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.
Aug
08
Scope, assurance, enforcement: EU answers frequent questions on CSRD

Scope, assurance, enforcement: EU answers frequent questions on CSRD

The FAQs clarify when companies may use estimates rather than having to collect value chain information from suppliers or partners.
2 min read
Aug
08
Is B Corp still worth it? Considerations for Chief Sustainability Officers

Is B Corp still worth it? Considerations for Chief Sustainability Officers

B Corp certification can be truly valuable – as long as CSOs see it for what it is.
6 min read
Aug
08
adidas, Inditex, Zalando and others join footwear circularity partnership

adidas, Inditex, Zalando and others join footwear circularity partnership

Nearly 24 million shoes are produced globally each year, often using over 40 different components from various materials.
2 min read
Aug
06
Renewable energy carbon credits excluded from market integrity scheme

Renewable energy carbon credits excluded from market integrity scheme

The second most popular type of carbon offsets have rapidly declined in both volume and value.
3 min read
Aug
06
GIB Asset Management names new Chief Sustainability Officer

GIB Asset Management names new Chief Sustainability Officer

Victoria Barron was previously Head of Sustainable Investment at BT Pension Scheme.
1 min read
Aug
05
Listed companies two years away from exhausting their 1.5ºC carbon budget

Listed companies two years away from exhausting their 1.5ºC carbon budget

Just 11% of listed firms have aligned their strategies with a 1.5ºC future.
2 min read
Aug
05
Uber partners with BYD to bring 100,000 EVs onto roads

Uber partners with BYD to bring 100,000 EVs onto roads

The partnership will not expand to the US, where import tariffs on Chinese EVs have more than tripled.
2 min read
Aug
02
Top fashion brands lack ambition and transparency on climate: report

Top fashion brands lack ambition and transparency on climate: report

Less than half (47%) of brands have an SBTi-validated decarbonisation target covering their entire supply chains.
2 min read
Aug
02
PCAF: 500 FIs now signed up to financed emissions accounting standard

PCAF: 500 FIs now signed up to financed emissions accounting standard

The organisation's methodology to assess capital market emissions was integrated into NZBA guidelines this year.
2 min read
Aug
01
CSO Futures Weekly - August 1

CSO Futures Weekly: Let’s talk about Chief Sustainability Officer burnout

CSOs are under pressure, SBTi kicks the carbon credit can down the road and a raft of new appointments...
4 min read