Businesses can drive change by doing the right thing. We unearth examples of the best responsible business practices.
Banks provided $467bn in coal financing from 2022 to 2025, Urgewald finds. Lending fell by half or more where banks adopted coal policies.
Since 27 September, EU law bans carbon neutral claims based on offsets. Almost a third of big firms tracked still allow credits.
California orders frontier AI firms to build a kill switch and host auditors as AI leaders urge a slowdown and the US and China discuss AI alerts.
Explore how executives struggle to balance economic stability with sustainability efforts amid growing economic challenges.
Waitrose introduces a groundbreaking cork recycling initiative, a first among major UK supermarkets. Discover more about their trial schemes.
Unwanted flowers used by Unilever for fragrance. Collaboration with researchers and suppliers creates sustainable, cost-effective ingredients.
Find out why human sustainability is a growing concern for organizations. Learn about the efforts to enhance employee well-being and purpose.
Rate your company's climate efforts with Hurd, the free app designed to let workers anonymously take climate action in their job.
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.
Nature protection is becoming attractive financially to entrepreneurs and investors.
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...
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...
Cow burps and manure probably aren’t top of mind for most people tucking into a tub of Chunky Monkey ice cream. But they certainly are for the ice cream makers Ben & Jerry’s, who have announced "Project Mootopia" to tackle climate change through seaweed...
Around six years ago I accepted a job working as head of communications for a start-up healthcare company providing therapy and hormones to the transgender community.It didn’t really cross my mind to be concerned that I didn’t know anything about being trans. I had...
Pick up takeaway cappuccino. Drink it on the way to the office. Throw away the cup in the recycling bin. Easy, right? Actually most coffee cups can’t be recycled through public recycling bins and you could actually be responsible for all the rubbish in that bin -...
The age of greenwashing has moved one step closer to its end. The Securities and Exchange Commission, which regulates listed businesses in the USA, has proposed rule changes that would require much greater transparency from its members - the largest companies in...
You’re browsing the shelves for a present for that special someone. You are drawn to an expensive looking candle. It smells great. It’s got a rich, dark blue label, with shiny, embossed gold writing and tasteful gold shapes printed all over it. Just the job.Now if...
LEADING ARTICLE Most people acknowledge that the climate emergency is the biggest threat we face. The thousands of engaged politicians, activists, lobbyists and business people in the halls and corridors of the COP26 meeting in Glasgow are certainly taking it very...
Whether you’re raising a glass to progress on tackling climate change at COP26 or you want to drown your sorrows that the pledges don’t go far enough, there’s a new book that will help you choose a more sustainable spirit for the occasion.A Good Drink: In Pursuit...
How are people’s fashion behaviours and preferences changing? In partnership with Conscious Fashion + Lifestyle NetworkGreta Thunberg, the Swedish activist and campaigner, was recently chosen to be the first ever cover girl for newly launched Vogue Scandinavia...
