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
21
What will Chief Sustainability Officers focus on in 2024?

What will Chief Sustainability Officers focus on in 2024?

CSO Futures dives into the sustainability themes that are likely to draw the most attention next year.
4 min read
Dec
21
European banks move away from fossil fuels post-COP28

European banks move away from fossil fuels post-COP28

Crédit Agricole and ING have both announced steps to phase out fossil fuel investments from their portfolios faster than planned.
2 min read
Dec
20
Inclusive ESG ranking aims to support sustainable investment into emerging markets

Inclusive ESG ranking aims to support sustainable investment into emerging markets

Equitable finance and the just transition are recurrent topics at climate conferences, but low and middle-income countries still only get a fraction of global investment flows.
2 min read
Dec
20
Less than half of sustainability reports are CSRD-compliant

Less than half of sustainability reports are CSRD-compliant

With the first CSRD reports due in early 2025, it looks like sustainability teams will have a busy 2024 gathering missing data.
2 min read
Dec
19
Sebastien Pellion, Global Head of Impact and Sustainability at Glovo

Glovo’s Sebastien Pellion on linking sustainability funding to business growth

"It's a bet to invest so early on in impact and sustainability, and to make sure that this commitment is maintained over time."
5 min read
Dec
19
Plastic waste continues to grow – even for companies committed to cutting it

Plastic waste continues to grow – even for companies committed to cutting it

Most members of the ReSource: Plastic initiative have reported increases in plastic tonnage.
2 min read
Dec
18
Drop in business travel emissions shows company policies are changing

Drop in business travel emissions shows company policies are changing

World's biggest corporate flyers have cut emissions by a total of 51%.
1 min read
Dec
18
UK carbon border adjustment mechanism

UK to apply carbon border adjustment mechanism from 2027

UK government aligns with EU on CBAM but doesn't go as far as linking emissions trading schemes.
2 min read
Dec
15
Supply chain due diligence obligation

Supply chain due diligence obligation one step closer to becoming law

EU lawmakers aim to make high-risk sectors such as mining, agriculture and textiles more responsible.
3 min read
Dec
15
Boeing Chief Sustainability Officer Chris Raymond - soon CEO of Boeing Global Services

Governance shake-ups at Boeing as Chief Sustainability Officer becomes CEO

Boeing’s announcement is a clear sign that, when CSOs are fully integrated into the C-Suite, their career prospects are brilliant.
2 min read