A National Park For The West Midlands
With the youngest, fastest-growing, most diverse population in the UK, the imminent arrival of HS2 and the hosting of City of Culture 2021 and the Commonwealth Games, the West Midlands has a unique opportunity to re-discover a vast, hidden landscape
‘Green’ Investing: The Future of Business?
The choice between economic development and sustainability is often considered to be irreconcilable. However, viewing the elements of ecosystems as resources that provide services puts a price on nature, helping, through through green investing, to shape the future of investments
Companies Must “Zoom Out” For a Sustainable Planet
What’s more radical? Calmly following a path towards an almost certain human crisis or trying something new, on the fringe, something disruptive, that has a chance of changing our course for a better future. That is when companies "should zoom"
Three Ways To Ease Investments In Fragile Contexts
Investors in the global North can sometimes be hesitant to make investments in emerging markets, let alone some of the world’s least-developed countries. Risks may very well be greater in developing nations, but much of this hesitancy comes from a
Climate Change: Incrementalism Is No Longer A Viable Option
Corporations can be directed towards a more sustainable planet — but we need to be bold. Climate Change is unraveling before our eyes. Unprecedented heat, flooding, melting, and drought are just the tip of the iceberg, and yet our species can’t
Balancing Profit with People and Planet: Verdical Group’s Journey
Verdical Group looks at its company's journey as a BCorporation business - balancing profit with people and the planet - to provide guidance to other businesses looking to do the same. This article is part of an editorial collaboration with BCorporation. The
Salesforce Announces Further Commitments to Sustainability
Salesforce has announced during its Dreamforce 2019 event, held at the end of November, the company's continued commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals with $17 million dollars in grants and a pledge of one million employee volunteer hours over the next year. Salesforce, which
Six Ideas to Make Aviation More Sustainable
Could aviation become more sustainable? In this article, we will analyze some actions that should be taken, and others already taking place, to reduce the negative impacts of aviation on the planet. Greta Thunberg’s decision to cross the Atlantic Ocean on
Throwing a Lifeline
Why the UN’s SDGs are a blueprint to support small-scale tuna fisheries and the communities that depend on them. With a global market value that’s well in excess of $40 billion, tuna is a universally popular food. The quite considerable volume
When The Dams Are Low
The Manila metropolitan area is in the throes of its second major water shortage of 2019. The two major water concessionaires, Maynilad and Manila Water Company, point to low water levels in the Angat and Ipo dams, which together contribute
At The Economist: Feeding the Future Summit London 2019
At The Economist's 2019 Feeding the Future conference in London, Impakter interviews key figures in the battle for a more sustainable and just food system. Addressing one of the biggest challenges of the next century, businesses and public organisations came
Shape Your Future with Hayden Dansky
Hayden Dansky is Executive Director of Boulder Food Rescue (BFR). BFR is committed to a juster and less wasteful food system. Hayden works on redistributing healthy food to low-income communities, and educating people about food justice. In the past 7
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