Dutch banks are unable to show clearly the supply chain their money is helping to fund. Alarmingly, some investment funds are labelled as 'sustainable' despite having been found to have shares in companies that destroy forests.
One sticking point at UN climate talks is how obligations on human rights should be incorporated into the "rule book" for implementing the Paris Agreement.
A new report highlights how important the role of forest communities and indigenous people in protecting forests as carbon sinks, and why it is important to recognise these land rights.
The world's largest palm oil trader says it will use satellites to monitor its suppliers in a new attempt to cut deforestation out of its supply chain. Meanwhile, Norway has become the first country in the world to ban palm oil imports for biodiesel.
Sara Lickel –
Seventy years since the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, we face one of the biggest challenges and injustices of all times. How can climate change solutions help tackle poverty and ensure rights for the most vulnerable communities?
Shin Furuno –
Japan’s Big Three banks represent some US$6.29 trillion in assets, but have been conspicuously absent from efforts by the banking sector to embrace the Paris Agreement and the SDGs.
Arjuna Dibley –
As the world meets at COP24 in Poland—itself led by a populist government—people who care about achieving the Paris Agreement goal should push for new strategies to reduce emissions in countries headed by populist leaders.
As key financial engines driving global efforts to mitigate climate change, how can multilateral development banks help countries stick to and even double down their commitments?
A great deal of the world's land has been converted to farms to produce food. How can agroforestry help to restore degraded land, feed a growing global population and help mitigate climate change?
Eco-Business –
At this year's Eco Action Day Industry Roundtable 2018, participants discussed how to build more creative and resourceful industries and infrastructure for a more sustainable Singapore.
Charlotte MIddlehurst and Lili Pike, Chinadialogue –
China has provided huge funding supposedly to help developing countries mitigate and adapt to climate impacts, but it is also financing coal projects included in the Belt & Road Initiative (BRI). What do recipient countries make of this?
In line with Singapore's Climate Action Plan, the Singapore Government announced its intent to implement a carbon tax on the emission of greenhouse gases at the 2017 Budget, with the ...
China’s economy has grown 10 times as fast as that of the United Kingdom during its industrial revolution and affected 100 times as many people. But these headline economic success ...
With the tagline "Taking the Pulse of the Planet", State of the World's Birds is a major global assessment that uses bird species to measure the health of our ecosystems ...
Asian Venture Philanthropy Network (AVPN) and Oliver Wyman, with the support of Marsh & McLennan Companies' Asia Pacific Risk Center, have collaborated on the report Driving ESG Investing in Asia ...
