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Pressure builds on reticent pension funds and asset managers to treat global warming seriously
Trade body commissions independent sustainability standards pilot to counter critics
Investor group led by the CofE launches database to track tailings dams after Brazil disaster
The costs of energy transition and how populism could heat up the climate fight
He says he wants to reposition the energy major in the age of climate change activism
A bold new UK policy is set to transform corporate trash management and associated markets; but will the new rules stoke or curb the industry’s waste crime problem?
Guinevere Glasfurd’s climate fable unites Constable, Mary Shelley and a volcano that shook the world
It’s not as clear cut as you may think.
This problem demonstrates the tension between selfishness and co-operation
Industry needs to take the lead in developing a new energy system
Teenage climate activist has called for investors to divest completely from fossil fuels
Setting a price would make it easier to run economic models and explain choices to voters
Your guide to the investment and business revolution you can’t afford to ignore
Politicians know what they have to do, but must beware the ‘gilets jaunes’
Companies and funds need to step up their due diligence and engagement
Lessons from Brazil could have wider implications for global food production
Vertical farming grows up in Japan; hazelnut sourcing spreads discontent for Nutella; on the frontline of Amazon deforestation; scientists scratch the surface of what makes soil tick; Nigeria’s deadly conflict over fertile lands; Costa Rica’s ‘magical’ mix of agroforestry Supported by Rabobank
Redundant factories offer fertile ground for soil-free, indoor agriculture
Farmers of the future will have smart tools to assess what lives below the surface
Turnaround success demonstrates key plank of sustainable farming
Target of net zero carbon by 2050 puts nation in ‘race against time’, says report
Potential for a rapid reset of relations between Brussels and Washington after months of tensions
Longer-term shifts can affect capital markets ahead of time
Commission president sets out Brussels’ plan for CO2 border adjustment mechanism
Accounting standards offer standardised way of reporting sustainability effects
