By Phoebe Weston, The Guardian Consumption in wealthy countries including US and UK is responsible for 13% of global forest loss beyond their borders, study finds. A toucan in Costa Rica. Most wildlife habitats are being destroyed in countries with tropical forests, the study shows. Photograph: Francesco Puntiroli/Alamy The world’s wealthiest …
Study Highlights ‘Invisible’ Wildlife Benefits We Lose by Not Protecting Biodiversity
Sustainable Brands New research reveals that the vital benefits wildlife provides to people’s everyday lives are vastly underrepresented across science and policy discussions — an oversight that could have devastating consequences for society and the economy. Led by WWF and published Wednesday in the inaugural issue of Nature Reviews Biodiversity, the study shows …
Seven sustainable finance predictions for 2025
By Eugene Ellman, Corporate Knights Expect to see more Canadian leadership on transition investing, simplified climate disclosure rules in Europe and creative solutions to regulatory uncertainty under Trump As heat, storms and flooding rack the planet, the investment industry has been poked and prodded in the last decade into reallocating …
Divided Americans Unite in Call for People-First Approach to Business
Sustainable Brands Overall, there is a tremendous opportunity for corporate America to take a leadership role in tackling some of the country’s more intractable economic and societal challenges — and to become a positive, unifying force by doing so. In October, JUST Capital released its 8th annual Americans’ Views on Business Survey. The …
Biden administration warns natural gas expansion would drive up domestic costs
By Nina Lakhani, The Guardian New study shows LNG exports risk raising greenhouse gas emissions, hampering efforts to curtail climate crisis. A liquefied natural gas plant under construction in Port Sulphur, Louisiana, on 16 May 2024. Photograph: Bryan Tarnowski/Bloomberg via Getty Images The Biden administration has released a long-awaited analysis on the economic …
A surprise solar boom reveals a fatal flaw in our climate change projections
By Noah Gordon and Daevan Mangalmurti, Vox Solar is surging, but so is humanity’s energy appetite. We need better models. Solar panels installed on the roof of buildings at Skardu in Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan region. AFP via Getty Images When the satellites zoomed in, you could see the panels gleaming from space. …
How to take Scope 3 Emissions from Data to Action
By Deborah Johnson, Sustainable Brands For Scope 3 to be monitored successfully, Scope 1 and 2 emissions reporting must be mandated across all businesses and suppliers, no matter their size. Scope 3 inventories have become an essential tool for organisations that are looking to take meaningful action to improve the environmental …
Voluntary carbon markets are flooded with cheap offsets that aren’t effective, data says
Carbon offsets have become big business as more companies make promises to protect the climate but can’t meet the goals on their own. When a company buys carbon offsets, it pays a project elsewhere to reduce greenhouse gas emissions on its behalf—by planting trees, for example, or generating renewable energy. The …
Finding Value in ESG Reporting Is Critical in Today’s Legislative Landscape
Sustainable Brands Experience design agency SiaXperience is helping brands navigate their reporting journey in this ever-shifting landscape. Managing Director of ESG Communications Judy Sandford shares insights into how companies can enhance their reporting practices to keep the edge. Pressure from regulators and increasingly demanding investors, more awake to climate risks …
G20 welcomes recommendations to unlock funding for climate transition projects
By Marcela Ayres, Reuters Crevasses and Sahara dust are seen on the Morteratsch Glacier amid climate change, in Pontresina, Switzerland, September 3, 2024. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights WASHINGTON, Oct 24 (Reuters) – A group of funds backed by the world’s 20 largest economies aimed at financing climate transition projects needs …