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In India's quarries, workers die to make pretty garden tiles

...ical Trading Initiative to clean up their supply chains. Marshalls' Fairstone range ensures no child labour, and that fair wages and safe working conditions are kept in the quarries in India and China...

11 May 2016

In India's quarries, workers die to make pretty garden tiles

News / Lifestyle

Q&A: Body Shop concocts new formula for making money while protecting the planet

...identifying and utilising ingredients from biodiversity hotspots. We are out now searching for new ingredients in these locations which we can create a market for, and through that, give a living to t...

17 Feb 2016

Q&A: Body Shop concocts new formula for making money while protecting the planet

Fishing boats throng Mumbai's Ferry Wharf to unload their cargo and sell some fish

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Shaking the money pot to protect nature

...ilisation. Initial estimates place this cost in the region of US$130 billion to $440 billion per year globally (PDF), and will require significant mobilisation of international and domestic public res...

26 Jul 2017

Shaking the money pot to protect nature

Videos / Lifestyle

The comic video that shows Singapore's food waste problem is no laughing matter

...ilani said in the video. Just like all the videos MOF makes, Tilani said the goal of this video is to make the viewers laugh, or think about something in a different way, or ideally, both. "If the vid...

28 Jun 2016

The comic video that shows Singapore's food waste problem is no laughing matter

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

South Asian women missing in climate change debates

...ion, we can make it a reality. Each member state must have gender-sensitive policies which are more effective in making sure that they focus on climate change mitigation and adaptation,’ she said duri...

25 Oct 2016

South Asian women missing in climate change debates

News / Carbon & Climate

Sri Lanka struggles to adapt as disasters become a new "normal"

...ing the disaster, leading to confusion in the early stages of the crisis, according to Disaster Management Centre officials and officials of United Nations relief organisations. Getting officials from...

21 Jul 2017

Sri Lanka struggles to adapt as disasters become a new "normal"

Research / The Crowd

The business case for SDGs and what’s needed to achieve them

...iness and Sustainable Development Commission is to play a pivotal role in navigating the tension between offering the necessary guidance and providing the flexibility and space for businesses to find ...

3 Jun 2016

The business case for SDGs and what’s needed to achieve them

News / Water

A new, free, online tool helps citizens assess mega dams' economic and environmental viability

...ied, the relative costs and benefits of different existing Amazon dams, and their economic feasibility, was similar. The inclusion of the cost of greenhouse gas emissions had both positive and negativ...

14 Aug 2017

A new, free, online tool helps citizens assess mega dams' economic and environmental viability

News / Food & Agriculture

Fashion industry coalition aims for 30 per cent sustainable cotton from 2020

...id. Members of Cotton 2040 include industry sustainability organisations Better Cotton Initiative and Cotton Made in Africa, organic standards firm Fairtrade Foundation, industry initiatives IDH and ...

22 May 2017

Fashion industry coalition aims for 30 per cent sustainable cotton from 2020

Opinion / Transport

The global road-building explosion is shattering nature

...ing? Habitat fragmentation? A new study suggests it is in fact road-building. “Road-building” might sound innocuous, like “house maintenance” – or even positive, conjuring images of promoting economic...

20 Dec 2016

The global road-building explosion is shattering nature

News / Corporate Responsibility

Almost 46 mln people trapped in slavery with North Korea, India key offenders - global index

...ituation was getting worse with global displacement and migration increasing vulnerability to all forms of slavery. Incidences of slavery were found in all 167 countries in the index, with India home ...

2 Jun 2016

Almost 46 mln people trapped in slavery with North Korea, India key offenders - global index

News / Food & Agriculture

Why only profit with purpose can feed the world

...it’s time for all CEOs to join him in re-framing business orthodoxy. “Traditional capitalists believe the business of business is business and everything else is taken care of by other institutions in...

17 Jul 2017

Why only profit with purpose can feed the world

News / Policy & Finance

UN science report to guide countries on the SDGs

...International Council for Science (ICSU), was actively involved in the prototypes including the 2016 ‘pilot’ version, reviewing chapters and facilitating contributions from scientists. Calling the GSD...

7 Sep 2017

UN science report to guide countries on the SDGs

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

How to get gender-responsive adaptation right

...ion, as do the social, economic and cultural conditions which define resilience and sustainability. Therefore, when it comes to integrating gender into adaptation, there is no single solution. This i...

6 Sep 2017

How to get gender-responsive adaptation right

News / Carbon & Climate

Food supply fears spark China land grab

...itish prime ministers − John Major, Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and David Cameron − for talking about climate change and doing little. And he says his fellow scientists on the IPCC are failing in their d...

27 Sep 2016

Food supply fears spark China land grab

News / Transport

Major road developments threaten Sumatra’s last great rainforests

...ironmental Prize awardee Kerinci Seblat National Park At 1.4 million hectares, Kerinci Seblat is larger than the U.S. state of Connecticut and roughly twice the size of Indonesia’s Bali island. It i...

10 Aug 2017

Major road developments threaten Sumatra’s last great rainforests

Press Releases / EarthCheck

Skyrail Rainforest Cableway honoured as EarthCheck Master

...ic sized swimming pools. 236,984 L landfilled waste, which would have filled up to 7, 20-foot shipping containers. Unique initiatives implemented as a result of EarthCheck Certification have inclu...

27 Feb 2017

Skyrail Rainforest Cableway honoured as EarthCheck Master

Opinion / Lifestyle

Why the success of the Cameron Highlands might be its downfall

...ism bring significant income into the region, the resulting air pollution, traffic congestion, and clearing of land make it notably less appealing for visitors. Among these issues, however, it is land...

13 Jul 2017

Why the success of the Cameron Highlands might be its downfall

News / Policy & Finance

China’s climate aid flows into Myanmar

...ifference and mobilise common people to adapt. Xie Zhenhua, China's chief climate negotiator GEI’s involvement in rural Myanmar is unique in a country where officials and citizens alike are increasin...

29 Mar 2017

China’s climate aid flows into Myanmar

News / Policy & Finance

As nations assess progress on SDGs, questions linger about the cities goal

...ination is translating into missed opportunities on the ground. Roger Gervais works with accessibility issues around aging and disability in Ontario, Canada. He says he sees significant opportunity in...

11 Jul 2017

As nations assess progress on SDGs, questions linger about the cities goal

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