EU to Crack Down on Green Claims
The European Commission has announced a new Directive on Green Claims, which will require businesses to substantiate their environmental claims before they can be made.
EU to Crack Down on Green Claims
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Sodium Reduction Off-track Warns WHO
Sodium Reduction Off-track Warns WHO
The world is falling behind on its global target to reduce sodium intake by 30 per cent by 2025.
Sweet Returns From Nature Protection
Sweet Returns From Nature Protection
Nature protection is becoming attractive financially to entrepreneurs and investors.
How To Reduce Cement Emissions
How To Reduce Cement Emissions
Three technologies could deliver huge reductions in emissions from cement manufacturing by 2030. Cement creates 8% of all emissions.
African Leaders Pledge To End AIDS In Children
African Leaders Pledge To End AIDS In Children
The Global Alliance to End AIDS in Children has pledged to end the transmission of HIV/AIDS to children by 2030.
Brand Value Remains High In Uncertain World
Brand Value Remains High In Uncertain World
The overall financial value of the world’s 500 biggest brands has remained steady over the last year, despite macro-economic turbulence
Is Battery Swapping The Future For EVs In Cities?
Is Battery Swapping The Future For EVs In Cities?
Are very small electric cars with swappable batteries going to be a popular choice for city vehicles in future?
A Cuppa Makes It Better
A Cuppa Makes It Better
A mug of tea can be just what the doctor ordered to get through the cold winter months, according to the UK Tea and Infusions Association
Is The Rebellion Over?
Is The Rebellion Over?
Extinction Rebellion is one of the most prominent and fastest growing organisations in the fight against the climate emergency. It's never been far from the headlines since it was founded in 2018 with its mix of attention-grabbing stunts, direct action and...
Air Con Can Make Your Roof Garden Grow
Air Con Can Make Your Roof Garden Grow
Air expelled from ventilation systems can make corn and spinach grow taller and larger. This is good news for roof gardens and farms.
Mobile Broadband Coverage Reaches 95% Of World
Mobile Broadband Coverage Reaches 95% Of World
Warning: if you want some time out from annoying work calls, the excuse ‘I didn’t have any signal’ is increasingly implausible. It’s been announced by the GSMA, the body that unifies the global mobile ecosystem, that 95 per cent of the world’s population now has...
Massive Decline in Wildlife Over 50 Years
Massive Decline in Wildlife Over 50 Years
A new global study has found that wildlife populations have declined by 69 per cent on average since 1970 and that we now face the prospect of double, interlinked emergencies: the loss of biodiversity and human-induced climate change.The enormous drop in the...
Ideologies Shaping Geopolitics
Ideologies Shaping Geopolitics
The Cold War didn’t end. It just paused for a few years while Russia looked around for a new set of ideological clothes. The fact is that the Russians have never been particularly friendly towards Western Europe. And the current warm Sino-Russian relationship is an...
Introverts Can ‘Have The Edge’ In Business
Introverts Can ‘Have The Edge’ In Business
Introverts can excel in business and on social media according to business coach Melitta Campbell.
Will US Climate Act Encourage Other Countries?
Will US Climate Act Encourage Other Countries?
Claiming to be the ‘biggest step forward on climate ever,’ President Biden’s mundane-sounding Inflation Reduction Act may provide a shot of adrenaline to global governments to stimulate their own climate change plans.The Act provides an unprecedented $369 billion...
Sci-Fi City Planned in Saudi Arabia
Sci-Fi City Planned in Saudi Arabia
Opinion is split whether THE LINE, a 170km-long, 200m wide city unveiled this week by Saudi Arabia is a vision of a perfect future for civilisation, or an indication that dystopian science fiction is coming true.The announcement of the project by Mohammed bin...
Transparency Becoming Fashionable, Slowly
Transparency Becoming Fashionable, Slowly
The largest companies in the fashion business are getting (a bit) better at disclosing information about their human rights and environmental policies, practices and impacts a new study has found. But they’re still in F-grade territory with an average performance...
Worrying Week In Climate Fight
Worrying Week In Climate Fight
Progress is faltering in the fight against climate change on both sides of the Atlantic, despite the pledges made at the COP26 climate conference less than a year ago.This week, the US Supreme Court - the same body that also overturned the Roe v Wade ruling on...
In My Opinion: No Quick Fix For Systemic Inclusion
In My Opinion: No Quick Fix For Systemic Inclusion
Diversity in organisations is not just “nice to have”. It delivers value through stronger innovation, customer connection, and access to wider talent pools.And our world is changing. With a greater global mix of ethnicities available to employers, empowerment of...
When Is A Bee A Fish?
When Is A Bee A Fish?
"Why is a raven like a writing desk?" is the thorny riddle posed by The Mad Hatter in Alice In Wonderland. A court in California has, this week, been wrestling with its own baffling conundrum: is a bee actually a fish?The Court of Appeal of California has concluded...
