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.
Jul
09
UK supermarkets: deforestation law necessary to protect trade and food security

UK supermarkets: deforestation law necessary to protect trade and food security

"A market shift even amongst the most committed UK businesses is impossible to achieve without a binding regulatory baseline."
2 min read
Jul
08
Maintaining cars’ zero emissions target is EU’s chance to regain competitiveness: T&E

Maintaining cars’ zero emissions target is EU’s chance to regain competitiveness: T&E

Backtracking on the EU's 2035 ban on combustion engines would put 1 million jobs at risk.
2 min read
Jul
08
UBS names Christian Leitz as its new Chief Sustainability Officer

UBS names Christian Leitz as its new Chief Sustainability Officer

This year, UBS delayed its operational emissions target by 10 years and stepped away from ESG-linked compensation.
1 min read
Jul
07
EU launches nature credit roadmap to ‘put nature on the balance sheet’

EU launches nature credit roadmap to ‘put nature on the balance sheet’

“Privatising conservation policies will weaken them by introducing a profitability requirement."
2 min read
Jul
07
BRICS leaders call for more inclusive climate governance and greater finance flows to Global South

BRICS leaders call for more inclusive climate governance and greater finance flows to Global South

Many criticised the new US$300bn annual collective quantified goal (NCQG) as insufficient.
2 min read
Jul
07
UK invests £28.6mn in carbon capture project to decarbonise cement and lime

UK invests £28.6mn in carbon capture project to decarbonise cement and lime

The Peak Cluster CCS project is expected to create around 13,000 jobs.
2 min read
Jul
04
Mondelez exec asks for further EU Deforestation Regulation delay

Mondelez exec asks for further EU Deforestation Regulation delay

The law was already delayed by one year last October and should come into force this December.
1 min read
Jul
03
UN report urges greater action for drought resilience

‘Slow-moving global catastrophe’: UN report urges greater action for drought resilience

“Drought is no longer a distant threat."
2 min read
Jul
03
Renewable targets and SDG-aligned policies could save the energy sector US$20tn

Renewable targets and SDG-aligned policies could save the energy sector US$20tn

"We must choose to embed renewable ambition into climate plans linked to inclusive development policies.”
2 min read
Jul
03
Mars credits sustainable farming focus for continued emissions reduction

Mars credits sustainable farming focus for continued emissions reduction

In 2024, Mars expanded sustainability-linked compensation to around 2,000 employees.
2 min read