Eco-Business

Companies with more female representation in the boardroom tend to be more open and honest about their ESG performance, and are less prone to greenwashing,

A 29-country study finds that firms with more gender-equal boards are less likely to exaggerate their sustainability credentials. It also found that companies in more religious countries were more likely to greenwash, since religion tends to promote traditional gender roles.

For ambitious sustainability professionals anxious to save the world, burnout is an occupational hazard. Social entrepreneur Jacqui Hocking says that without major lifestyle changes she would not be here to tell her story.

The Manila-based think tank is transitioning to new leadership after the 13-year tenure of the veteran development campaigner Renato Redentor “Red” Constantino.

The framework for India’s sovereign green bonds, which aims to spur investments in clean technologies while minimising risks for investors, addresses the difficulty of raising capital but might be introducing new problems in doing so.

By Madhur Singh

Thomson Reuters Foundation

SciDev Net

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The market must work in sync with a range of policy instruments. Stable institutional and regulatory structures must balance competing interests and trade-offs to ensure optimum coverage, caps, pricing and reporting. By Aman Srivastava

Workplace inclusion involves making staff feel psychologically safe to voice their opinions.

The Great Recruitment is possible, if company bosses can build an inclusive culture. Pat Dwyer explains how. By Pat Dwyer

Censuses that exclude the queer community alienate a large part of the population

Policy & Finance

Counting queers

Any population survey that does not include the LGBTQ+ community will not accurately represent its citizenry. By Egerton Neto

After major setbacks to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the Pacific needs fairer access to financing as it fights to overcome climate challenges. By Isabella Massa, Gillaume Lafortune and Simona Marinescu

By Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Lilian Best

By Mekala Krishnan

By Sonia Sambhi

By Alex Friedman

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Women play a key role in developing innovations to push for sustainability, but barriers remain to their entry into STEM careers. To celebrate International Day of Women & Girls in Science, EB Impact speaks to three women in science on making an impact and pursuing careers in STEM.

EB Studio What makes cooling such a hot topic when it comes to climate change? This year's #Innovate4Climate summit will look at the problem and potential of sustainable cooling.

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EB Studio Smallholders have taken much of the blame for this year's haze-causing forest fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan. How can they be motivated to switch to more sustainable, fire-free production methods?

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