Eco-Business

Among 300 firms, there are 44 different job titles for the same sustainability head function. According to the study by Dow Jones, the corporate world's approach to sustainability is muddled and clear reporting lines are lacking.

NEU Battery Materials founders Kenneth Palmer and Bryan Oh

Lithium shortages are straining supply chains for electric vehicle batteries. Entrepreneur Bryan Oh, co-founder of a low-waste, low-emissions lithium recycling firm, wants to be the world's largest lithium company without ever owning a mine.

From cultivated meat to carbon measurement, sustainability innovation competition The Liveability Challenge 2022 attracted more than 400 applications from more than 60 countries. This year's finalists are from Asia and Europe.

As energy transitions and geopolitical shifts revive the nuclear debate, the need for permanent solutions for radioactive waste grows ever more urgent. Do new projects offer hope?

By Damon Evans

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Anti-terrorist operation in eastern Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine is intensifying the economic, social, and geopolitical pressures countries face, casting a shadow on efforts to address the shared challenge of climate change. By Bertrand Badré and Gilles Moëc

The net-zero transition requires the rapid development at scale of new technologies, energy-efficient infrastructure, and carbon capture and storage. A carbon price, together with the elimination of fossil-fuel subsidies, would give investors powerful incentives to finance these and other imperatives. By Ben Meng, Anne Simpson

The potential of countries' climate policies to damage other countries' economies has not received as much attention as it deserves. Without proper international coordination, well-intended measures in major economies could further widen the income and welfare gap between rich and poor countries. By Kevin P. Gallagher, Xiaobei He and Irene Monasterolo

Climate advocates have failed to persuade investors and firms to take genuine climate action, because they have failed to understand what ultimately drives business. ESG advocates should acknowledge investors’ reality rather than trying to fight or change it, write Bertrand Badré and Benoit Mercereau. By Bertrand Badré, Benoit Mercereau

By Yves Leterme

By Helen Clark, Dan Smith, Margot Wallström

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Diamonds aren't just for engagement rings and cutting tools—they can bring light to dark places.

Greenpeace ad used by Iceland in the United Kingdom has been banned for being political.

The ad, which was made by Greenpeace and rebadged by Iceland, was blocked from airing on television by the UK's ad watchdog because it broke rules on political advertising. Iceland says it is not anti-palm oil, 'we are anti-deforestation.'

DONG Energy’s shift to 100 per cent renewable energy marks another important step in the global transition away from fossil fuels.

Together it stands, divided it falls. EU, through its environment ministers, had agreed to ratify the Paris Agreement through a process that would enable individual countries to send their instruments of ratification directly to the UN.

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EB Studio Clarissa Morawski from non-profit Reloop tells the Eco-Business podcast why the circular economy is key to the post-Covid recovery.

Can electronic dance music drive climate action?

When sweaty revellers are cutting shapes on the dance floor, can they be inspired to think about climate change? Dilo and Robin Perkins from DJs For Climate Action tell the Eco-Business Podcast how dance music can drive climate action.

EB Studio Eco-Business talks to 'Aulani Wilhelm of Conservation International about why a plan to protect the ocean is critical, and why it might just work.