Videos Carbon & Climate Want to save the planet? Move to Wales What can you do to help quell the devastating impacts of climate change? Start life on a greener path in the countryside. https://www.eco-business.com/videos/want-to-save-the-planet-move-to-wales/ Copy Thomson Reuters Foundation 1 min read Oct. 23, 2018 Fighting climate change is much more than a day job for Chris Vernon and Erica Thompson. It is their entire way of life. They are part of a groundbreaking Welsh government scheme under which people get to circumvent tight planning rules so long as they build an eco-home in the countryside and go back to working the land on which it sits. The ‘One Planet Development Policy‘ was adopted by the Welsh government in 2011 and so far, 32 households have signed up. Already signed up? Log in To watch this video and continue reading this story for free Sign up for free Join the Eco-Business community and gain access to Asia Pacific’s largest media platform on sustainable development. Stay updated on the latest news, jobs, events and more with our Weekly Newsletter delivered to you at no subscription fee. Access our services to publish your jobs, events, press releases and research reports here on eco-business.com. You do not necessarily have an account even if you already receive our newsletters. Please sign up for an account to continue accessing our content. The aim is ambitious: in a small country where people on average use three times their fair share of the world’s resources, Wales wants its One Planet people to use only the resources they are due. Which means a simpler smallholding life, spending and travelling less, growing and making more.Read the full story here.This story was published with permission from Thomson Reuters Foundation. Most popular News / CSR Sustainability consultancy acquisitions triple in a year This acquisition frenzy reflects a surge in pandemic-era corporate demand for sustainability services and expertise. Sustainability consultancy acquisitions triple in a year News / Policy & Finance AIA appoints Leong Li Sun as Singapore head of ESG Leong is joining the insurance giant a month after the company committed to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. AIA appoints Leong Li Sun as Singapore head of ESG News / Policy & Finance DBS Bank names new chief sustainability officer Helge Muenkel joins the bank from Dutch multinational finance group ING. He replaces Mikkel Larsen. DBS Bank names new chief sustainability officer News / CSR China renewables firms burst on to ranking of world's most sustainable corporates China's post-pandemic green recovery measures drove up the country's renewables firms on the Corporate Knights index of the … China renewables firms burst on to ranking of world's most sustainable corporates News / Policy & Finance Businesses are more worried about Covid-19 than ESG in 2022: survey The packaging industry is most concerned about ESG issues, and financial services the least. Firms seem to care … Businesses are more worried about Covid-19 than ESG in 2022: survey News / Policy & Finance Banks are trashing their own net-zero pledges by funding 'carbon bomb' natural gas project in Australia, say NGOs The Scarborough-Pluto LNG project in Western Australia will produce 3.5 times the United Kingdom’s annual emissions over its … Banks are trashing their own net-zero pledges by funding 'carbon bomb' natural gas project in Australia, say NGOs