Why investors must look beyond returns
June 4, 2019
Profitability and sustainability can reinforce each other. Business should do well, do right and do good – and it pays
When starting a business, founders grapple with its purpose – the reason for it to exist. This purpose has multiple dimensions,...
All hands on deck: the climate crisis is here
June 3, 2019
The British daily newspaper The Guardian recently updated the language it uses to write about the environment, introducing terms that more accurately describe the environmental predicament facing the world. Terms like climate change will give way to...
Helping countries improve transparency to meet bold climate commitments
May 30, 2019
Costa Rica has an ambitious goal to become the first carbon neutral nation in the world by 2021. The Central American country has long been known for its environmental stewardship, but the commitments Costa Rica made for itself under the Paris...
Going circular offers a great opportunity
May 30, 2019
Combating climate change and the throwaway economy could achieve a leap in prosperity
In the past few months, I have heard Sir David Attenborough, and believe him when he says the next 10 years are make-or-break time for environmental stability on...
Transforming the food system to feed tomorrow's world
May 29, 2019
Supporting sustainable rice production protects the global commons, increases farmers’ incomes and is good for our business
The delicate ecosystem that allows our planet and its people to thrive is under pressure as never before. The UK Government...
Celebrating biodiversity in all corners of the world
May 22, 2019
The recent IPBES Global Assessment Report revealed that around one million animal and plant species are threatened with extinction, many within decades.
Turning this situation around will take time, money, and collective efforts at many levels....
Pricing carbon will help us better deal with climate change
May 21, 2019
Nearly 1,400 companies are adopting an internal carbon price so as to future-proof prosperity
The impact of climate disruption is already visible worldwide: irreversible damage to the oceans, more floods and prolonged droughts, which are causing...
This Biological Diversity Day, there is something to celebrate: proven solutions
May 20, 2019
The people who live along and fish the Mekong River within the Stung Treng protected wetland in northeast Cambodia may not be aware that they’re within the boundaries of the Indo-Burma Biodiversity Hotspot—one of 36 global terrestrial regions of...
Are you here to plant trees or help people?
May 15, 2019
How Gorongosa National Park is using agriculture to protect biodiversity and lift people out of poverty
Imagine trying to convince a group of poor farmers who don’t know you to plant a crop that they’ve never heard of, has no nutritional value, and...
Demystifying the GEF at a workshop in Latin America
May 2, 2019
Uruguay is a country whose economy was built on cattle grazing. It has rolling hills, a temperate climate, sprawling beaches, and no difficult-to-access areas, like jungles, dense forests, or mountainous regions. But while in some countries cattle...
