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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.
Dec
05
Asset managers confident that sustainable investments will continue to grow

Institutional investors still hungry for sustainable assets

Client demand and net zero targets are driving more appetite for sustainable assets.
2 min read
Dec
05
Most carmakers ‘not committed’ to electrification and just transition

Most carmakers ‘not committed’ to electrification and just transition

1.3 million workers are employed in companies with no commitment to re-skill their workforce for EV production.
2 min read
Dec
04
Coca-Cola lowers recycling ambition and drops agriculture goal in new targets

Coca-Cola lowers recycling ambition and drops agriculture goal in new targets

The brand's most recent move reflects the difficulty most companies are facing in reducing virgin plastic use.
2 min read
Dec
04
Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership announces permanent CEO

Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership announces permanent CEO

"Our focus will be on working with the private sector in order to support and empower them to contribute to genuine change."
2 min read
Dec
03
Airlines 'unprepared' for transition to sustainable aviation fuel

Airlines 'unprepared' for transition to sustainable aviation fuel

Air France-KLM is the highest rated airline in terms of SAF ambition.
2 min read
Dec
03
Teck Resources’ first TNFD report shows financial benefits of aligning with climate transition

Teck Resources’ first TNFD report shows financial benefits of aligning with climate transition

Climate solutions may create additional complexity, but benefits outweigh downsides.
3 min read
Dec
02
Norway suspends deep-sea mining plans

Norway suspends deep-sea mining plans

The world’s first deep-sea mining permits will no longer be delivered in the first half of 2025, but many believe this is just a delay.
2 min read
Dec
02
Global Plastics Treaty talks to resume in 2025 after INC-5 ends in deadlock

Global Plastics Treaty talks to resume in 2025 after INC-5 ends in deadlock

"A Treaty that doesn’t protect us fully, that doesn’t cap plastic production, is not a Treaty worth having.”
3 min read
Nov
29
Smurfit Westrock CSO Garrett Quinn on leveraging stakeholder demands for sustainability

Smurfit Westrock CSO Garrett Quinn on leveraging stakeholder demands for sustainability

"There was a significant opportunity to get some valuation premium by being even better at sustainability."
4 min read
Nov
28
CSO Futures Weekly - Fossil fuel presence stalls progress on Global Plastics Treaty

Fossil fuel presence stalls progress on Global Plastics Treaty

Plastic negotiations, COP29 outcomes and a high-profile CSO departure...
4 min read