This year’s #RBSEU event will bring together the most inspiring and ambitious corporations to share new ideas, strategies and collaborations that will help shape the future of sustainable business. Newly confirmed attendees include:
Group VP Sustainability, Pernod Ricard
Chairman, L‘Oréal UK & Ireland
Circular Economy Director, DOW
Group Chief Procurement Officer, BT
VP Government & Industry Relations, Schlumberger
Chief Sustainability Officer, Mahindra Group
Head of CSR and Skills, Cisco
Executive Director, Morgan Stanley
Chief Sustainability Officer, Syngenta
Corporate Sustainability Director, Dell
Director of Sustainability Operations, Kering
Head of ESG Strategic Projects, Aviva Investors
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Oliver Balch, (May 13, 2019)
In his monthly sustainability news round-up, Oliver Balch reports on CDP’s first ranking of cities, the damning case against hydropower, and how millennials want employers to act more responsibly
Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, (May 7, 2019)
Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, the UN’s Special Rapporteur for indigenous peoples, points out that indigenous land contains 80% of the world’s biodiversity, but local people are criminalised for their efforts to preserve it
Oliver Balch, (Mar 7, 2019)
Transparency in non-financial reporting; labour rights abuses by fashion brands; and FAO warnings on biodiversity are highlighted in Oliver Balch’s latest roundup of sustainability news
Terry Slavin, (Nov 2, 2018)
In the November issue of Ethical Corporation we assess progress on corporate zero deforestation commitments as the clock ticks down to 2020, and how the healthcare sector is stepping up efforts to meet the Sustainable Development Goals
Giles Crosse, (Oct 30, 2018)
Giles Crosse looks at UN efforts to remove the barriers that have prevented the plethora of remote sensing tools now available to bring about change on the ground
Divya Narain, (May 10, 2018)
Divya Narain argues that rather than divest in infrastructure projects that pose environmental risks, investors can pre-empt and manage risk by applying conditions from the start
Terry Slavin, (May 9, 2018)
UNEP's Jorge Laguna-Celis tells Terry Slavin why the UN agency now regards companies as crucial partners in efforts such as ending ocean plastics and fighting biodiversity loss
Eric Marx, (Apr 26, 2018)
Eric Marx looks at Democratic Republic of the Congo, where REDD+ projects have been criticised for failing to uphold the rights of forest communities, raising concerns about the success of the program globally
Oliver Balch, (Apr 16, 2018)
UK retailer to remove palm oil from own-brand products; animal welfare index snubs Sainsbury; shipping industry agrees decarbonisation strategy
Han de Groot, (Jan 12, 2018)
As the two certification bodies merge this month, new CEO Han de Groot talks about how Rainforest Alliance will accelerate its work to tackle the world’s biggest challenges in the spirit of radical optimism
Mark Gough, (Oct 14, 2016)
Mark Gough on how the new Natural Capital Protocol can help companies protect pollinators
Angeli Mehta, (Oct 14, 2016)
From neonics to parasites, pollinators are under assault. New methods of farming to preserve biodiversity may be needed
April Streeter, (Oct 14, 2016)
In the first article of a four-part briefing we look at how companies are ignoring the alarming decline in bee populations at their peril
Terry Slavin, (Sep 23, 2016)
The Community Climate Biodiversity Standard used in the Bio-Bridges programme is an ecosystem services approach that demands stretching standards for community involvement and biodiversity
Terry Slavin, (Sep 22, 2016)
Ethical Corporation goes to Vietnam to learn how the 40-year-old firm is championing biodiversity with its ambitious new sustainable sourcing strategy
Angeli Mehta, (Aug 23, 2016)
Environmental groups and biodiversity researchers have hailed a move by Michelin to eliminate rubber from deforested areas from its supply chain as an industry breakthrough.