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
09
TNFD shares final disclosure guidelines for maritime industry as world leaders gather for oceans

TNFD shares final disclosure guidelines for maritime industry as world leaders gather for oceans

"Our ocean is critical to life on Earth and the resilience of our global economy, yet it remains underrepresented in most corporate and financial decision-making."
2 min read
Jun
06
Tech companies more transparent about AI’s emissions impact – but action still lags

Tech companies more transparent about AI’s emissions impact – but action still lags

Electricity consumption by data centres increased four times faster than global electricity growth from 2017 to 2023.
2 min read
Jun
06
Schneider Electric names new Chief Sustainability Officer

Schneider Electric names new Chief Sustainability Officer

Esther Finidori also joins the executive committee.
1 min read
Jun
05
Media leaders launch industry fund for climate and nature action

Media leaders launch industry fund for climate and nature action

The sector is estimated to represent 2 to 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions.
2 min read
Jun
05
Regenerative agriculture programme shares ‘powerful’ measured impacts

Regenerative agriculture programme shares ‘powerful’ measured impacts

Soils saw an average increase of 1.83 tonnes of organic carbon per hectare in just one year.
2 min read
Jun
05
Brazil seeks to cancel US$180mn carbon credit agreement with LEAF Coalition

Brazil seeks to cancel US$180mn carbon credit agreement with LEAF Coalition

Prosecutors argue that the deal was closed without the previous, free and informed consent of local Indigenous communities.
2 min read
Jun
05
Is sustainability in a recession (and what can CSOs do about it)?

Is sustainability in a recession (and what can CSOs do about it)?

A CSO Futures Community event
3 min read
Jun
05
Eliot Whittington shares lessons learned in 20 years of climate advocacy within CISL’s Corporate Leaders Groups

When business leads: Lessons from the climate policy trenches

Eliot Whittington shares lessons learned in 20 years of climate advocacy within CISL’s Corporate Leaders Groups.
3 min read
Jun
04
Chris Leong leaves Schneider Electric after 6 months as CSO

Chris Leong leaves Schneider Electric after 6 months as CSO

Schneider Electric is yet to announce a replacement.
1 min read
Jun
04
Grosvenor Group Sustainability Director Tor Burrows

Grosvenor Group Sustainability Director Tor Burrows: ‘You can make money by doing the right thing’

“Whether you call it a green premium or a brown discount, the buildings with the top rents have definitely got the top sustainability credentials."
5 min read