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Oliver Balch, (Mar 5, 2019)
Oliver Balch talks to Leon Wijnands, head of sustainability at the Dutch bank, about how his team developed the Terra approach, a ground-breaking methodology he hopes all banks will adopt to steer climate-friendly lending
Martin Wright, (Feb 26, 2019)
Martin Wright talks to Carlsberg, BT, Mahindra Group and Landsec about how signing up to the Science Based Targets initiative has turned business as usual on its head
Mike Scott, (Feb 26, 2019)
Mike Scott assesses whether the technology will live up to its much-vaunted potential to be the Holy Grail of climate action, transforming supply chains and removing barriers to a clean energy future
Liam Dowd, (Jan 15, 2019)
In this Q&A, managing director Liam Dowd talks with Freddie Woolfe, head of responsible investment and stewardship at Merian Global Investors, on SDG targets, corporate climate ambitions and opportunities for the next 12-18 months
Lise Kingo, (Dec 18, 2018)
Lise Kingo of the UN Global Compact says the task for 2019 is to build a low-carbon future that works for everyone
Hayley Baines-Buffery, (Nov 14, 2018)
Hayley Baines-Buffery of Bioregional explains why the British Retail Consortium’s Better Retail, Better World initiative won’t bring the systems-level change required
Oliver Balch, (Nov 9, 2018)
Chances of limiting global warming to below 2C ‘almost zero’; companies make large-scale pledges on plastic waste; resolving the disconnect between corporate and consumer views of transparency
Michael Levitin, (Sep 20, 2018)
Michael Levitin reports on last week’s Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco, where ambitious climate action by mayors and state governors was in the spotlight
Oliver Balch, (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
Britta Wyss Bisang, (Mar 12, 2018)
With consumer and corporate demand for responsible sourcing taking centre stage, Britta Wyss Bisang of Rainforest Alliance predicts the biggest sustainability trends for 2018 and beyond
Terry Slavin, (Dec 11, 2017)
89 French companies sign up to climate action ahead of Macron’s green finance summit to mark two years since the Paris Agreement
EC Newsdesk, (Nov 13, 2017)
SPONSORED CONTENT: Sarah Leugers, director of communications for Gold Standard, talks about how the certification body is working with CDP and WWF to develop a Benchmark for Corporate Climate Leadership in this question and answer session
Gabrielle Ginér, (Oct 11, 2017)
As COP23 begins in Bonn this week, BT's Gabrielle Ginér explains why BT, Carlsberg Group and Tesco have become the first companies in the world to commit to science-based targets compatible with keeping global temperature rises to 1.5C
Terry Slavin, (Aug 17, 2017)
This month's magazine reports on the state of sustainable business in France, looking at how the country is taking leadership on issues from climate to human rights, and how the new Macron government looks set to lift that ambition even further
Stuart Buckman, (Aug 16, 2017)
The appointment of 'France’s David Attenborough' Nicolas Hulot as environment minister has turned the Elysee’s ambitions to assume global leadership on climate change up a notch. We look at whether promises to go carbon-neutral by 2050 and ban fossil fuel cars will be fulfilled
EC Newsdesk, (Jul 13, 2017)
SDGs benchmark, RE100 hits 100 members, The Body Shop sustainability progress, 100 biggest climate criminals, America's Pledge, Tesco and Mars join workers' fees fight, and Waitrose commits to Fairtrade
Rebecca Ley, (Jul 7, 2017)
C40 urges G20 to act on climate change, Body Shop expands 'bio-bridges', Anglian wins BITC's top award, Volvo to go all-electric,anaerobic digestion needs more support, Johnson & Johnson joins Manufacturing2030
Terry Slavin, (Jun 28, 2017)
From the Trump era to the refugee crisis, we analyse the latest in sustainable business
Terry Slavin, (Jun 9, 2017)
Leading regions pledge climate action, Olam app maps small farms, Syngenta boosts Bangladesh farms, Lego cuts energy use, and Singapore opens green academy
Rebecca Ley, (Jun 9, 2017)
We round up a selection of insights from leading CEOs and sustainability practitioners during a second thought-provoking day at Ethical Corporation’s flagship event