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.
Oct
19
Climate risk assessment tools are necessary to understand physical risks from climate change

Verisk launches TCFD-aligned climate risk assessment tool for multinationals

Data analytics firms are responding to the demand for solutions to help insurers map their physical climate risks.
2 min read
Oct
19
CSO Futures Weekly, the news wrap for Chief Sustainability Officers

CSO Futures Weekly

A host of new appointments; fresh pressure from Deutsche Bank; Chief Sustainability Officer insights and data and more in our inaugural newsletter.
4 min read
Oct
19
Deutsche Bank emissions targets

Deutsche Bank sets strict emissions targets across corporate loans

The bank is vetting carbon-intensive loans and phasing out clients that refuse to align with its net zero strategy.
2 min read
Oct
19
Sustainability-linked loans given to mining firms have surprising KPIs

Sustainability-linked loans are not (yet) where they need to be

Recent financing granted to mining companies raise questions around the KPIs used in sustainability-linked loans.
5 min read
Oct
18
Chief Sustainability Officers still have a lot to learn

Most Chief Sustainability Officers are new to sustainability and to their role, survey finds

CSOs' responsibilities are growing, yet most are learning on the job.
2 min read
Oct
18
Fresh del Monte sustainability report: scope 3 emissions increase

Fresh Del Monte sustainability report: Slight increase in Scope 3 emissions despite transportation changes and ‘sustainable sourcing’

The agribusiness has achieved 94% of its Scope 1 and 2 reduction target, but Scope 3 goals may be more difficult to meet.
3 min read
Oct
17
Scope 2 emissions accounting is changing

Scope 2 energy decarbonisation is changing: here is how corporate sustainability plans will be affected

Changes to Scope 2 accounting could limit market-based decarbonisation strategies.
5 min read
Oct
17
CMA confirms climate change agreements are exempt from competition law

Climate change agreements exempt from competition law, says CMA

The CMA's Green Agreement Guidance provides long-awaited clarity on how companies can collaborate for the environment.
3 min read
Oct
16
Companies only report half of TCFD climate disclosures

Companies still report less than half of TCFD climate disclosures – and almost none report on climate resilience

Even as global warming intensifies, companies are struggling to assess their climate resilience.
5 min read
Oct
10
BT Global Head of Sustainability Sarwar Khan

BT Global Head of Sustainability Sarwar Khan: ‘I hope my job doesn’t exist in 10 years’

BT plans to provide customers with low-carbon connectivity, but for Khan, sustainability is also about human connection.
6 min read