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Mike Scott, (Feb 7, 2023)
With few companies having credible plans for the low-carbon transition, the UNFCCC's review of progress since the Paris Agreement will be a wake-up call, reports Mike Scott
Oliver Balch, (Oct 31, 2022)
Oliver Balch reports on how plastic pollution has risen up the agenda for the annual climate shindig, which comes just ahead of talks on a global plastics treaty
Angeli Mehta, (Oct 31, 2022)
Angeli Mehta reports on expectations that this year’s U.N. climate conference will come up far short of what is urgently needed
Rachel Kyte, (Aug 30, 2022)
Comment: Rachel Kyte of The Fletcher School at Tufts University says affordable and hyper-efficient air-conditioning should be top priority for policymakers
Angeli Mehta, (Mar 1, 2022)
Countries like the UK and Norway argue that cutting domestic fossil fuel production would only increase more high-carbon imports from elsewhere, but this logic is being increasingly challenged, writes Angeli Mehta
Simon Zadek, (Dec 13, 2021)
Simon Zadek recalls his 20-year journey from Ethical Corporation contributor to chair of the Finance for Biodiversity Initiative
Mike Scott, (Oct 28, 2021)
With new reports out ahead of COP26 highlighting the need to pick up speed and ambition on driving down emissions, Mike Scott rounds up the latest developments by investors to rise to the challenge
Angeli Mehta, (Oct 27, 2021)
In her latest monthly column, Angeli Mehta sees room for optimism that the Glasgow climate talks will alter the current trajectory of a disastrous 2.7C rise in warming by the end of the century
Terry Slavin, (Sep 14, 2021)
The built environment is responsible for 39% of greenhouse gas emissions, but the sector is dangerously off track when it comes to decarbonisation. In the latest issue of The Ethical Corporation we look at efforts to overcome the challenges in the UK, U.S., Europe and Asia, and the drive to dramatically reduce the carbon footprint of cement and steel
Jeff Seabright, (Jun 22, 2021)
COMMENT: With governments lagging on Paris Agreement targets, Xampla’s Jeff Seabright says companies big and small are carrying the responsibility for systemic change and innovating to meet the challenges ahead
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
Native Ad, (Dec 4, 2020)
SPONSORED CONTENT: Jens Birgersson, CEO of ROCKWOOL Group, explains how the manufacturer is reducing its carbon footprint and aligning its targets with the SDGs
Catherine Early, (Nov 8, 2020)
The sector is facing increasing demand to supply raw materials needed for the energy transition, but its license to operate is threatened by increasing water demand and pollution. Catherine Early reports
Mark Oliphant, (May 27, 2020)
Mark Oliphant of The International Stock Exchange Group assesses the impact of the rise in social bond issuances in the wake of the pandemic on the green bond market
Liam Dowd, (May 7, 2020)
Ethical Corporation's managing director Liam Dowd talks to Satya Tripathi, UN Assistant Secretary-General and Head of New York Office at UN Environment Programme on build back better, moving from shareholder value to stakeholder values and more
Andrew Higham, (Jan 2, 2020)
Andrew Higham of Mission 2020 says the Glasgow climate conference will be critical in determining whether we can act quickly enough to avoid catastrophic climate change
Oliver Balch, (Aug 14, 2019)
Oliver Balch meets the man who pioneered the concept of including social and environmental costs into economic valuations, and reports on his latest initiatives to help companies minimise the harm they do
Ivo Mulder, (Aug 8, 2019)
Ivo Mulder of UN Environment Programme explains why UNEP has partnered with fund management company Sustainable Investment Management on the Responsible Commodities Facility, which will launch a bond on the London Stock Exchange later this year that incentivises Brazilian farmers to grow soy on degraded lands
Mark Hillsdon, (May 27, 2019)
Mark Hillsdon reports on the Sustainable India Finance Facility, which is aiming to bring zero-budget natural farming to Andhra Pradesh
Terry Slavin, (Mar 23, 2019)
Terry Slavin reports on the second day of this week’s conference, with the assistant secretary-general of UN Environment warning that companies must go far beyond adhering to the Paris Agreement