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  • How restorative aquaculture helps nature and communities thrive

    Robert Jones, (Oct 10, 2019)

    The Nature Conservancy’s Robert Jones says seaweed and shellfish have the potential to improve ocean health, provide food and support livelihoods, but only if the right practices are deployed in the right places

  • Saving our soils: An in-depth briefing on climate-smart agriculture

    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

  • How Syngenta’s regenerative approach is helping Spanish olive groves to flourish

    Mark Hillsdon, (May 28, 2019)

    Mark Hillsdon hears how introducing techniques such as cover cropping has reduced soil erosion by 95% in Andalusia

  • Dutch farmers plot a greener revolution by sowing biodiversity

    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

  • The American farmers who are ploughing a regenerative new furrow

    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

  • CSR Cheat Sheet: California dominates climate A list of cities

    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

  • ‘Indigenous people are guardians of global biodiversity – but we need protection too’

    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

  • CSR Cheat Sheet: Half of companies ‘failing to report action on climate’

    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

  • Final countdown for forests in the magazine

    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

  • Why satellite surveillance isn’t enough to turn the tide on deforestation

    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

  • Comment: Why institutional investors need World Bank-style biodiversity safeguards

    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

  • Why UNEP sees the private sector as critical to its mission to clean up the oceans

    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

  • NGOs fear UN REDD+ scheme to combat deforestation will lead to land grabs

    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

  • CSR Cheat Sheet: UK retailer Iceland ditches palm oil over deforestation fears

    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

  • ‘Together Rainforest Alliance and UTZ will be a more powerful force for positive change’

    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

  • Bee decline Briefing Part 5: A business case for pollinators

    Mark Gough, (Oct 14, 2016)

    Mark Gough on how the new Natural Capital Protocol can help companies protect pollinators

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Latest News

Shell wants 'to be at the leading edge, not the bleeding edge' with climate plan

Posted on Sep 3, 2019

Amid accusations that the Anglo-Dutch oil major is trying to extend an unsustainable business model with its embrace of nature-based climate solutions and increased investment in gas, Terry Slavin interviews Shell New Energies' Mark Gainsborough about Shell's Net Zero Carbon Footprint plan

All eyes on China as national carbon market plan emerges from haze

Posted on Sep 1, 2019

As Beijing ramps up preparations to create the world’s largest carbon market, the burning question is whether it will eventually be part of a global market, reports Jill Baker

‘The IPCC land use report is a wake-up call for Big Food’

Posted on Aug 15, 2019

Maria Lettini of FAIRR argues that scientists, and an increasing number of consumers and investors have recognised the climate imperative for the food sector to transition away from meat and dairy products toward alternative proteins

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‘Banks still only pay lip service to the UN Guiding Principles, with dire consequences’

Posted on Dec 6, 2019

BankTrack’s Ryan Brightwell says its latest human rights benchmark shows only ABN Amro can be considered a 'leader', while four out of five banks meet fewer than half of the benchmark’s requirements


75 CEOs call for US to stay in the Paris Agreement as emissions continue to rise

Posted on Dec 4, 2019

As #COP25 opens in Madrid Oliver Balch reports on a boost in firms signing up to Science Based Targets and research on how 2020 goals have fallen short


‘Consumer goods firms are failing to see the wood for the trees’

Posted on Nov 29, 2019

While Danone, Nestlé, L’Oréal and Unilever are leaders, big brands are failing to respond to increasing deforestation with anything like the urgency needed, warns CDP’s Ling Sin Fai Lam

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