NEW for 2019, Ethical Corporation and WBCSD will be hosting a half-day Circular Economy Forum, the day before the market-leading Responsible Business Summit Europe.
40+ innovators, supply chain practitioners, sustainability experts and investors will share their perspectives and experiences into what a 2050 closed loop economy looks like, the critical elements to achieve it and how each sector and industry can do their part. The input collected during this session will inform an update to Vision 2050 that WBCSD is conducting.
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Dan Strechay, (Mar 12, 2019)
Ahead of next week’s Responsible Business Summit in New York, Dan Strechay of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil explains why his organisation’s new principles and criteria will help consumer goods giants deliver on their zero-deforestation commitments
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
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
Terry Slavin, (May 1, 2018)
On the eve of a tense AGM this week, the Unilever CEO sits down with Ethical Corporation’s editor Terry Slavin, and dismisses any idea he is preparing to step down
Eric Marx, (Apr 26, 2018)
Unilever, Marks and Spencer and Sime Darby are at the forefront of working with governments and communities to meet their zero deforestation commitments, writes Eric Marx
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
Rebecca Ley, (Feb 22, 2017)
More than 200,000 people signed a Greenpeace petition putting pressure on HSBC over its links to harmful palm oil corporations
Terry Slavin, (Nov 17, 2016)
A new report from Charities Aid Foundation argues that companies can - and should - be at the vanguard of protecting human rights
April Streeter, (Nov 19, 2015)
There’s no doubt that ongoing forest fires are a crisis for Indonesia. The first step towards a solution is the acceptance of responsibility by palm oil and pulp and paper corporations
April Streeter, (Aug 17, 2015)
Changes, or at least assurances of changes, are coming to the palm oil industry, a mega-business blamed for much of the deforestation in tropical nations
Nadine Hawa, (Jun 5, 2015)
Conflict mineral disclosure, birth certificates for street kids, India NGO crackdown and oceans valued
Lucas Simons, (Mar 3, 2015)
The palm oil sector is on the verge of important structural change, but it’s still a long way from true sustainability
Paul French, (Feb 8, 2015)
As economies are growing, so is the sophistication of community engagement programmes in Asia
Nadine Hawa, (Feb 4, 2015)
Greenpeace energy exposé, China fines polluters, ocean plastic debris, and big brands lag behind on sustainable packaging
Sam Phipps, (Jun 11, 2014)
In a major turnaround, APP is taking a lead with its forest protection and restoration initiative
April Streeter, (May 7, 2014)
Indonesia enjoys a vibrant economy and growing middle class, though much of the growth is based on a system of natural resource extraction that is just starting to seek real sustainability goals