Sign in Join
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.
Dec
13
COP28 carbon trading rules delayed until next year

‘Terrible news’: COP28 fails to clarify carbon trading rules

For some, the absence of a deal is better than a low-integrity carbon market that would undermine progress towards the Paris Agreement.
3 min read
Dec
13
COP28: Global stocktake calling on countries to transition away from fossil fuels just adopted

COP28: Global stocktake calling on countries to transition away from fossil fuels just adopted

The new text's quick adoption has come as a surprise to many in the plenary session, who expected more debate, and perhaps even further revisions.
4 min read
Dec
12
Fidelity International CSO Jenn-Hui Tan

Fidelity International CSO Jenn-Hui Tan: Halving portfolio emissions would be easy – but would it help the world?

When it comes to the decades-long ‘divest or engage’ debate regarding investors’ attitudes towards polluting activities, Tan is firmly in the engage camp.
5 min read
Dec
12
COP28 failures could leave businesses ‘at risk of being stranded’

COP28 failures could leave businesses ‘at risk of being stranded’

“The just transition has to happen in a business context as well."
2 min read
Dec
12
COP28 ends on a bitter note as new ‘choose your own adventure’ draft divides leaders

COP28 ends on a bitter note as new ‘choose your own adventure’ draft divides leaders

Global stocktake negotiations continue this morning as the COP28 venue officially closes its doors.
2 min read
Dec
11
Sustainability is becoming a key board priority: But what does good governance really look like?

Sustainability is becoming a key board priority: But what does good governance really look like?

“You need people on the board that have a much more sensitive antenna on how the world is changing.”
6 min read
Dec
11
Nature investment: private finance flows 140 times larger for degradation than for protection

Nature investment: private finance flows 140 times larger for degradation than for protection

Climate conversations increasingly include nature and biodiversity considerations, but the world must do more to put its money where its mouth is.
2 min read
Dec
11
COP28 seen by Chief Sustainability Officers

COP28 seen by Chief Sustainability Officers

CSOs reflect on green skills, farming ecosystems, carbon markets, transportation and the work left ahead as they leave Dubai.
4 min read
Dec
08
CSOs come and go in the battery supply chain

People moves: CSOs come and go in the battery supply chain

Battery supply chains are under pressure to improve their sustainability credentials – and this is leading to governance shake-ups.
2 min read
Dec
07
CSO Futures Weekly

CSO Futures Weekly

Top news from the first week of COP28, advice from sustainability leads at two large multinationals, and the business case for climate adaptation in this week's newsletter.
4 min read
Dec
07
Severe storms cost insurers a record US$60 billion in 2023

Severe storms cost insurers a record US$60 billion in 2023

This is the first time that severe thunderstorms have caused this level of loss in the insurance industry.
2 min read
Dec
07
Investing in climate adaptation pays off

Investing in climate adaptation pays off – at a 15:1 ratio

Water collection and storage, including rainwater harvesting, is by far the most impactful measure companies can take.
3 min read