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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.
Jul
18
CSO Futures Weekly - July 18

CSO Futures Weekly: Corporate calls for sustainability action build up

Companies and investors are issuing increasing calls for greater sustainability ambition.
4 min read
Jul
17
Biodiversity COP: Firms encouraged to join US$1.1tn call for nature policy ambition

Biodiversity COP: Firms encouraged to join US$1.1tn call for nature policy ambition

Corporate coalition asks for land conversion bans, deep sea mining moratorium and regenerative agriculture incentives.
2 min read
Jul
17
Tech giants urge transparency from data centre vendors amid AI-driven emissions rise

Tech giants urge transparency from data centre vendors amid AI-driven emissions rise

Embodied emissions from manufacturing and construction are estimated to make up 6.6% of data centres' Scope 3 footprint.
3 min read
Jul
16
California Governor proposes two-year delay on climate reporting

California Governor proposes two-year delay for climate reporting

Lawmakers now have until August to pass the amendment – but its success is far from guaranteed.
2 min read
Jul
16
Jet firm Gulfstream hires first Chief Sustainability Officer

Jet firm Gulfstream hires first Chief Sustainability Officer

Smitha Hariharan joins from oil services corporation Halliburton, where she spent the past 12 years.
2 min read
Jul
15
Investors urge action from petrochemical firms amid plastic recycling setbacks

Investors urge plastic producers to act amid recycling setbacks

"There is a pressing need to focus on the entire plastics value chain, which includes these polymer producers."
3 min read
Jul
11
CSO moves: Northwest Bank, Hind Management, Mahindra Group and more

CSO moves: Northwest Bank, Hind Management, Mahindra Group and more

This week alone, three companies announced new CSO appointments.
2 min read
Jun
19
Energy transition has ‘lost momentum’, says WEF

Energy transition has ‘lost momentum’, says WEF

The slowdown first started in 2022 but has intensified in the past year.
2 min read
Jun
18
Telstra moves away from carbon offsets to redirect investment in reduction

Telstra moves away from carbon offsets to redirect investment in reduction

The decision was driven by increased scrutiny and changing consumer expectations, says CSO Justine Rowe.
2 min read
Jun
18
ExxonMobil lawsuit against shareholder climate proposal dismissed

ExxonMobil's shareholder lawsuit over climate proposal dismissed

Investors recently rejected all sustainability-related proposals at the company's AGM.
2 min read