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Engage the people to deliver energy transformation, urge MPs

...and rural communities,” noted Vandana Chavan, a member of parliament in India. She said it was critical that parliamentarians encouraged citizens to actively participate in the energy transition and s...

19 Jan 2020

Engage the people to deliver energy transformation, urge MPs

News / Cities

Are decentralised communities the way forward for sustainable cities?

...itime Institute and former programme director at Nanyang Technological University’s Energy Research Institute. Dr Sanjay Kuttan and other panellists at Cities | Possibilities: Building Circular Citie...

30 Aug 2019

Are decentralised communities the way forward for sustainable cities?

H&M lead image of dress using unwanted materials

News / Manufacturing

Can born-again materials become fashion’s next big trend?

...and [to feed] a growing population”, he said. “Our second-biggest material is polyester. Polyester is oil-based and oil prices will definitely go up in future.” Sustainability is “in crisis mode”, sai...

20 Jun 2019

Can born-again materials become fashion’s next big trend?

Opinion / Corporate Responsibility

A green Rwandan airport, and a lesson on impatient optimism

...is underway. Milestones in China As I wade into the inner workings of China’s sustainable development landscape, it is also clear that impatient optimism exists in abundance. Tectonic shifts in policy...

19 Jul 2019

A green Rwandan airport, and a lesson on impatient optimism

News / Policy & Finance

Catch them young: Indian writers tell tales of land rights for kids

...iyamgiri hills. Residents of 12 villages, whose opinion the state sought for a court order in 2013, unanimously voted against allowing mining. "It was a rare positive story, and I decided to write it ...

4 Jan 2019

Catch them young: Indian writers tell tales of land rights for kids

News / Carbon & Climate

Burning issue: Australia debates risks of logging fire-damaged forests

...ince launched a national inquiry into the fires, focusing on changing environmental conditions. In March, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, an Australian government sci...

5 Jun 2020

Burning issue: Australia debates risks of logging fire-damaged forests

News / Energy

Nuclear power ‘cannot rival renewable energy’

...ile not experiencing power cuts, this showed the claim was untrue. In his opinion, having large inflexible nuclear stations that could not be switched off was a serious handicap in a modern grid syste...

16 Jan 2020

Nuclear power ‘cannot rival renewable energy’

News / Policy & Finance

Growth in 'gender-smart' investing helps sisters do it for themselves

...is thriving, answering thousands of questions a day from users in India, Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia. Although still in its infancy, gender lens investing is rapidly growing in popularity, having expa...

8 Mar 2019

Growth in 'gender-smart' investing helps sisters do it for themselves

The coastline of Sulawesi, Indonesia, where languages and cultures are threatened by climate change. Anastasia Riehl,

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

The impact of climate change on language loss

...ional languages in educational systems and mass media; persecution of minority linguistic groups by governments and disruption of communities during war and emigration. It is difficult to predict the ...

27 Nov 2018

The impact of climate change on language loss

News / Lifestyle

Recruitment agency for the ethically-minded launches

...itment firm that specialises in finding jobs for people who want to work for ethically-minded companies has launched in London. Citizen Kind is the brainchild of British recruitment executive and life...

16 Jul 2019

Recruitment agency for the ethically-minded launches

News / Carbon & Climate

Startups strive to recycle emissions for 'new carbon economy'

...icago-based startup had cut multi-million-dollar deals on four continents, including in China, aimed at helping curb climate change and air pollution. At the Jingtang Steel Mill in Heibei province, th...

31 May 2019

Startups strive to recycle emissions for 'new carbon economy'

Opinion / Corporate Responsibility

Is sustainability reporting dead?

...ion sustainability report. John Pabon is founder and chief advisor of Shanghai-based sustainability reporting consulting firm Fulcrum Strategic Advisors. This story was originally published on Linke...

20 Mar 2019

Is sustainability reporting dead?

News / Policy & Finance

Political uncertainty poses obstacle to UN's global goals, businesses say

...integrating sustainability into business operations. Four in 10 said political uncertainty was slowing or stalling their efforts, and a third said the closing of global markets and limits on free trad...

2 Oct 2019

Political uncertainty poses obstacle to UN's global goals, businesses say

A new Greenpeace International investigation has revealed that Wilmar International, the world’s largest palm oil trader, is still linked to forest destruction for palm oil almost five years after committing to end deforestation.[1]

News / Food & Agriculture

How is the world's biggest palm oil trader living up to its no-deforestation promise?

...ished a sustainability dashboard, showing traceability back to 1,000 mills—that was another first. Wilmar's sustainability dashboard lists and locates all its palm oil mill suppliers in Indonesia an...

9 Oct 2019

How is the world's biggest palm oil trader living up to its no-deforestation promise?

News / Energy

Girl power! India's 'solar gal pals' light up rural homes

...ise in family incomes has made the Sahelis confident and more involved in household decisions, she said. "The fire we saw in some of these women, it is like they were finally recognising that their vo...

22 Nov 2018

Girl power! India's 'solar gal pals' light up rural homes

News / Cities

China, US among countries offering to help Indonesia build new capital

...and bridges, Danis said. Meanwhile, Japan has expressed interest in building the future city’s transportation and energy system. Danis said the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime and Investment Affair...

9 Jan 2020

China, US among countries offering to help Indonesia build new capital

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Is environment the missing link in humanitarian work?

...ironment, which is also impacted by their actions, is vital for their survival," he said. The situation is similar in humanitarian crises elsewhere. Although one person is forcibly displaced every tw...

22 Jul 2019

Is environment the missing link in humanitarian work?

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

Keep climate teaching real and honest

...in Scotland, England and the Falkland Islands (also known as the Malvinas), and at an international primary school and teacher training college in Malawi. Email: fabulouslyrelevant@gmail.com This pie...

8 Jul 2019

Keep climate teaching real and honest

News / Carbon & Climate

Analysis: how power shortages might ‘accelerate’ China’s climate action

...inks is the most significant directive from Li: “China is still a developing country. In the current stage, industrialisation and urbanisation are deepening and, inevitably, energy demand will continu...

15 Oct 2021

Analysis: how power shortages might ‘accelerate’ China’s climate action

A student asks International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde a question at the Ecole Royale d’Administration December 3, 2013 in Phom Phen, Cambodia

News / Carbon & Climate

The young people calling time on climate change in Asia Pacific

...iving in Bali that my sister and I were brought up with. It means living in harmony with the people around you, the environment around you and the spirit within.” Melati (left) and Isabel (right) Wij...

30 Apr 2019

The young people calling time on climate change in Asia Pacific

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