Environment

'We are 43 years behind schedule on achieving the SDGs, and the US is going backwards'
Michael Green, (Sep 24, 2019)

Michael Green of the Social Progress Imperative calls for the richest countries to put their own houses in order as new index reveals that it will take until 2073 to meet the Global Goals, with climate change acting as a big brake on progress
Dow's Lorraine Francourt: ‘Plastic isn't single use if we collect it, recycle it and use it again'
Terry Slavin, (Aug 30, 2019)
Climate Action Keynote: Transform the business to a Net-Positive strategy
Conference Recording, (Aug 5, 2019)
‘With three activists killed a week, companies must support land defenders or remain complicit’
Alice Harrison, (Jul 30, 2019)

Alice Harrison of Global Witness argues that companies, consumers, investors and governments must all take steps to ensure that our growing demand for food and resources does not cause human rights abuses and irrevocable environmental harm
Nature Keynote: Taking action to tackle climate change
Conference Recording, (Jul 14, 2019)
A focus on cities: Public and private collaborations that are delivering impact
Conference Recording, (Jul 5, 2019)
Cities Keynote: Collaborating to achieve the clean, smart city of the future
Conference Recording, (Jul 5, 2019)
CCC Keynote: How the UK will meet the 2050 Target
Conference Recording, (Jul 5, 2019)
'ESG investors need a single standard to measure impact'
James Magor, (Jun 26, 2019)

Despite a growing enthusiasm for impact investment, many asset owners are constrained because of a baffling array of unverified, opaque and incompatible measurement frameworks. James Magor of Actis says this is something his company is trying to help address with its open-source Actis Impact Score
‘Nature is the biggest proven technology to address climate impacts’
Ana Fortin, (Jun 5, 2019)

Rainforest Alliance’s Ana Fortin highlights how sustainable forestry practices by communities have led to a net increase in forest cover in the Maya Biosphere Reserve in Guatemala
Press Release: Chief Environment Officer, Microsoft, joins Responsible Business Summit West 2019
Ed Long, (Jun 5, 2019)

Dr. Lucas Joppa, Chief Environment Officer, Microsoft, to join #RBSWEST in October [9-10]
How Syngenta’s regenerative approach is helping Spanish olive groves to flourish
Mark Hillsdon, (May 28, 2019)

Mark Hillsdon hears how introducing techniques such as cover cropping has reduced soil erosion by 95% in Andalusia
Yara’s mission to bring climate-smart agriculture to Africa's smallholder farmers
Terry Slavin, (May 28, 2019)

Svein Tore Holsether, CEO of the Norwegian fertiliser company, tells Terry Slavin how new technology allowing smallholder farmers to access agronomic advice on their smartphones will help boost yields without threatening forests
How investors can catalyse a blue revolution to save marine ecosystems
Robert Jones, (May 28, 2019)

Sponsored content: Robert Jones of The Nature Conservancy and Jason Scott of Encourage Capital see an opportunity for impact investors to shape the future of sustainable seafood supply
Why business holds the key to a healthy, fair and sustainable food system
Dr Lesley Mitchell, (May 28, 2019)

Dr. Lesley Mitchell of Forum for the Future argues that a sustainable food industry is within reach if companies collaborate to create dynamic new systems
Dutch farmers plot a greener revolution by sowing biodiversity
Mark Hillsdon, (May 28, 2019)

Mark Hillsdon reports on how innovative finance and technologies are helping Europe’s food production powerhouse to move from monoculture to agro-biodiversity

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‘There is time to change course, but only if we start turning the wheel now’