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.
Jun
02
AI can no longer grow at any cost – and CSOs have a chance to become market-makers

AI can no longer grow at any cost – and CSOs have a chance to become market-makers

"Infinite expansion is not possible."
5 min read
Jun
02
New guide urges firms to integrate nature into strategy and seize ‘first mover advantage’

New guide urges firms to integrate nature into strategy and seize ‘first mover advantage’

"Boards that fail to recognise this are exposing themselves to significant financial and strategic risk.”
2 min read
Jun
01
SEC makes official move to rescind climate disclosure rule

SEC makes official move to rescind climate disclosure rule

2 min read
Jun
01
Clean energy to receive nearly double the investment in fossil fuels this year

Clean energy to receive nearly double the investment in fossil fuels this year

2 min read
May
29
Big Tech giants join initiative to accelerate sustainable data centre technologies

Big Tech giants join initiative to accelerate sustainable data centre technologies

2 min read
May
29
Climate TRACE Q1 data suggests global emissions are finally declining in 2026

Climate TRACE Q1 data suggests global emissions are finally declining in 2026

Manufacturing emissions dropped by 1.3% year on year in March.
2 min read
May
28
GRI and ISSB sustainability standards strengthen interoperability

GRI and ISSB sustainability standards strengthen interoperability

1 min read
May
28
Waste could provide half of Europe’s critical material demand by 2050

Waste could provide half of Europe’s critical material demand by 2050

"Our mindset needs to shift to think of ‘secondary’ sources of critical raw materials as the new primary source."
2 min read
May
27
Methane action still lagging among dairy and coffee firms

Methane action still lagging among dairy and coffee firms

Danone is close to meeting its 2030 methane reduction target early.
2 min read
May
27
Sustainable debt market surpasses US$7tn, led by green bonds

Sustainable debt market surpasses US$7tn, led by green bonds

"This is bigger than the economy of most countries in the world, and the market is still growing."
2 min read
May
26
Financial system not adapting to climate risk fast enough

Financial system not adapting to climate risk fast enough

Most credit risk models still assume that insurance remains available and affordable.
2 min read
May
26
Rabobank names new Chief Sustainability Officer

Rabobank names new Chief Sustainability Officer

1 min read