San Diego, October 9-10
Lead the circular, clean tech economy; Collaborate, Innovate, Invest
Speakers include:
Lucas Joppa, Chief Environment Officer, Microsoft
Abby Maxman, President and CEO, Oxfam America
Betty Yee, Controller, State of California
Christopher Wellise, Chief Sustainability Officer, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Satya Tripathi, Assistant Secretary-General, UN Environment
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Terry Slavin, (May 31, 2019)
Amid warnings of only 60 harvests left and a global population set to reach 9.8 billion by 2050, the June issue of Ethical Corporation investigates how business is rising to the mounting sustainability challenges facing food systems
Mark Hillsdon, (May 28, 2019)
Mark Hillsdon hears how introducing techniques such as cover cropping has reduced soil erosion by 95% in Andalusia
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
Amy Brown, (May 27, 2019)
Amy Brown reports on how food companies like General Mills and Danone are encouraging US farmers to shift to practices that make agriculture more resilient and productive
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