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
10
Carbon market integrity requires action

Voluntary Carbon Market Integrity Initiative: ‘We need corporates to take action’

Carbon market integrity initiatives need companies to help demonstrate their impact.
3 min read
Oct
09
Litigation against airlines: Is carbon neutrality greenwashing?

Could greenwashing litigation be the end of ‘carbon neutrality’ claims?

Carbon claims based on offsets are no longer credible.
3 min read
Oct
09
A sustainable corporate culture is not always easy to achieve

Fostering an ethical and sustainable culture within organisations

Company culture can make or break sustainability objectives.
7 min read
Oct
09
With great power comes great responsibility: what is the SBTi

Science-based targets: With great power comes great responsibility

What is the SBTi and what kind of transition is it currently going through?
4 min read
Oct
09
Are supply chains ready for CBAM compliance?

CBAM! Smash! Ka-Pow! Are supply chains ready for the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism?

Can European companies find reliable supply chain emissions data to comply with CBAM?
6 min read
Oct
08
CSOs walking the tightrope of carbon offsets risk

Carbon offsets: a new risk for Chief Sustainability Officers?

Scrutiny is growing after a series of scientific reports questioning the efficacy of carbon offsets. Have they become too risky for companies to use (or talk about)?
7 min read
Oct
06
What is greenhushing exactly?

Between greenwashing and greenhushing: what is the right way to communicate sustainability plans?

Companies have a lot to lose by practising "greenhushing".
5 min read
Oct
06
How can companies reduce cloud emissions?

Cloud providers’ net zero claims are not enough: here is why companies should act to reduce their cloud emissions

Cloud emissions are notoriously opaque, but it is everyone's responsibility to reduce them.
5 min read
Oct
06
What is gender-responsive procurement?

Gender-responsive procurement: how corporates can use their purchasing power to promote gender equality

As companies work to track and reduce the climate impact of their supply chains, they also have an opportunity to go beyond environmental factors.
4 min read
Oct
05
ESG fund ouflows: Growth pains ahead for sustainable finance

Growth pains ahead for sustainable finance

A couple of years after the ESG finance boom, financial institutions appear to be taking a step back.
5 min read