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.
Feb
21
Ahold Delhaize and Pernod Ricard strengthen sustainability governance

Ahold Delhaize and Pernod Ricard strengthen sustainability governance

Two Chief Sustainability Officer appointments with very different backgrounds...
2 min read
Feb
20
Steel giant AM/NS India names Chief Sustainability Officer

Steel giant AM/NS India names Chief Sustainability Officer

AM/NS India's carbon intensity stood at 2.23 tonnes of CO2 per tonne of crude steel in 2021.
2 min read
Feb
20
EU Carbon Removal Certification Framework: Provisional deal leaves many gaps

EU Carbon Removal Certification Framework: Provisional deal leaves many gaps

The framework provides more clarity on how to generate credits from carbon farming but lacks greenwashing safeguards.
3 min read
Feb
19
CSDDD: What would a failed EU due diligence legislation mean for businesses?

CSDDD: What would a failed EU due diligence legislation mean for businesses?

Observers are increasingly doubtful that the EU’s flagship supply chain due diligence legislation will make it past the finish line before EU Parliament elections this June.
3 min read
Feb
19
Sustainable bond issuances to reach US$1 trillion in 2024

Sustainable bond issuances to reach US$1 trillion in 2024

Growth is likely to be spurred by increased transparency and the adoption of green taxonomies.
2 min read
Feb
16
Investors worth US$14tn leave CA100+ climate group

Investors worth US$14tn leave CA100+ climate group

The move comes just a few days after CA100+ released a net zero standard for oil and gas companies, signalling its intention to start pressuring the sector to decarbonise.
3 min read
Feb
16
Medtronic announces first Chief Sustainability Officer

Medtronic announces first Chief Sustainability Officer

Medtronic reported 253,800 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions across Scope 1 and 2 in 2023, down 14% from the previous year.
1 min read
Feb
15
CSO Futures Weekly: Data, sustainability and imperfection

CSO Futures Weekly: Data, sustainability and imperfection

Sage's sustainability lead on 'an imperfect system', AI and data management, China's new reporting requirements and more in this issue...
4 min read
Feb
15
Zurich Chief Sustainability Officer Linda Freiner

Zurich’s Linda Freiner promoted to Chief Sustainability Officer

Freiner has been working at Zurich Insurance for 11 years, and in charge of group sustainability since 2016.
1 min read
Feb
15
Sage sustainability head Elisa Moscolin: ‘Sustainability is like driving a car at high speed while building the engine’

Sage sustainability head Elisa Moscolin: ‘Sustainability is like driving a car at high speed while building the engine’

The sustainability EVP shares her thoughts on how to avoid crashing: “Talk less, do more, go basics.”
5 min read