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Will Covid-19 take the steam out of green finance?
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
'We have to move from shareholder to stakeholder value,' says UN Assistant Secretary-General
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
'This year we must finally abandon business as usual and embark on the path to 1.5C warming'
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
The disruptors: How WWF’s Pavan Sukhdev went from career banker to natural capital guru
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
How investors can help prevent Brazil’s soy farmers from cutting down forests
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
Innovative BNP Paribas loan helping 6 million Indian farmers go chemical-free
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
Alarm sounded for urgent action on climate change at RBS New York
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
‘We’re going in the right direction, but we have to dramatically pick up the pace’
Paul Simpson, (Dec 19, 2018)

Paul Simpson of CDP charts a year when initiatives like RE100 and Science Based Targets surged in membership, but the scale of the challenge grew more stark
‘The consumer revolt over single-use straws is just the beginning’
Yasmin Crowther, (Nov 20, 2018)

Yasmin Crowther of Polecat Intelligence says Coca-Cola is the brand most in the firing line, but all companies will be caught in the widening net of concerns over plastic waste
CSR Cheat Sheet: Wimbledon knocks plastics out of court
Oliver Balch, (May 14, 2018)

Battle against plastics grows; global jet-set sends tourism emissions skywards; US firms see benefits from managing water and carbon
Brands ‘neglecting land rights’ as key weapon in battle to save forests
Eric Marx, (Apr 26, 2018)

The biggest food brands require suppliers to adhere to principles of free prior and informed consent, but implementation is thin on the ground, reports Eric Marx
SDGs: We need more than just sunshine stories
Terry Slavin, (Jul 25, 2016)

Ethical Corporation’s editor speaks to Malcolm Preston, global sustainability leader at PwC, about why companies have to engage seriously with the SDGs
2015: Asia Pacific - Partnering for inclusive progress
Andrea Spencer-Cooke and Fran van Dijk, (Dec 17, 2015)

Delivering on COP21 and the global goals in the world’s most populous region calls for breakthrough partnerships

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