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
05
Regenerative agriculture programme shares ‘powerful’ measured impacts

Regenerative agriculture programme shares ‘powerful’ measured impacts

Soils saw an average increase of 1.83 tonnes of organic carbon per hectare in just one year.
2 min read
Jun
05
Brazil seeks to cancel US$180mn carbon credit agreement with LEAF Coalition

Brazil seeks to cancel US$180mn carbon credit agreement with LEAF Coalition

Prosecutors argue that the deal was closed without the previous, free and informed consent of local Indigenous communities.
2 min read
Jun
05
Is sustainability in a recession (and what can CSOs do about it)?

Is sustainability in a recession (and what can CSOs do about it)?

A CSO Futures Community event
3 min read
Jun
05
Eliot Whittington shares lessons learned in 20 years of climate advocacy within CISL’s Corporate Leaders Groups

When business leads: Lessons from the climate policy trenches

Eliot Whittington shares lessons learned in 20 years of climate advocacy within CISL’s Corporate Leaders Groups.
3 min read
Jun
04
Chris Leong leaves Schneider Electric after 6 months as CSO

Chris Leong leaves Schneider Electric after 6 months as CSO

Schneider Electric is yet to announce a replacement.
1 min read
Jun
04
Grosvenor Group Sustainability Director Tor Burrows

Grosvenor Group Sustainability Director Tor Burrows: ‘You can make money by doing the right thing’

“Whether you call it a green premium or a brown discount, the buildings with the top rents have definitely got the top sustainability credentials."
5 min read
Jun
03
Schroders’ first TNFD report finds 10% of AUM responsible for most nature risks

Schroders’ first TNFD report finds 10% of AUM responsible for most nature risks

“We hope this voluntary disclosure in line with TNFD will help galvanise broader progress in corporate and investment disclosures."
2 min read
Jun
03
Three more carbon credit methodologies approved for high-integrity CCP label

Three more carbon credit methodologies approved for high-integrity CCP label

ICVCM's assessment of clean cookstove methodologies is now complete.
3 min read
Jun
03
Climate adaptation investments bring tenfold return over 10 years: WRI

Climate adaptation investments bring tenfold return over 10 years: WRI

"Climate adaptation is not just a safety net but a launch pad for development."
2 min read
Jun
02
US pulls US$3.7bn from CCUS and decarbonisation projects in ‘major step backwards’

US pulls billions from CCUS, decarbonisation projects: ‘major step backwards’

“We are faced with a worst-case scenario in which the American taxpayer and businesses have invested billions without any results."
2 min read