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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.
May
22
Sage validates 2040 net zero target

Sage validates 2040 net zero target

A large part of Sage's decarbonisation strategy involves migrating customers to the cloud.
2 min read
May
22
EV manufacturers’ sustainable sourcing policies lack teeth: report

EV manufacturers’ sustainable sourcing policies lack teeth: report

Tesla, BMW and Mercedes-Benz stand out as having more solid commitments and/or enforcement mechanisms.
2 min read
May
21
H&M, Primark among 7 brands in new circular fashion initiative

H&M, Primark among 7 brands in new circular fashion initiative

Fashion giants are attempting to decouple revenue from production.
2 min read
May
21
Climate transition planning for compliance

Climate transition planning for compliance: a guide for CSOs

This article is part of a CSO Futures series on transition planning for Chief Sustainability Officers.
7 min read
May
21
Deforestation-free supply chains are achievable – but still too rare, says CDP

Deforestation-free supply chains are achievable – but still too rare, says CDP

Companies have made the most progress in timber and palm oil supply chains.
2 min read
May
20
Critical minerals human rights abuses should ‘alarm’ firms and investors

Critical minerals human rights abuses should ‘alarm’ firms and investors

More than half of the 631 allegations tracked so far are associated with just 10 companies.
4 min read
May
20
Levi Strauss strengthens Scope 3 target

Levi Strauss strengthens Scope 3 target, hopes to drive apparel supply chain cooperation

The new 42% reduction target should lower the brand’s Scope 3 footprint by nearly 1 million tonnes.
2 min read
May
17
Concerns grow over how a second Trump presidency would affect climate goals

Concerns grow over how a second Trump presidency would affect climate goals

"US carbon emissions could grow, putting net zero out of reach."
2 min read
May
16
CSO Futures Weekly - May 16

CSO Futures Weekly: Microsoft suffers the climate impact of its AI strategy

Microsoft's carbon footprint jump, Barclays' sustainable finance controversy and positive news around nature efforts.
4 min read
May
16
AI-driven data centre expansion threatening Microsoft’s climate targets

AI-driven data centre expansion threatening Microsoft’s climate targets

Microsoft's capital goods emissions went up by almost 2 million tonnes last year.
3 min read