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Eight key takeaways from day one of Responsible Business Summit Europe

Rebecca Ley, (Jun 7, 2017)

The Responsible Business Summit Europe opened yesterday, on the eve of the general election, with a record number of delegates and sense that business’s impact on society is more important than ever. We round up the eight most important takeaways from the day

#WeAreStillIn: 'America will meet the Paris Agreement despite Trump'

Diana Rojas, (Jun 5, 2017)

Nine state governors, 125 mayors and and 903 companies have vowed to honour US promises to cut CO2 emissions. As Diana Rojas reports, they see that green growth is good for business

Search for sustainable biofuels beset by turbulence

Angeli Mehta, (Mar 24, 2017)

Progress on cutting aviation emissions is hampered by supply concerns, but shipping is navigating even trickier waters

Delivering the Paris Agreement

Angeli Mehta, (Mar 24, 2017)

Transport is the most intractable area for tackling climate change, with road freight emissions growing fastest. We look at how the logistics industry is innovating in new fuels and vehicles to accelerate progress

Issue 3: Climate change: The best of times, the worst of times

Martin Wright, (Dec 15, 2016)

Amidst soaring temperatures and Trumpian rhetoric, it was a challenging year for businesses trying to act on climate change. But growing collaboration and rapid ratification of the Paris Agreement offer hope

Issue 1: Holding steady in the Trump tsunami

April Streeter, (Dec 15, 2016)

There are hopes that sustainable business will weather the storm as an unpredictable new president sweeps into the White House

Nine reasons to be cheerful about 2017

Peter Knight, (Dec 12, 2016)

Habitat and species loss, renewed coal mining and climate change denier elected president. 2016 has been a tough year. But not all is lost.

WeeklyWatch: 25th November 2016

EC Newsdesk, (Nov 25, 2016)

AI, Autumn Statement, water risks, labour violations in Malaysia, SRI fund, Trump on climate, Black Friday, carbon labelling, RB targets wellbeing

Comment: Community energy is at the heart of engaging citizens in climate action

Mike Barry, (Nov 10, 2016)

As COP22 begins in Marrakech, Mike Barry of Marks & Spencer argues that the world has to think small as well as big

Feature: Carbon capture and storage hopes rise

Mike Scott, (Oct 12, 2016)

CCS has had a rough ride, but energy policy under Theresa May has put the technology back on the agenda

WeeklyWatch: 7th October 2016

Terry Slavin and Nadine Hawa, (Oct 5, 2016)

Casting an eye over the last week in the world of responsible business

Post-brexit: Climate of uncertainty

Stephen Gardner, (Aug 18, 2016)

The United Kingdom may have voted to leave the European Union, but international climate change commitments are unchanged, meaning business must still face up to the challenge of decarbonisation

State of Responsible Business: 'Good progress, lots of room for improvement'

Giles Constantine, (May 24, 2016)

Our second State of Responsible Business report shows that corporate social responsibility has been boosted by the Paris Agreement but sustainability is far from business as usual

Climate change briefing: Climate talks – Paris pact must be more than hot air

Stephen Gardner, (Apr 8, 2015)

Prospects for an international climate agreement at the COP21 in Paris in December look reasonable, but the deal will not fix the global warming problem

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