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solar panels at Centragrid power plant in Nyabira, Zimbabwe

News / Policy & Finance

Political 'retreat' on climate action harms all nations, says UN climate chief

...th no thought", she charged, even as they "drag their feet" on meeting pledges to tame climate threats. “ Today there is... a disconnect between those throughout the world calling for more urgent act...

6 Oct 2020

Political 'retreat' on climate action harms all nations, says UN climate chief

Inside the first wooden wind power turbine.

News / Green Buildings

The coolest sustainability innovations of 2020

...t it had fixed the problems holding back the development of solid-state batteries, which promise much higher capacity than conventional lithium-ion batteries. Results from testing QuantumScape's batte...

22 Dec 2020

The coolest sustainability innovations of 2020

Women from the village of Mitho Goth in Pakistan. Image: Fariha Fatima/Eco-Business

News / Water

Open defecation: How are 22 million Pakistanis living without basic sanitation?

...to the notion that open defecation could be a health risk, and were keen to use the new toilets and adopt better hygiene and sanitation standards. They were trained how to use the toilets and taught b...

9 Apr 2020

Open defecation: How are 22 million Pakistanis living without basic sanitation?

News / Cities

Scientists sceptical of new bat study linking climate change to Covid-19 emergence

...tment and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impacts Research, is the lead author of this study. He tells Carbon Brief that the impact of climate change is expanding the habitat for bats in the region:...

8 Feb 2021

Scientists sceptical of new bat study linking climate change to Covid-19 emergence

woman doctor in health centre in pakistan

News / Policy & Finance

World leaders warn coronavirus could roll back progress for women

...tive health services generally not there," she told the Thomson Reuters Foundation. "It doesn't have to be like this, but there's not currently enough global solidarity." The United Nations estimates ...

1 Jun 2020

World leaders warn coronavirus could roll back progress for women

Small-scale deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon

News / Policy & Finance

Next pandemic? Amazon deforestation may spark new diseases

...Thomson Reuters Foundation, the charitable arm of Thomson Reuters, that covers humanitarian news, climate change, resilience, women’s rights, trafficking and property rights. Visit http://news.trust.o...

19 Oct 2020

Next pandemic? Amazon deforestation may spark new diseases

Research / GlobeScan

Asian Consumers need more affordable access to healthy and sustainable living

...ts 20 of the most polluted cities in the world, of which 13 are in India. Yet, air pollution wasn’t an issue in recent Indian elections. Ten river systems carry 90 per cent of the plastic that e...

9 Dec 2019

Asian Consumers need more affordable access to healthy and sustainable living

News / Cities

Race for space to house vulnerable in coronavirus crisis

...that sits at the top of a hill, tested for the virus and quarantined should they test positive, said a spokesman for the regional health agency, with capacity that can go up to 150 beds. In London, th...

27 Mar 2020

Race for space to house vulnerable in coronavirus crisis

The Guide Against Greenwashing from Norway

News / Corporate Responsibility

Guilty of greenwashing? This guide helps companies avoid making spurious sustainability claims

...t use results from reports without context. 2. Make sure that your company’s sustainability efforts are not limited to your communications and marketing departments. Companies that continue with busi...

11 Nov 2020

Guilty of greenwashing? This guide helps companies avoid making spurious sustainability claims

News / Policy & Finance

Author Roland Kupers: We can't rely on governments or businesses—we need a climate policy revolution

...t think it should be the main strategy. It’s not businesses' fault—it’s just that institutionally they’re not designed for systemic change. It also means that politicians shouldn’t listen to incumbent...

28 Jul 2020

Author Roland Kupers: We can't rely on governments or businesses—we need a climate policy revolution

News / Policy & Finance

Protected status not enough to guard threatened nature reserves, scientists find

...ts to protect the land, and a lack of engagement with local communities that live there are hurting conservation efforts, they found. Creating protected areas is "a type of intervention that we know c...

30 Oct 2019

Protected status not enough to guard threatened nature reserves, scientists find

A lone man walks down a usually busy street in Little India, Singapore, during the coronavirus outbreak. Image: Tim Ha/Eco-Business

News / Carbon & Climate

World Environment Day 2020: How a pandemic is changing sustainability

...terest in sustainable tourism is still there, but there's currenty a pause on it. The industry needs to get back on its feet first. It's unfortunate that Covid hit just as sustainable tourism was gett...

5 Jun 2020

World Environment Day 2020: How a pandemic is changing sustainability

News / Manufacturing

How I got here... Yours founder Navneet Kaur

...tarting out in sustainability? Be patient. I learned early on that if you want to be in sustainabililty, it’s a long term investment. What’s the one thing you wish you knew before you started out in ...

28 Apr 2020

How I got here... Yours founder Navneet Kaur

Opinion / Corporate Responsibility

The corporate world is helping to combat coronavirus—but mind the virus-washing

...think not," read the tweet, which pointed out that the virus started in a wildlife market. Peta's coronavirus-carnivorous anagram tweet from February. Image: Peta's Twitter The post was widely troll...

2 Apr 2020

The corporate world is helping to combat coronavirus—but mind the virus-washing

News / Policy & Finance

A maid dodging coronavirus in a virtual world spotlights inequality in India

...t. The game has also attracted interest globally, said Agarwal, with community leaders from Brazil to Kenya getting in touch to say that the challenges shown in the game mirrored those faced by the po...

28 May 2020

A maid dodging coronavirus in a virtual world spotlights inequality in India

Carina Cunha, inventor of Nosy, a new anti-air pollution device.

News / Cities

Is 'Nosy' the fashionable, eco alternative to face masks we've been waiting for to beat air pollution?

...t cover the mouth, Nosy's creators claim that it can filter 90 per cent of all air the user breathes. A company spokesperson told Eco-Business that most people breathe through their nose not mouth, an...

27 May 2020

Is 'Nosy' the fashionable, eco alternative to face masks we've been waiting for to beat air pollution?

Press Releases / Green Is The New Black

The Conscious Festival goes virtual for the first time on 12-14 June

...that any anti-climate change measures cannot be taken overnight, however together, we can collaborate and contribute to creating more positive impact. By taking #LittleGreenSteps we can further fuel t...

25 May 2020

The Conscious Festival goes virtual for the first time on 12-14 June

palm oil fruit bunch at a factory in Tanjung Karang, Malaysia

News / Corporate Responsibility

Can global brands avoid 'greenwash' with new forest-saving plan?

...that wanted to make fast progress would lead, with others able to join later. "I'm not even saying it's revolutionary - rather the contrary - it's just an evolution of the way we are doing things, try...

29 Sep 2020

Can global brands avoid 'greenwash' with new forest-saving plan?

News / Carbon & Climate

How Biden's climate agenda aims to trigger a 'good-paying' jobs boom

...tion that there will need to be a well-thought-out economic transition strategy for fossil fuel-based industries and communities," she said in a statement. "But there's also no question that there are...

1 Feb 2021

How Biden's climate agenda aims to trigger a 'good-paying' jobs boom

Press Releases / Fill it Forward

Fill it Forward partners with Wine To Water to support the world's most vulnerable during pandemic

...time toward sustainable clean water solutions catered to local needs. Website: winetowater.org Facebook: @winetowater Twitter:@winetowater Instagram:@winetowater LinkedIn:Wine to Water For media...

13 May 2020

Fill it Forward partners with Wine To Water to support the world's most vulnerable during pandemic

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