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
12
Nokia admits it is ‘not on track’ to meet 2030 target

Nokia admits it is ‘not on track’ to meet 2030 target but bets on exponential decarbonisation

The telco is doubling down on climate commitments with a new goal to reach net zero by 2040.
2 min read
Mar
12
Big business urged to set business travel targets as emissions inch towards pre-Covid 19 levels

Big business urged to set business travel targets as emissions inch towards pre-Covid 19 levels

Accenture's business travel emissions grew by 47% between 2022 and 2023.
2 min read
Mar
11
JBS and X among 284 companies that failed to meet science-based target-setting commitment

JBS and X among 284 companies that failed to meet science-based target-setting commitment

Scope 3 challenges, lack of sector-specific standards and fear of not being able to meet targets top the reasons for missing deadline.
2 min read
Mar
08
Unilever moves from GHG intensity to absolute Scope 3 reduction targets as data granularity improves

Unilever moves from GHG intensity to absolute Scope 3 reduction targets as data granularity improves

Adjustments were made as Scope 3 emissions reduction proved more challenging than expected, prompting the firm to revisit plans and measurements.
2 min read
Mar
07
CSO Futures Weekly - March 7

CSO Futures Weekly: SEC adopts weakened climate disclosures

SEC adopts climate disclosure rule, Unilever addresses trade associations misaligned on climate, and SAP emissions grow along with its cloud business...
3 min read
Mar
07
Uncertain future for adopted SEC climate risk disclosure rules

Uncertain future for adopted SEC climate risk disclosure rule

The final, watered down rule can still be struck down... but would it matter to Chief Sustainability Officers?
3 min read
Mar
07
IAG Chief Sustainability Officer takes on Vueling CEO role – new CSO yet to be announced

IAG Chief Sustainability Officer takes on Vueling CEO role – new CSO yet to be announced

Martinoli has been managing sustainability initiatives at IAG since April 2021, spearheading the group’s sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) programme.
2 min read
Mar
06
Lexmark Chief Sustainability Officer John Gagel on the power of marginal gains

Lexmark Chief Sustainability Officer John Gagel on the power of marginal gains

“Our ability to provide our customers with auditable verifiable carbon footprint data for a fleet of devices is increasingly important.”
5 min read
Mar
05
SAP reports increase in absolute emissions as cloud revenue spikes

SAP reports increase in absolute emissions as cloud revenue spikes

Emissions from cloud hyperscalers' power use jumped by 45,500 tonnes, reaching 128,800 tonnes – more than 27% of SAP’s overall carbon footprint.
3 min read
Mar
05
Unilever CSO urges industry associations to ‘do better’ on climate

Unilever CSO urges trade associations to ‘do better’ on climate

Unilever is not opposed to withdrawing its membership from associations that refuse to adjust their positions on climate.
2 min read