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Terry Slavin, (Sep 9, 2022)
With major food brands making sweeping promises to adopt regenerative agriculture in their supply chains, we take a look at what it will take to go from pilot projects to scale in the latest issue of The Ethical Corporation magazine
Oliver Balch, (Mar 31, 2022)
Oliver Balch talks to CDP and the Science Based Targets initiative about a recent study showing that corporate climate pledges are falling far short of the mark
Terry Slavin, (Feb 2, 2022)
Hakan Bulgurlu, head of one of the world’s biggest appliance makers, tells Terry Slavin why it's in the interests of companies to act alone on climate, even if regulators lag
Oliver Balch, (Jan 27, 2022)
Oliver Balch talks to the payment giant's chief sustainability officer about the need to overcome consumer frustration over corporate inaction on climate change
Mike Scott, (Dec 10, 2021)
Companies with approved Science Based Targets get greater weighting in this year’s ranking as the climate disclosure NGO seeks to crack down on ‘false net zero’ commitments, reports Mike Scott
Terry Slavin, (Nov 18, 2021)
COP26 saw an unprecedented surge in corporate climate pledges, particularly on nature and emissions in hard to abate sectors, but with rising concern about the credibility and effectiveness of private sector commitments, the focus going forward will be holding their feet to the fire. Terry Slavin reports
Oliver Balch, (Sep 12, 2021)
Oliver Balch speaks to Holcim’s head of sustainability about the Swiss construction giant's efforts to shift to greener alternatives in its quest to becoming net zero by 2050
Oliver Balch, (Sep 7, 2021)
Oliver Balch talks to the SBTi's Alberto Carrillo Pineda about how the organisation is aiming to boost companies’ role in addressing the climate crisis with the launch of a new net-carbon standard
Terry Slavin, (Sep 7, 2021)
In this month's issue of The Sustainable Business Review we report on pre-COP26 climate diplomacy, how ESG investors are turning up the heat under companies while coming under increased scrutiny themselves, and how 'water-positivity' is becoming the new net zero
Mike Scott, (May 30, 2021)
Mike Scott reports how leading brands including Unilever, Chipolte, Nomad Foods and VF Corporation are reducing their impacts on nature as part of their net-zero plans
Terry Slavin, (Dec 10, 2020)
At the recent Climate Ambition Summit governments made new commitments to cut CO2 emissions by 2030. In our December issue we report on what the private sector is doing to make its climate action both ambitious and credible. And we launch a new publication, the Sustainable Business Review
Terry Slavin, (Dec 10, 2020)
Amid investor and NGO concerns about greenwash potential from offsets, Terry Slavin untangles the slew of intersecting new initiatives to bring credibility to corporate pledges to protect biodiversity, including the Science Based Targets Network and Taskforce for Nature-related Financial Disclosures
Nadine Hawa, (Dec 9, 2020)
Companies that want to credibly lead on tackling climate change have to take their customers – and governments – with them. Nadine Hawa reports
Mike Scott, (Dec 9, 2020)
With corporate climate neutrality claims derided by some as the ‘new world peace’, Mike Scott reports on efforts to call out greenwash and promote scientifically credible action
Mike Scott, (Dec 8, 2020)
Critics of the new science-based target for the finance sector say it doesn’t go far enough, while there are fears the EU's sustainable finance taxonomy will lack rigour. Mike Scott reports
Oliver Balch, (Dec 18, 2019)
In his monthly CSR Cheat Sheet column, Oliver Balch picks out some signs of progress amid the gloom of this month’s climate conference, including new corporate commitments and significant steps in the transport sector
Oliver Balch, (Sep 22, 2019)
In part one of his CSR Cheat Sheet roundup of sustainability news, Oliver Balch reports on how the private sector has thrown down the gauntlet to governments to take climate action to the next level at the crucial summit in New York
Simon Ng, (Apr 4, 2019)
Simon Ng and Jonathan Ho of Hong Kong’s Business Environment Council explain how the newly signed BEC Low Carbon Charter will show a way forward for the sector in greater China
Terry Slavin, (Mar 15, 2019)
Terry Slavin reports on how the asset manager has responded to booming ESG demand in Europe with new exchange-traded funds that are targeting a 30% decrease in emissions, and no loss of performance
Oliver Balch, (Mar 7, 2019)
Transparency in non-financial reporting; labour rights abuses by fashion brands; and FAO warnings on biodiversity are highlighted in Oliver Balch’s latest roundup of sustainability news