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.
Nov
01
Why Nature must move up the climate agenda webinar with TNFD and Aviva

Why nature must move up the climate agenda

Advancing corporate climate goals through nature action: a CSO Futures webinar
1 min read
Nov
01
Kerig, GSK, Holcim: first adopters of science-based targets for nature

Kerig, GSK, Holcim: first adopters of science-based targets for nature

Kerig’s targets are focused on both freshwater and land, while Holcim and GSK’s targets focus only on freshwater.
2 min read
Nov
01
California and US airlines aim to grow SAF supply tenfold by 2035

California and US airlines aim to grow SAF supply tenfold by 2035

The agreement's goal is for California to supply enough SAF to cover 40% of intrastate flights’ fuel needs.
2 min read
Nov
01
Investors, TNFD mull plans to include nature in transition planning

Investors, TNFD mull plans to include nature in transition planning

The organisations’ goal is to help the corporate and financial world move towards more holistic transition planning.
2 min read
Oct
31
CSO Futures Weekly - October 31

HSBC, Morgan Stanley: Are banks lowering their climate ambition?

Two banks seem to move sustainability down their priorities list and one sustainability head shares what keeps her awake at night.
4 min read
Oct
31
HSBC CSO demoted from executive committee amid cost-cutting reshuffle

HSBC CSO demoted from executive committee amid cost-cutting reshuffle

In February, the bank was advised by its board to refocus its sustainability strategy on execution.
1 min read
Oct
28
Morgan Stanley lowers climate ambition in new round of 2030 targets

Morgan Stanley lowers climate ambition in new round of 2030 targets

"The world is not on track to meet a 1.5°C scenario."
2 min read
Oct
25
TNFD adopters list grows to 500+ as more firms commit to nature reporting

TNFD adopters list grows to 500+ as more firms commit to nature reporting

This is a 57% increase since the first 320 adopters signed up to TNFD in January 2024.
2 min read
Oct
25
UN report calls for 42% emissions reduction by 2030

UN report calls for 42% emissions reduction by 2030

“It remains technically possible to get on a 1.5°C pathway."
1 min read
Oct
24
CSO Futures Weekly - October 24

COP16 and what companies can do to unlock finance for nature

Aviva funds nature restoration, CDP reports increasing biodiversity disclosures and the mining sector seeks to improve standards....
4 min read