Tag: protecting the planet
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UN Secretary General: Climate change is moving faster than we are
, says UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres. The defining issue of our era For Mr Guterres, climate change is the “defining issue” of our era, but ... -
We are running out of resources to sustain life
According to a recent publication by HSBC, the world spent its entire natural resources budget for 2018, by 1 August. In 1970, these resources – as ... -
“Hothouse Earth”: The Earth is at risk of becoming uninhabitable due to global warming
According to a new study by an international team of scientists, even if the carbon emissions reduction targets set in the 2015 Paris Agreement are achieved, ... -
Carbon reporting mandatory for all large UK companies
According to a new framework announced by the UK government, . Every unlisted organisation with 250 or more employees, or an annual turnover over £36m and ... -
Mintel research: Key 2018 consumer trends relate to sustainability
Major European consumer trends, identified by research firm Mintel for 2018 and beyond, relate to sustainability. They include: Sea change: More and more companies will focus ... -
The sustainability challenge: The aspect environmental ratings fail to consider
According to an article by Auden Schendler and Michael Toffel in MIT Sloan Management Review environmental rankings of businesses often fail to take into account advocacy activities ... -
Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts: United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 13
, disrupting national economies and affecting lives. Rising sea level, changing weather patterns and extreme weather events are only some of its impacts, affecting mostly the ... -
Air pollution causes 1 in 8 deaths. It is the single biggest environmental health crisis we face: World Health Organization
In fact, although we do not see it, air pollution causes some of the most common illnesses. It is responsible for: 36 per cent of deaths ...