Oliver Balch
Oliver Balch
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May 14, 2018
Battle against plastics grows; global jet-set sends tourism emissions skywards; US firms see benefits from managing water and carbon
Apr 16, 2018
The oil major's 15-year decarbonisation strategy is not going to satisfy green groups or activist investors, writes Oliver Balch. Meanwhile Danish pension fund PKA has moved to exclude oil and gas companies
Apr 16, 2018
UK retailer to remove palm oil from own-brand products; animal welfare index snubs Sainsbury; shipping industry agrees decarbonisation strategy
Mar 25, 2018
Oliver Balch interviews the chief sustainability officer of the venerable New Jersey company about why ‘sippable soups’ mark a turning point in its response to the disruptive forces buffeting the food industry
Mar 6, 2018
Employees in CSR happier than average; tarnished jewellery supply chains; the problem of principles v profits; corporates scramble to restore trust
Feb 10, 2018
Oliver Balch finds out why a former thorn in the flesh of EU Inc, who played a central role in pushing through the non-financial reporting directive, quit politics to head up the International Integrated Reporting Council
Jan 31, 2018
Oliver Balch rounds up the main messages from four days in the Swiss alps and hopes initiatives such as science-based targets, RE100, and new circular economy platforms will be kept front of mind
Jan 25, 2018
Big brands announce slew of recycling targets at WEF; growing gender pay gap; colleges falling short on sustainability teaching, SDG reporting grows
Jan 8, 2018
The Swedish bank’s intrepid head of sustainable finance, who narrowly escaped Bosnia with his life at 19, tells Oliver Balch that ‘green’ finance is a lot of hot air until it makes a difference on the ground
Dec 19, 2017
225 investors launch Climate Action 100+ scheme to put pressure on big polluters, 237 companies commit to climate-related disclosure, while World Bank pledges to stop funding coal on second anniversary of the Paris Climate Agreement