How the EU Commission Leads the Battle to Save the Planet
In contrast to American climate deniers, Europeans generally believe in the science of climate change and worry about threats to the environment. In the fight to save our planet, the European Commission has been at the forefront for a long
Leading by Example: B Corps Prioritize Climate Change Mitigation
This article is part of an editorial collaboration with BCorporation. The BCorp Series can be found here. The original publication can be found here. With a Healthy Planet in Mind, Companies Put Environment Among Primary Stakeholders Certified B Corporations aren’t waiting for government action to
Funding: Too Much for Notre Dame, Not Enough for Climate Change?
Soon after Notre Dame in Paris went up in flames, teenage climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, in a speech to the European Parliament, said she did not want to diminish the Notre-Dame fire, but wished there was an equal outpouring of
Companies That Care About the Planet as Much as You Do
This article is part of an editorial collaboration with BCorporation. The BCorp Series can be found here. The original publication can be found here. Through Recycling Programs and Consumer Education Opportunities, B Corps Broaden the Circular Economy and the Circle of Earth-Friendly Practices Employees at
Can Science-based Targets Truly Guide Sustainable Development?
What lines can we not afford to cross when it comes to our impact on the planet? As the world races to achieve the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, it is vital that the pursuit of sustainable
5 B Corps Saving Our Oceans
This article is part of an editorial collaboration with BCorporation. The BCorp Series can be found here. The original publication can be found here. Through fishing, travel, plastic waste and more, humans are having an outsize impact on the health of our oceans’ ecosystems.
How to stop the plastic soup: interview with SEADS – Sea Defence Solutions
With the amount of plastic pollution in our waters increasing every year, it becomes crucial to find solutions that would help to reduce it as soon as possible: plastics pollution is not only dangerous for all the marine life but
Freight is the Cinderella of the Climate Movement: Global Companies must Reduce their Supply Chain Transport Emissions to Fit the Greenhouse Glass Slipper
To give you an idea of the challenge ahead: freight demand is expected to triple between 2015 and 2050, causing CO2 emissions to rise by 76 percent according to the International Transport Forum. Yet to live up to expectations of
Climate Change: Enough of the ‘Why?’ Time for the ‘Now’
This article is part of an editorial collaboration with BCorporation. The BCorp Series can be found here. The original publication can be found here. Solutions Won’t Be Easy to Find, But Collaboration and Innovation Offer New Opportunities—and B Corps Can Help It’s been a busy month
CLIMATE . CHANGE – Episode 6 – With Jeffrey Sachs, Professor at Columbia University & UN advisor
In Episode 6 and final chapter of the short film series "Climate . Change", Jeffrey Sachs, one of the world's most influential economists, Professor at Columbia University and Senior Advisor to the UN on Sustainability, paints a realistic yet scary
The Synergism and Progress of the UN Sustainable Development Goals
As specified in point 8 of the 2030 UN Agenda for Sustainable Development: “We are announcing today 17 Sustainable Development Goals with 169 associated targets which are integrated and indivisible. Never before have world leaders pledged common action and endeavor across such
Changing the Single-Use Mindset Through Beautiful Design
This article is part of an editorial collaboration with BCorporation. The BCorp Series can be found here. The original publication can be found here. Australian B Corp Joins Global Effort to Reduce Plastics in Oceans United Nations General Assembly President Maria Fernanda Espinosa last week launched