US Senator presses Meta to justify plans to power new Louisiana data centre with gas

US Senator presses Meta to justify plans to power new Louisiana data centre with gas

“I worry that this quest for profits over climate safety is misleading the public on Meta’s progress toward achieving net zero emissions.”
2 min read
May
16
Ahold Delhaize unveils updated SBTi targets and deforestation goal

Ahold Delhaize unveils updated SBTi targets and deforestation goal

"The exact road to net-zero is not clear yet."
2 min read
May
16
Inditex Chief Sustainability Officer Javier Losada to step down

Inditex Chief Sustainability Officer Javier Losada to step down

Losada is Inditex’ first Chief Sustainability Officer and a member of the executive committee.
1 min read
May
16
European firms favourable to CSRD in its current form, unhappy about Omnibus

European firms favourable to CSRD in its current form, unhappy about Omnibus

Support for CSRD increases with firm size, reaching 67% among those with over 5,000 employees.
2 min read
May
15
Renewables, decentralised decision-making and internal targets: Watch CSO Futures' energy decarbonisation webinar

Renewables, decentralised decision-making and internal targets: Watch CSO Futures' energy decarbonisation webinar

Learn how sustainability leaders are managing their firms' energy transition.
1 min read
May
15
The Crown Estate Director - Net Zero Lamé Verre

The Crown Estate Director - Net Zero Lamé Verre: ‘We’ve got the right ingredients – we just need to bake the cake’

The key to driving net zero efforts is to recognise and balance the organisation’s “sphere of control and sphere of influence”.
4 min read
May
15
Global EV sales to reach 25% market share this year: IEA

Global EV sales to reach 25% market share this year: IEA

Electric car sales were up 35% year on year in the first quarter of 2025.
2 min read
May
15
Sustainability and circularity for supply chain resilience

Sustainability and circularity for supply chain resilience

Future-proofing supply chains in a fast-changing world.
2 min read