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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.
Dec
06
Private sector finance at COP28: Commitment and capacity building

Private sector finance at COP28: Commitment and capacity building

Private sector climate finance needs to multiply by a factor of 15 to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement.
3 min read
Dec
06
PageGroup sustainability head Joanna Bonnett on talent: ‘They’re here to change the world and if they can’t see that, they will walk’

PageGroup sustainability head Joanna Bonnett on talent: ‘They’re here to change the world and if they can’t see that, they will walk’

If companies want to attract sustainability talent, they cannot hide behind any excuse.
4 min read
Dec
06
Ahold Delhaize poaches Woolworths Chief Sustainability Officer

Ahold Delhaize poaches Woolworths Chief Sustainability Officer

Alex Holt will succeed Jan Ernst de Groot in April 2024.
1 min read
Dec
06
How the private sector can turn climate challenges into opportunities at COP28

How the private sector can turn climate challenges into opportunities at COP28

Luma Saqqaf, Founder of AJYAL Sustainability Consulting, discusses what businesses can expect from COP28 in terms of climate ambitions, finance, and carbon markets.
3 min read
Dec
05
Think tank warns against over-reliance on ‘underperforming’ carbon capture

Think tank warns against over-reliance on ‘underperforming’ carbon capture

Relying on large-scale CCS, combined with an underperformance in these technologies, could lead to excess greenhouse gas emissions of 86 billion tonnes between 2020 and 2050.
2 min read
Dec
05
Time for Chief Sustainability Officers to ‘get started’ on nature disclosures

Time for Chief Sustainability Officers to ‘get started’ on nature disclosures as CDP highlights data gaps

Companies not preparing are set to lose out as regulations expand to include nature-related disclosures.
3 min read
Dec
05
COP28: Global stocktake negotiations shift towards fossil fuel phase-out and role of carbon capture

COP28: Global stocktake negotiations shift towards fossil fuel phase-out and role of carbon capture

Almost halfway through the UN climate change conference, the draft of the global stocktake contains “the ingredients for an ambitious outcome”.
3 min read
Dec
04
Increased collaboration (and scrutiny) for carbon markets at COP28

Increased collaboration (and scrutiny) for carbon markets at COP28

Several announcements made over the last two days at COP28 in Dubai suggest that carbon finance is  an increasingly popular mechanism to support the world’s transition to net zero.
3 min read
Dec
04
Whirlpool Global Director of Sustainability Beat Stocker

Whirlpool sustainability director Beat Stocker on agility and empathy for change management

"When you're asking somebody to think and do and act differently, we still need to respect that process."
5 min read
Dec
04
COP28 and energy: Can renewables pledge counter lack of fossil fuel ambition?

COP28 and energy: Can renewables pledge counter lack of fossil fuel ambition?

For companies and their CSOs who had been calling for a phase-out of fossil fuels, the oil and gas decarbonisation charter announced on Saturday will likely be disappointing.
4 min read
Dec
01
Global food companies worth US$2.1 trillion join forces for sustainable farming

Global food companies worth US$2.1 trillion join forces for sustainable farming

The 14 founding members of the First Movers Coalition for Food aim to procure US$10-20 billion of low-carbon farming commodities.
2 min read
Dec
01
COP28 food systems sustainability

COP28: Businesses and governments rally behind food systems sustainability

134 countries have signed the Emirates Declaration on Sustainable Agriculture, Resilient Food Systems, and Climate Action, and will incorporate food into their climate plans.
3 min read