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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.
Sep
12
Investors push FTSE 100 firms to vote on climate transition plans at 2025 AGMs

Investors push FTSE 100 firms to vote on climate transition plans at 2025 AGMs

“Specific transition plan votes enable shareholders to signal support for these decarbonisation strategies and any associated capital expenditure requirements."
2 min read
Sep
12
Microsoft builds on carbon credit strategy with Mexican rainforest agreement

Microsoft builds on carbon credit strategy with Mexican rainforest agreement

Microsoft's carbon footprint jumped by nearly 30% in 2023.
2 min read
Sep
11
Sabert brings back ex sustainability lead as Chief Sustainability and Strategy Officer

Sabert brings back ex sustainability lead as Chief Sustainability and Strategy Officer

Richa Desai worked at the firm from 2019 to 2021 as sustainability director.
1 min read
Sep
11
SBTN launches consultation on science-based ocean targets

SBTN launches consultation on science-based ocean targets

The draft targets focus on seafood value chains and address corporate impacts from wild fishing and aquaculture.
1 min read
Sep
11
Investors urged to strengthen biodiversity policies ahead of COP16

Investors urged to strengthen biodiversity policies ahead of COP16

“Investors are not doing enough to adapt their investment policies to tackle the destruction of important ecosystems in protected areas."
2 min read
Sep
10
Amcor names first Chief Sustainability Officer

Amcor names first Chief Sustainability Officer

In 2023, Amcor’s reported carbon footprint stood at 10.58 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent – down 10.2% from 2022.
1 min read
Sep
10
Transition Pathway Initiative: Credible climate transition plans still ‘very rare’

Transition Pathway Initiative: Credible climate transition plans still ‘very rare’

Most firms plan to “postpone deep emissions cuts until the 2040s”.
2 min read
Sep
06
Morgan Stanley drops 2030 pledge to cut plastic pollution

Morgan Stanley drops 2030 pledge to cut plastic pollution

The bank removed all mentions of its Plastic Waste Resolution from its latest ESG report.
2 min read
Sep
05
CSO Futures Weekly - September 5

CSO Futures Weekly: Volvo scraps 2030 EV target

Volvo lessens EV ambition, governments refine aviation's net zero plans, and a high-profile CSO retires.
4 min read
Sep
05
Malaysia government releases aviation decarbonisation roadmap

Malaysia government releases aviation decarbonisation roadmap

Malaysia could implement “a national policy to require SAF utilisation on all flights” in the future.
1 min read