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.
Mar
26
Faced with a materials conundrum, Lego bets on carbon removal

Faced with a materials conundrum, Lego bets on carbon removal

Lego's Scope 3 emissions have increased steadily from 1.02 million tonnes in 2019 to 1.6 million tonnes in 2022.
2 min read
Mar
26
How PepsiCo achieved its water efficiency goal two years early

How PepsiCo achieved its water efficiency goal two years early

Rainwater harvesting, standards adoption and a coding adjustment all helped PepsiCo increase water efficiency by 25% two years ahead of schedule.
2 min read
Mar
25
Sustainability reporting anxiety mounts among UK firms

Sustainability reporting anxiety mounts among UK firms

Worryingly, 38% of UK sustainability decision makers admit they are “not clear” on what they should be reporting on.
2 min read
Mar
25
Ball Corporation cut Scope 3 emissions for the first time in 2023

Ball Corporation cut Scope 3 emissions for the first time in 2023 – by almost 29%

“Not that we will achieve this every year, a few things went our way!”
2 min read
Mar
22
Companies urged to act on water risk in supply chains

Companies urged to act on water risk in supply chains, with billions of dollars under threat

Just half of the 3,163 large companies analysed by CDP currently engage with their supply chains on water issues.
2 min read
Mar
21
CSO Futures Weekly - March 21

CSO Futures Weekly: Green software and the future of sustainable AI

AVEVA's sustainability lead talks Scope 3, an invitation to discuss cloud emissions and growing scrutiny for supply chains...
3 min read
Mar
21
AVEVA sustainability head Lisa Wee on green software principles

AVEVA sustainability head Lisa Wee on green software principles and radical value chain collaboration

"How do we make sure that the software is fit for purpose for the energy transition?"
5 min read
Mar
21
CSO approaches to IT emissions: help us forge the future of sustainable AI

CSO approaches to IT emissions: help us forge the future of sustainable AI

The University of Sussex and Greenpixie team up to find out how Chief Sustainability Officers are approaching the climate impacts of IT, the cloud and AI.
3 min read
Mar
20
profits from forced labour are on the rise

‘Obscene’ profits from forced labour are on the rise

Industry is the second sector with the highest illegal profits at US$35 billion, followed by services and agriculture.
2 min read
Mar
19
Sainsbury’s unveils new 2030 climate targets that include land use and agriculture

Sainsbury’s unveils new 2030 climate targets that include land use and agriculture

This is the first time the UK retailer has set goals for land use emissions, which come with a commitment to end deforestation across primary commodities by the end of 2025.
2 min read