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.
Jun
01
SEC makes official move to rescind climate disclosure rule

SEC makes official move to rescind climate disclosure rule

2 min read
Jun
01
Clean energy to receive nearly double the investment in fossil fuels this year

Clean energy to receive nearly double the investment in fossil fuels this year

2 min read
May
29
Big Tech giants join initiative to accelerate sustainable data centre technologies

Big Tech giants join initiative to accelerate sustainable data centre technologies

2 min read
May
29
Climate TRACE Q1 data suggests global emissions are finally declining in 2026

Climate TRACE Q1 data suggests global emissions are finally declining in 2026

Manufacturing emissions dropped by 1.3% year on year in March.
2 min read
May
28
GRI and ISSB sustainability standards strengthen interoperability

GRI and ISSB sustainability standards strengthen interoperability

1 min read
May
28
Waste could provide half of Europe’s critical material demand by 2050

Waste could provide half of Europe’s critical material demand by 2050

"Our mindset needs to shift to think of ‘secondary’ sources of critical raw materials as the new primary source."
2 min read
May
27
Methane action still lagging among dairy and coffee firms

Methane action still lagging among dairy and coffee firms

Danone is close to meeting its 2030 methane reduction target early.
2 min read
May
27
Sustainable debt market surpasses US$7tn, led by green bonds

Sustainable debt market surpasses US$7tn, led by green bonds

"This is bigger than the economy of most countries in the world, and the market is still growing."
2 min read
May
26
Financial system not adapting to climate risk fast enough

Financial system not adapting to climate risk fast enough

Most credit risk models still assume that insurance remains available and affordable.
2 min read
May
26
Rabobank names new Chief Sustainability Officer

Rabobank names new Chief Sustainability Officer

1 min read
May
25
Governments raised US$107bn in carbon taxes last year

Governments raised US$107bn in carbon pricing revenue last year

“Carbon pricing can play an important role in allowing countries to determine their own energy mix."
2 min read
May
25
Europe’s sustainable funds back to positive inflows after 'difficult 2025'

Europe’s sustainable funds back to positive inflows after 'difficult 2025'

"European sustainable funds nonetheless continue to face significant headwinds."
2 min read