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Peter Knight, (Dec 13, 2021)
For seven years, Peter Knight wrote a Letter from America column for Ethical Corporation. Here he reflects on a country that got lost along the ESG way, but is regaining ground
Angeli Mehta, (May 2, 2020)
With the IEA predicting that global CO2 emissions will fall 8% this year, Angeli Mehta weighs the early evidence of whether the pandemic will speed the energy transition
Angeli Mehta, (Nov 29, 2018)
Angeli Mehta reports on how collaborative platforms such as the Partnership for Cleaner Textile are pushing for improvements in one of the world’s most polluting industries
Michael Levitin, (Oct 30, 2018)
Michael Levitin reports on how the US healthcare industry is tackling its own emissions and helping cities become more resilient to climate change
Oliver Balch, (Nov 7, 2017)
Oliver Balch picks out the most important messages from the raft of research on business and climate change released ahead of this week’s UNFCCC conference in Bonn
Angeli Mehta, (Oct 23, 2017)
Leading firms have committed to source the garment fibre from sustainable forests, but are paying less attention to widespread environmental damage from toxic chemicals used in its production. We look at greener alternatives
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
Peter White, (Aug 1, 2017)
The WBCSD's Peter White argues that cities need to be strategic and take a holistic public-private approach to tackling air pollution and rising greenhouse gas emissions
Rebecca Ley, (Jun 16, 2017)
Apple launches green bond, Carlsberg's science-based targets, retailers linked to viscose pollution, Hershey cuts packaging waste, RSPO grows, and WBCSD calls for action on food waste
Rebecca Ley, (Jun 1, 2017)
Climate change cost to cities, Sainsbury's launches own Fairly Traded label, The Body Shop asks UN to end animal testing, and Tesco slashes carbon footprint with new refrigerant
Rebecca Ley, (May 10, 2017)
McDonald's and L'Oreal tackle deforestation, The Body Shop filters air pollution at bus stops, GM source sustainable rubber, Unilever and Coca-Cola use 100% renewables
Rebecca Ley, (Apr 12, 2017)
Ford electrifies China, Smurfit Kappa's cardboard tent, O2 reduces emissions, AccorHotels goes low-carbon, Riversimple gets funding, and H&M boosts circular innovation
Rebecca Ley, (Mar 1, 2017)
Nestlé slashes sugar, business case for food waste, Timberland turns plastic into products, Co-op fights modern slavery, UK inequality, Wales invests to cut CO2, holidays run by women, and Epona joins Fairtrade
Ben Cooper, (Aug 18, 2016)
West End retailers launch 12-point plan to tackle capital’s air pollution hotspot
Stephen Gardner, (Jul 25, 2016)
Pollution deal, North American climate promises, UK carbon budge and sun shines on India
Sam Phipps, (Apr 22, 2016)
A settlement with former factory employees looks unlikely to satisfy campaigners seeking justice over mercury pollution at Kodaikanal
Giles Constantine, (Apr 22, 2016)
For a leading city, London has an abysmal record on air pollution, clean energy and waste. Can Boris Johnson’s successor turn them around?
Ellen R Delisio, (Mar 21, 2016)
Under fire as never before for the social and environmental destruction it causes, the world’s dirtiest industry is trying to come clean
Ellen R Delisio, (Feb 12, 2016)
Putting food in the world’s mouths has always been difficult, and doing it sustainably is only going to get harder
April Streeter, (Feb 11, 2016)
The problems with food production range from food security, food waste and pollution. How much will new technologies help us reach sustainability?