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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.
Nov
03
Investments are shifting towards climate adaptation

Sustainability investments shifting towards climate adaptation as companies fear the impacts of extreme weather

Two-thirds of companies expect wildfires, floods and storms to have a material impact on their sustainability initiatives.
2 min read
Nov
03
Estée Lauder strengthens climate action management, as net GHG emissions creep up

Estée Lauder strengthens climate action management, as net GHG emissions creep up

Sustainability shake-up comes as the company saw absolute GHG emissions rise 10% from its 2018 baseline
2 min read
Nov
02
CSO Futures Weekly

CSO Futures Weekly

A deep dive into regenerative agriculture pledges, updates on climate disclosures from the SEC and a number of Chief Sustainability Officer appointments...
3 min read
Nov
02
Carbon removals are now part of EU net zero strategy

Carbon removals are now part of EU net zero strategy: What CSOs need to know

Certified carbon removals can be used by companies beyond offsetting purposes.
3 min read
Nov
02
Visa Chief Sustainability Officer Douglas Sabo speaking at the 2018 Climate Leadership Conference

Douglas Sabo stepping down as Visa’s Chief Sustainability Officer

Sabo has been leading Visa's sustainability efforts for 15 years.
1 min read
Nov
02
Nature-related disclosures are gaining momentum

Nature-related disclosures: more work needed to define materiality and financial impacts

Nature and biodiversity impacts are making their way into sustainability reporting frameworks.
4 min read
Nov
01
Breaking free from fossil fuels is easier said than done, according to the Corporate Climate Stocktake

Despite net zero targets, one-third of companies expect to still rely on fossil fuels in 2050

Lack of infrastructure and raw materials alternatives are hindering the transition.
2 min read
Nov
01
Kevin Brzezinski, Westcon-Comstor's first Chief Sustainability Officer

Westcon-Comstor names first Chief Sustainability Officer amid record growth

Scope 3 emissions went up 17.4% as the company posted record half-year results.
1 min read
Oct
31
Regenerative agriculture may be tricky to implement

With regenerative agriculture pledges, food sustainability leads have their work cut out for them

To achieve truly sustainable food systems, companies will have to overcome policy uncertainty and early profitability losses.
6 min read
Oct
31
Fidelity International Chief Sustainability Officer Jenn-Hui Tan

Fidelity International grows sustainable finance team

The US$700 billion asset manager is in a race to reduce corporate and portfolio emissions.
2 min read
Oct
30
Renewable energy investment needs may be be difficult to meet

COP28 groups call for $10 trillion of renewable energy investment amid historic wind losses

Renewable companies have suffered from rising costs and policy uncertainty.
2 min read
Oct
27
SEC climate disclosure rules likely delayed to 2024

SEC climate disclosure rule likely delayed, Scope 3 reporting hangs in the balance

If published in 2024, the rule would require public companies to disclose climate-related information from 2026.
3 min read