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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.
Apr
01
H&M used nearly 90% sustainable materials in 2024

H&M used nearly 90% sustainable materials in 2024

Despite this progress, Scope 3 emissions went up 3.5% year on year.
2 min read
Apr
01
EU Parliament approves fast-track vote on sustainability reporting delay

EU Parliament approves fast-track vote on sustainability reporting delay

MEPs will vote on a two-year postponement of CSRD this Thursday.
2 min read
Mar
31
EV100 members report progress towards full fleet electrification

EV100 members report progress towards full fleet electrification

The 130 companies in the initiative have collectively deployed more than 700,000 EVs since 2017.
2 min read
Mar
31
Former BHP Chief Sustainability Officer joins Westpac

Former BHP Chief Sustainability Officer joins Westpac

Fiona Wild replaces Siobhan Toohill as Westpac CSO.
1 min read
Mar
31
BT Group climate transition plan: How the telco will achieve its new SBTi targets

BT Group climate transition plan: How the telco will achieve its new SBTi targets

The telco is adopting a more stringent approach to renewable energy sourcing and “scaling back” on the purchase RECs.
2 min read
Mar
28
Is greenhushing a good thing? Lessons from CSO Futures’ sustainable marketing event

Is greenhushing a good thing? Lessons from CSO Futures’ sustainable marketing event

"A lot of organisations share a lot of things about sustainability that, quite frankly, not a lot of people are interested in hearing."
3 min read
Mar
27
SUEZ UK Chief Sustainability Officer Adam Read

SUEZ UK Chief Sustainability Officer Adam Read on collaborative sustainability: ‘You need a small spark, but you need lots of them’

The waste management firm uses four internal communication platforms to talk about sustainability.
5 min read
Mar
26
Five ways to improve sustainability talent management for growth

Five ways to improve sustainability talent management for growth

"Believe me, these pros will voice their contempt and disappointment if their employers don’t walk the talk."
6 min read
Mar
25
Genuit Group Sustainability Director Lee Adcock

Genuit Group Sustainability Director Lee Adcock on what’s blocking the move away from virgin plastics

"Waste to energy is a good thing, but you miss out the bit that you're taking material out of a use phase."
5 min read
Mar
24
Half of EU firms rank climate change within top 10 risks

Half of EU firms rank climate change within top 10 risks

Globally, just 24% of companies view climate risks as a top 10 concern.
2 min read