Sustainability Matters
January 30, 2020
A world-leading ecologist has issued a dire warning of the terrible consequences of post-fire logging, iterating that the practice could have catastrophic environmental consequences in the wake of unprecedented bushfires.
David Lindenmayer, Professor of Ecology and Conservation Biology at the Australian National University, has led global research on the effects of post-fire logging for more than 16
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Ethical Corporation
January 30, 2020
Last week was significant for me, not only because it was my birthday, but because I joined FAIRR’s Founder Jeremy Coller at the World Economic Forum in Davos to launch the Investor Year of Action on AMR (antimicrobial resistance) alongside two of our partners Professor Dame Sally Davies, UK Special Envoy on AMR, and the UK Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Matt Hancock. Needless to say, it was far
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Sustainability Matters
January 29, 2020
National science agency CSIRO will deliver bushfire and climate change resilience measures to help prepare Australia for future years of extreme fire conditions.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced that, in collaboration with other agencies and partners, CSIRO will bring plans and recommendations to Australian governments on how to manage and protect homes, the environment, industries and
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Ethical Corporation
January 28, 2020
The SDGs are the world’s to-do list, 17 goals, underpinned by 169 targets, adopted by every UN nation in 2015, to address the most pressing global challenges – from extreme poverty to climate change. These are interrelated problems that require political will; investment – at last week’s World Economic Forum (WEF) the funding gap was estimated at $2.5tn – and action by a range of
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Ethical Corporation
January 22, 2020
It’s impossible to understate the importance of 2020 in the fight against climate change. If we are to have any chance of limiting global warming to 1.5C, 2020 is the year global emissions must peak, with a decade of significant climate action to follow.
The year has begun with a stark warning of the consequences of inaction, with the Australian wildfires razing over 10 million hectares, claiming dozens of
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Ethical Corporation
January 21, 2020
Over the last few years, "net zero" has become the guiding principle for action on the climate crisis, offering hope that bold steps will be taken in time to avoid the worst impacts of a warming world.
While the phrase may offer a helpful dose of clarity to a complex subject, not all net zero-commitments should be viewed as equals. There are valid concerns that net-zero targets are being set without
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Ethical Corporation
January 20, 2020
THE OCEANS are warming – and fast. So finds new research by a coalition of US and Chinese scientists. Published in the Advances in Atmospheric Sciences journal, the findings reveal that world’s oceans have hit record temperatures for each of the last five years. As well as being the hottest year on record for our oceans, 2019 also marked the largest year-on-year temperature increase since the 1950s
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Ethical Corporation
January 20, 2020
This week’s gathering of business leaders and government heads in Davos for the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting is a major date in the sustainable business calendar, with big corporates using the media spotlight on the Swiss ski resort to highlight major announcements.Image: Channels: Communications & ReportingTags: WEFWorld Benchmarking AllianceWMOLarry
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Sustainability Matters
January 20, 2020
The team’s paper — published in Chemical Reviews — discusses the development of KIBs and compares the different materials used in lithium-, sodium- and potassium-ion batteries.
Rechargeable batteries are used in most portable electronic devices, electric and hybrid vehicles and renewable power-generation systems due to their low-cost, recyclable technology. They are also an
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Ethical Corporation
January 16, 2020
It seems unlikely that most of us could have predicted our present circumstances a decade ago. The state of both progress and peril in our country and around the world over the past 10 years has landed us in a fractured and unpredictable state, facing enormous societal challenges. Along with those challenges, there are countless opportunities – many of those thanks to corporations around the
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Ethical Corporation
January 16, 2020
Our current growth model has cashed in on the unbridled use of fossil fuels, setting off a carbon explosion that we now urgently need to contain – and we have just decades to do so. But our economy needs to be brought in line with this reality if any significant change is to be made. In other words, we need to transform our fossil-fuel reliant economy into a bio-economy. Quickly.
The bioeconomy already
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Ethical Corporation
January 15, 2020
With over 15 CEOs, 70 heads of department and 100 investors at the Reuters Events Responsible Business Summit New York [March 17-18], you’ll find the partnerships and insights that will help you deliver more with your ESG disclosures, build a 21st century supply chain, adapt to the changing climate and prove the ROI of sustainability across the business.
The current attendee list has just been released
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Ethical Corporation
January 15, 2020
Transitioning to renewable energy and boosting energy efficiency would only get us 45% of the way towards keeping global temperature rises within 1.5C, according to a recent report by The Ellen MacArthur Foundation. Another 55% will have to come from transforming our production and consumption systems to reduce their use of the planet's dwindling resources. Image: Channels: Supply
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Ethical Corporation
January 14, 2020
There’s increasing pressure for business to communicate its actions, vision and impactin a way simplified manner that engages key audiences whilstdemonstrating integrity and leadership.Image: Banner Ad: Banner URL: https://events.ethicalcorp.com/rbs/Channels: Business Strategy
Ethical Corporation
January 6, 2020
The momentum for a strong corporate sustainability strategy is present and growing. Shareholders, corporate boards, and employees are demanding ambitious and management-endorsed sustainability strategies. These strategies are not bound to an organisation – they also cover the supply chain, alleviating unpredictability between suppliers and buyers. Setting ambitious strategies is a good start,
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Ethical Corporation
January 5, 2020
The failure of last month’s COP25 meeting to agree a plan for governments to deliver on the 2015 Paris Agreement, let alone to ratchet up ambition to keep within 1.5C of planetary warming, puts huge pressure on 2020 to be a pivotal year.
What we do over the next 12 months will in turn set the direction for a pivotal decade, which will determine whether we as a species can rise to the enormous challenge of changing
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Ethical Corporation
January 3, 2020
“Walk into the boardroom of a typical Fortune Global 500 company today and the talk will be about today’s challenges. In an environment that rewards short-term gains, immediate concerns understandably dominate management’s time and attention. Many companies with relatively long business horizons are still effectively looking at their watches rather than their calendars. So what would
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Ethical Corporation
January 3, 2020
Are you reading this with a cup of coffee? A piece of chocolate? Or maybe a protein bar with nuts and puffed rice? And if the answer is yes, then have you considered the whole back story that the coffee or cocoa bean, nut and grain carries with it before reaching your cup or plate?
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Ethical Corporation
January 3, 2020
Imagine a massive container ship moving across the ocean at top speed, headed straight for a rocky island. The island is one mile away, which might seem?far off, but turning a large ship moving at high speeds takes considerable effort. There’s still time for the ship to avoid running aground,?but only if it starts the turn
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