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
18
Is carbon neutrality dead? Watch CSO Futures' carbon market webinar

Is carbon neutrality dead? Watch CSO Futures' carbon market webinar

The webinar is now available on replay for CSO Futures subscribers.
1 min read
Sep
18
New water quality guidance launched as data shows gaps in corporate water stewardship

New water quality guidance launched as data shows gaps in corporate water stewardship

ā€œInvestors are recognising that water is the most significant environmental risk for many sectors."
3 min read
Sep
18
Listed companies set to exceed 1.5°C emissions budget by 61%

Listed companies set to exceed 1.5°C emissions budget by 61%

ā€œInvestors want evidence of transition, not just rhetoric."
2 min read
Sep
17
No going back: 99% of CEOs plan to maintain or expand sustainability commitments

No going back: 99% of CEOs plan to maintain or expand sustainability commitments

However, only half feel very comfortable communicating their progress publicly.
2 min read
Sep
17
Markerstudy Group Head of Sustainable Business Strategy Tom Williams on green legacy and keeping the world insurable

Markerstudy Group Head of Sustainable Business Strategy Tom Williams on green legacy and keeping the world insurable

ā€œSustainability needs to be framed as transformational to businesses."
4 min read
Sep
16
Existing clean power technologies can replace 75% of fossil fuel demand

Existing clean power technologies can replace 75% of fossil fuel demand

Renewables now attract twice as much investment as fossil fuels – 3.6 times more in the case of China.
2 min read
Sep
16
WƤrtsilƤ sustainability lead to retire: Function transferred to legal and compliance head

WƤrtsilƤ sustainability lead to retire: Function transferred to legal and compliance head

Marko Vainikka, Vice President of Corporate Relations and Sustainability, remains at the firm.
1 min read
Sep
15
US and UK to jointly ā€˜turbocharge’ nuclear development

US and UK to jointly ā€˜turbocharge’ nuclear development

The two governments plan to cut nuclear projects' permitting times to roughly two years.
2 min read
Sep
15
Is fashion on the cusp of a circular reinvention?

Is fashion on the cusp of a circular reinvention?

Why the fashion landscape could look dramatically more circular five years from now.
6 min read
Sep
15
Scientists urge Australia to set ā€˜strongest possible target’ as climate impacts accelerate

Scientists urge Australia to set ā€˜strongest possible target’ as climate impacts accelerate

"Even a 75% cut by 2035 would align with global heating of over 2°C."
2 min read