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Leadership Food industry executives call on Congress for climate change action

Despite Trump’s position, a new survey has found that most Republicans believe mankind plays some role in climate change. Food industry executives say it’s past time their congressmen listened

Food industry executives call on Congress for climate change action
Clean your plate US food industry backs government plan to aggressively cut food waste

The USDA and EPA want to reduce the 133bn pounds of food tossed in the garbage each year by 50% by 2030, and companies seem to be onboard

US food industry backs government plan to aggressively cut food waste
Just do it A zero waste business policy is now easier to implement than you think

While the idea of the circular economy has been around for decades, technology and vision have only recently aligned to make it possible for companies across industries to become more regenerative

A zero waste business policy is now easier to implement than you think

Heart of gold Outdoor apparel brand United By Blue takes charge in ocean cleanup effort

Active lifestyle brands are organizing to protect the environment they rely on. This month, a small Philadelphia-based apparel company picked up 250,000lb of waste

Outdoor apparel brand United By Blue takes charge in ocean cleanup effort
Wearables at work Wearables could make it impossible to keep your hangover secret at work

With companies encouraging employees to wear smart devices to promote health and wellbeing, there are growing concerns about privacy

Wearables could make it impossible to keep your hangover secret at work
XPrize $20m carbon recycling award aims to cut fossil fuel emissions

The idea of capturing carbon emissions and turning it into something valuable has long intrigued scientists, businesses, politicians and environmentalists alike. But it’s never proven economically viable. Could the XPrize change that?

$20m carbon recycling award aims to cut fossil fuel emissions
Defining moments Adam Werbach on becoming a conservationist

Author, entrepreneur and former Sierra Club president Adam Werbach talks about how he became a conservationist at an early age

Adam Werbach on becoming a conservationist

By 2025, our seas may be filled with one ton of plastic for every three tons of fish

Diego Donoso, Andreas Merkl

Dow Chemical and the Ocean Conservancy explain why they have formed an unlikely alliance to prevent plastic from choking the world’s oceans

By 2025, our seas may be filled with one ton of plastic for every three tons of fish

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Italian firm Eni poised to begin Arctic oil quest as Shell quits Alaska

Italian oil giant’s $5.5bn project in Norwegian Arctic set to launch by the end of the year

Italian firm Eni poised to begin Arctic oil quest as Shell quits Alaska
Fossil fuels: Why Seattle is calling on the Gates Foundation to divest

Mike McGinn, Alec Connon and Sarra Tekola

Fossil fuels: Why Seattle is calling on the Gates Foundation to divest

Green chemistry Top takeaways from our conference in New York

Gathering for a summit on green chemicals, industry leaders and academics discussed how to solve the problems that threaten to stall 20 years of good intentions
Congress is finally poised to rethink outdated US chemical laws

What will it take for brands to deliver on the promise of greener chemicals?
- Congress is finally poised to rethink outdated US chemical laws
- What will it take for brands to deliver on the promise of greener chemicals?
Top takeaways from our conference in New York
Sustainability challenges at work Send us your tips, tales and secrets from the front lines

Send us your tips, secrets and challenges from the front lines of workplace sustainability. We’ll publish the best tales of frustration and victory

Send us your tips, tales and secrets from the front lines
Defining moments Share an experience that has shaped your values

Many of us have had at least one experience that has influenced who we are and what we care about. Tell us about one of yours

Share an experience that has shaped your values
Readers respond: can you be an environmentalist and still have kids?

In recognition of World Vasectomy Day, we asked a wide range of people to tell us where environmental concerns fit into their family planning
Can you call yourself an environmentalist if you have kids?
- Can you call yourself an environmentalist if you have kids?
Readers respond: can you be an environmentalist and still have kids?

Climate change: too hot to handle

Climate change: too hot to handle

These New Orleans musicians have the climate change blues - video

New Orleans musicians Tom Henehan and David S Lewis talk – and sing – about hurricane Katrina and the way it changed their city. Look out for special guest Barack Obama and his motorcade

These New Orleans musicians have the climate change blues - video
Bold bets

Bold bets

Fuel cell industry charges forward thanks to big corporate customers

Businesses that want low-carbon, reliable distributed power are turning to fuel cells which, if costs come down, could compete with solar and wind energy for these deep-pocketed customers

Fuel cell industry charges forward thanks to big corporate customers

Business sustainability: tales from the front lines

Business sustainability: tales from the front lines

A zero waste business policy is now easier to implement than you think

While the idea of the circular economy has been around for decades, technology and vision have only recently aligned to make it possible for companies across industries to become more regenerative

A zero waste business policy is now easier to implement than you think
An apple a day

An apple a day

Orthorexia: when healthy eating turns against you

Orthorexia is an obsession with only eating food the sufferer believes to be healthy. But while the condition can have damaging health implications, experts are divided over a diagnosis

Orthorexia: when healthy eating turns against you
Vital signs

Vital signs

Amid California’s historic drought, ancient sequoias show signs of stress

California’s giant trees are showing unprecedented die-back, and land managers who are already battling drought, warming and fire are racing to save them

Amid California’s historic drought, ancient sequoias show signs of stress
The science behind sustainability solutions

The science behind sustainability solutions

The science of sustainability: what we've learned from artificial photosynthesis and synthetic meat

Bruce Watson

As our blog, The Science Behind Sustainability Solutions, wraps up, here’s a look back at some of the most innovative solutions to current world problems

The science of sustainability: what we've learned from artificial photosynthesis and synthetic meat

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R&D Is Kickstarter becoming a research and development tool for big business?

Kickstarter was designed as a crowdfunding tool, but its most popular projects are increasingly being co-opted by tech giants like Apple and Samsung

Is Kickstarter becoming a research and development tool for big business?
Meaningful brands Consumers are more likely to spend money on companies that care, a new study finds

It pays for companies to find ways to benefit customers and society beyond their products, according to a new study by ad agency Havas

Consumers are more likely to spend money on companies that care, a new study finds
Lowering the bar Is the Obama administration weakening its stand on green electronics?

A new government-issued executive order could weaken a federal ratings system aimed at greening America’s electronics industry. Is the US moving backward on green purchasing?

Is the Obama administration weakening its stand on green electronics?
The palm oil debate From rainforest to your cupboard: the real story of palm oil - interactive

You wash with it, you brush with it, you toast it, it’s in 50% of what you buy – but what’s the real story of palm oil? Use the interactive below to trace the journey of palm oil from the rainforest through to your kitchen cupboard
The palm oil debate Meet the people and businesses boycotting palm oil
- The palm oil debate Meet the people and businesses boycotting palm oil
From rainforest to your cupboard: the real story of palm oil - interactive

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