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Year in review 2021

From the climate heroes and most disappointing leaders, to the most promising technologies and the worst cases of greenwashing, Eco-Business looks back at the top stories from a year in which the world remained in the grip of a pandemic.

All the anxieties of our time reflected in these trending terms.

31 Dec 2021

Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use

In the coming year, we should expect to see stricter laws to expose 'greenwashers' and rising demand for clear disclosure and reporting standards.

stop climate crime _COP26

The list of climate obstructionists and profiteers is getting longer. Eco-Business shortlists those who made the top headlines.

Sustainability innovations of 2021

From lab-grown wood to panties made from waste milk, Eco-Business highlights the top sustainability innovations of another problematic, pandemic-stricken year when humanity needed solutions.

17 December 2021

intensive care unit (ICU) in a hospital in Hebei Province, China

10 December 2021

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7 December 2021

Greenwash comp 2021

30 November 2021

California forest fire July 2021

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