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Nadine Hawa, (Aug 18, 2016)
Scientists and campaigners disagree fundamentally about whether the rice can be an effective way to fight vitamin A deficiency in poorer countries
Ellen R Delisio, (Jul 26, 2016)
Technologies such as drones and robots have the potential to revolutionise agriculture, allowing farmers to use resources more efficiently
Maxine Perella, (Jul 25, 2016)
The explosion in connected devices is getting the wheels of the circular economy turning
Brian Lipinski, (Jul 12, 2016)
A full one-third of the food the world produces ultimately goes uneaten. That’s a billion tons of food loss and waste (FLW) every single year.
Terry Slavin, (Jun 13, 2016)
A great leap forward for the little frog
Ellen R Delisio, (Mar 22, 2016)
Big buyers of palm oil may have adopted forest-friendly purchasing policies, but they appear still to have little control over their suppliers’ practices
Stephen Gardner, (Jan 15, 2016)
The European Union wants product designers, manufacturers and consumers to move towards a circular economy, and is proposing new rules to trigger that transition
Ellen R Delisio, (Nov 20, 2015)
The lack of a coherent approach to recycling across the US is being tackled by businesses, which want to recycle more and need more recycled raw materials
April Streeter, (Nov 19, 2015)
There’s no doubt that ongoing forest fires are a crisis for Indonesia. The first step towards a solution is the acceptance of responsibility by palm oil and pulp and paper corporations
April Streeter, (Sep 17, 2015)
Some might say the race is on to measure and declare the first full water footprint comprehensively assessing a company’s water used throughout the supply chain. Others might say it’s a slow race
Ellen R Delisio, (Sep 16, 2015)
Water is rising on the sustainability agenda, as its scarcity is blamed for recent conflicts and corporations begin to understand their responsibilities
Sam Phipps, (Sep 9, 2015)
Vast flows of electronic waste mean that weak regulation has serious consequences
April Streeter, (Aug 17, 2015)
Changes, or at least assurances of changes, are coming to the palm oil industry, a mega-business blamed for much of the deforestation in tropical nations
Ellen R Delisio, (Aug 13, 2015)
Trees are a crucial part of the ecological balance that is under threat from human activity
Giles Parkinson, (Aug 6, 2015)
Those planning projects that come with environmental risks are increasingly encountering a lack of financial support, as with the case of a major coal mine in Australia
Dorothy Maxwell, (Jul 31, 2015)
Dorothy Maxwell’s new book, Valuing Natural Capital: Futureproofing Business and Finance, explains the scale and severity of natural capital depletion, and suggests how we might incorporate its value into a sustainable economy
3BL Media, (Jun 12, 2015)
President Obama is intervening on behalf of the bumblebee: the White House has announced the first National Strategy to Promote the Health of Honey Bees and Other Pollinators.
Rajesh Chhabara, (Jun 4, 2015)
New guidelines for the palm oil industry have disappointed environmentalists and raised fresh concerns about the protection of rainforests
Ellen R Delisio, (Jun 4, 2015)
An international alliance aims to engage with corporations to prevent the environmentally and commercially damaging impacts of land degradation
Ellen R Delisio, (May 6, 2015)
Governments, NGOs, academics and manufacturers are seeking ways to meet growing demand for tyres without destroying biodiversity, in light of a warning over the impact of rubber plantations