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ESG Watch: New study sounds alarm about risk of stranded assets due to water scarcity

Mike Scott, (May 24, 2022)

With a third of listed financial institutions not assessing exposure to water risk, investors and companies have a big blind spot. Mike Scott reports

Brand Watch: Rise of the robots as companies turn to AI to get their numbers right

Oliver Balch, (May 24, 2022)

With 93% of business leaders trusting AI more than humans to make sustainability decisions, tech solutions are big-hitting tools in the toolbox, reports Oliver Balch

Policy Watch: Why we need a joined-up approach to biodiversity, desertification and climate

Angeli Mehta, (May 24, 2022)

Policymakers meeting in Abidjan earlier this month were urged by the U.N. to work on all three critical areas together to make progress

IPCC says we have the tools to limit global warming. But do we have the will?

Terry Slavin, (Apr 27, 2022)

In the latest issue of Reuters Events Sustainable Business's quarterly magazine we look at how energy efficiency is getting short shrift in energy policy, a new U.N. panel to keep companies honest on their net-zero promises, how activists are targeting SUVs, and the implications of the SEC climate reporting rules. We also profile Ann Mukherjee, CEO of Pernod North America

Society Watch: When it comes to cars, few are heeding the IPCC’s plea to curb consumption

Mark Hillsdon, (Apr 27, 2022)

Mark Hillsdon talks to some of the activist groups in Europe and the U.S. who are trying to persuade drivers to rethink their love affair with SUVs

Policy Watch: Insulation and heat pumps getting short shrift in response to Ukraine crisis

Angeli Mehta, (Apr 27, 2022)

Angeli Mehta reports on how measures that could significantly reduce energy demand are being overlooked in the rush to invest in more fossil fuels 

Society Watch: The rise of employee climate activism

Mark Hillsdon, (Mar 31, 2022)

Mark Hillsdon reports on how workers are increasingly holding their companies to account. If firms are serious about reaching net-zero, they should listen to them

‘Credibility gap’ over net-zero commitments widens

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

ESG Watch: War in Ukraine sheds harsh new light on sustainable finance

Mike Scott, (Mar 31, 2022)

Key issues such as access to energy, human rights and the rule of law are being challenged as never before, writes Mike Scott

Policy Watch: Why more energy storage is key to turning renewables targets into reality

Angeli Mehta, (Mar 31, 2022)

Angeli Mehta reports that storage and permitting constraints in both Europe and the U.S. are increasingly important obstacles on the road to net zero 

Will the energy transition be a casualty of Putin's war in Ukraine?

Terry Slavin, (Mar 23, 2022)

In the spring issue of The Ethical Corporation magazine we assess how the conflict will impact efforts to curb methane emissions, and the development of technologies like nuclear, green hydrogen, offshore wind, and carbon capture and storage

As energy security concerns trump climate, will drive to cut methane be derailed?

Terry Slavin, (Mar 23, 2022)

An agreement at COP26 to curb the world’s second most powerful greenhouse gas looks on shakier ground in the short term in the wake of the war in Ukraine, reports Terry Slavin

The woman at the eye of the storm of Asia’s rising climate risk

Oliver Balch, (Mar 22, 2022)

Oliver Balch meets Esther An of Singapore’s City Developments Limited, who has won accolades from the UN Global Compact for pushing her company to adopt greener building methods for the past two decades

Carbon capture and storage at the crossroads

Catherine Early, (Mar 22, 2022)

Government backing for projects to decarbonise industry pushed CCS to record levels last year, but the global energy crisis is raising fears it will lead to fossil-fuel lock-in, reports Catherine Early

New life injected into ambition of capturing CO2 from air

Angeli Mehta, (Mar 22, 2022)

Angeli Mehta reports on how demand from corporates and government incentives are helping companies like Climeworks and Carbon Engineering remove carbon directly from the atmosphere

Weather set fair for offshore wind in U.S.

Mike Scott, (Mar 22, 2022)

President Joe Biden wants the technology to contribute mightily to America's net-zero plans, but ramping up from almost nothing will be challenging, writes Mike Scott

How Sweden's SSAB is planning to deliver green steel at scale by 2026

Angeli Mehta, (Mar 22, 2022)

Angeli Mehta reports on how green hydrogen is already making inroads on decarbonising the steel industry

How Australia could help Europe solve its green energy gap

Angeli Mehta, (Mar 22, 2022)

With EU policymakers looking to quadruple investment in green hydrogen as they turn off the tap on Russian energy supplies, companies like Fortescue Future Industries will be looking to help fill the gap. Angeli Mehta reports

The rising tide of climate change litigation that is lifting all boats

Mark Hillsdon, (Mar 21, 2022)

Mark Hillsdon reports on how high-profile victories have spawned copy-cat cases around the world. But companies and communities are litigating to block climate action, too

Why indigenous peoples are key to ensuring EV revolution doesn’t run out of road

Sarah LaBrecque, (Mar 21, 2022)

As Canada weighs up mining development in Ontario’s Ring of Fire region, Sarah LaBrecque reports on how it is becoming a test case for the principle of whether affected communities have the right to say no

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