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Terry Slavin, (Jan 9, 2018)
On the eve of his Stories to Watch 2018 address, Terry Slavin talks to World Resources Institute president Andrew Steer about what it will take to scale up action on climate and the SDGs
Oliver Balch, (Dec 19, 2017)
Nestlé, Mars, Marks & Spencer, Danone and Kellogg top scorers in Forest 500 report; ocean plastics backlash grows; EU probes IKEA tax affairs
Mark Jolly, (Dec 13, 2017)
Companies replace IT equipment every four to five years, a waste of critical raw materials with huge environmental and social costs, argues Cranfield University professor Mark Jolley. With refurbished computers now nearly as high-performing as new, there needs to be an end to the make-use-dispose culture
Terry Slavin, (Nov 23, 2017)
More than a third of companies with links to commodities such as timber, soy, palm oil and beef fail to address deforestation at the board level. In the US two-thirds of boards are failing to tackle this increasing risk
Terry Slavin, (Nov 23, 2017)
New research on progress towards ending deforestation by 2030 shows funding is woefully short, while indigenous groups say their role as protectors of the forest is under increasing threat
Terry Slavin, (Nov 17, 2017)
World Cocoa Foundation chairman Barry Parkin says the unprecedented deal signed by 21 cocoa companies with Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire at COP23 this week will introduce climate-smart farming practices and lift hundreds of thousands from poverty
Angeli Mehta, (Oct 20, 2017)
There is no lack of innovation in bio-based polymers, from those that store CO2 to bio-based PET. We look at the companies and brands that are trying to bring them to market
Angeli Mehta, (Oct 20, 2017)
With increasing attention drawn to their packaging washing up on pristine beaches, brands such as Unilever, Nestle and Procter & Gamble are setting stretch targets to adopt more circular approaches. We look at innovation in use of recycled plastics and the barriers to taking them to scale
Angeli Mehta, (Oct 20, 2017)
Shocking images of marine life choking on plastic waste are finally moving companies to innovate on more sustainable packaging solutions. But it will take more than new technologies to kick a decades-old global addiction to cheap single-use plastic
Terry Slavin and Stuart Buckman, (Aug 16, 2017)
Emmanuel Faber says the French dairy giant’s One Planet, One Health campaign will disrupt the FMCG business model by recognising food as a human right. Terry Slavin and Stuart Buckman report
Stuart Buckman, (Aug 16, 2017)
Industry is awaiting details on how Nicolas Hulot’s announcement that 100% of plastics will be recycled will be put into action
Mark Hillsdon, (May 24, 2017)
Debate over the sustainability of bioenergy has flared up again on both sides of the Atlantic, with some saying it is worse for the climate than coal. Mark Hillsdon weighs the arguments
Claire Manuel, (May 24, 2017)
The South African city has turned to the private sector for help with critical problems such as water shortages and congestion. Claire Manuel reports
Terry Slavin, (Apr 27, 2017)
As manager of one of Europe’s largest recycled paper mills, Jo Cox is turning his nearly zero waste Netherlands facility into the linchpin of a bio-based industrial economy
Maxine Perella, (Apr 27, 2017)
Leading carmakers are mining scrap vehicles for valuable raw materials to reuse in new cars
Maxine Perella, (Apr 27, 2017)
The US outerwear giant wants to use Timberland X Thread, made from Haiti rubbish, in all products that use recycled PET
Maxine Perella, (Apr 27, 2017)
Municipalities from Amsterdam to Peterborough are mapping out how firms can work together to share resources
Maxine Perella, (Apr 27, 2017)
With a proliferation of standards, metrics and tools to help firms join the zero-waste revolution, we look at those that are doing most to close the loop
Mike Scott, (Mar 24, 2017)
The fast-growing fashion brand has reduced its environmental impact by 35% per kilogram of raw material
Angeli Mehta, (Mar 24, 2017)
The Dutch carrier has enlisted help from corporates and NGOs as it pushes the envelope on sustainable fuels