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.
May
16
Inditex Chief Sustainability Officer Javier Losada to step down

Inditex Chief Sustainability Officer Javier Losada to step down

Losada is Inditex’ first Chief Sustainability Officer and a member of the executive committee.
1 min read
May
16
European firms favourable to CSRD in its current form, unhappy about Omnibus

European firms favourable to CSRD in its current form, unhappy about Omnibus

Support for CSRD increases with firm size, reaching 67% among those with over 5,000 employees.
2 min read
May
15
Renewables, decentralised decision-making and internal targets: Watch CSO Futures' energy decarbonisation webinar

Renewables, decentralised decision-making and internal targets: Watch CSO Futures' energy decarbonisation webinar

Learn how sustainability leaders are managing their firms' energy transition.
1 min read
May
15
The Crown Estate Director - Net Zero Lamé Verre

The Crown Estate Director - Net Zero LamĂ© Verre: ‘We’ve got the right ingredients – we just need to bake the cake’

The key to driving net zero efforts is to recognise and balance the organisation’s “sphere of control and sphere of influence”.
4 min read
May
15
Global EV sales to reach 25% market share this year: IEA

Global EV sales to reach 25% market share this year: IEA

Electric car sales were up 35% year on year in the first quarter of 2025.
2 min read
May
15
Sustainability and circularity for supply chain resilience

Sustainability and circularity for supply chain resilience

Future-proofing supply chains in a fast-changing world.
2 min read
May
14
More than half of EU companies advocate for 1.5ÂșC-aligned policies

More than half of EU companies advocate for 1.5ÂșC-aligned policies

But their trade associations are not matching this changing attitude.
2 min read
May
14
CDP to cut staff by 20% in impact-focused restructure

CDP to cut staff by 20% in impact-focused restructure

“The restructure announced today will enable CDP to invest in the resilience and innovation of tomorrow."
2 min read
May
13
Basel Committee stands firm against US pressure to dilute work on climate risk

Basel Committee stands firm against US pressure to dilute work on climate risk

The Committee will prioritise its work to analyse the impact of extreme weather events on financial risks.
2 min read
May
13
Green economy now generates more than US$5tn of revenue a year for investors

Green economy now generates more than US$5tn of revenue a year for investors

If considered a standalone sector, the green economy would be the second-best performer among all FTSE All World Index industries.
2 min read