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Can you power a business on 100% renewable energy? Ikea wants to try

An increasing number of big businesses including Google and Mars are opting to get their power from renewables – helping the planet and their profit margins

Can you power a business on 100% renewable energy? Ikea wants to try
Is spirulina the new kale? A Thai startup is bringing back the tiny green algae

EnerGaia is using the rooftop of a Bangkok Novotel to harvest spirulina, an algae some are calling the spinach of the future

Is spirulina the new kale? A Thai startup is bringing back the tiny green algae
Impossible foods: how startups are changing what we eat – in pictures

Meat from a plant? Gelatin from a microbe? A look at the startups that are trying to hack your dinner plate

Impossible foods: how startups are changing what we eat – in pictures

Have you tried the meat-free burger? New Crop – the vegan venture fund fighting for animal rights

A collective of animal welfare activists are gaining ground with an investment fund that supports businesses developing alternatives to meat, cheese and other animal products

New Crop – the vegan venture fund fighting for animal rights
Antibiotics 'I don't see a problem': Tyson Foods CEO on factory farming and antibiotic resistance

While promising to reduce use of human antibiotics, Donnie Smith says there is no evidence that intensive farming is to blame for spread of resistant bacteria

'I don't see a problem': Tyson Foods CEO on factory farming and antibiotic resistance
Piracy, pollution and climate change: Bangladeshi fishermen on the brink – in pictures

Last month, a coal ship capsized in southern Bangladesh – the third environmental catastrophe in the fragile mangrove ecosystem in three years

Piracy, pollution and climate change: Bangladeshi fishermen on the brink – in pictures
Knobbly taters Ugly fruit and veggies are making a comeback on US grocery shelves

Fresh fruits and vegetables are held to impossibly high aesthetic standards. Now, a number of US startups on both coasts are showing consumers that ugly is better

Ugly fruit and veggies are making a comeback on US grocery shelves

The multimillion dollar palm oil deal we should all be worried about

Deborah Lapidus

A tie-up is on the cards between two palm oil companies with worrying track records. If it goes ahead it could have huge implications for the palm oil sector

The multimillion dollar palm oil deal we should all be worried about

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Climate change will wipe $2.5tn off global financial assets: study

First estimate from economic modelling also warns of a worst case scenario where the losses could soar to $24tn and wreck the global economy

Climate change will wipe $2.5tn off global financial assets: study
Rockefeller family charity to withdraw all investments in fossil fuel companies

Rockefeller family charity to withdraw all investments in fossil fuel companies
Michael Sheen and Massive Attack members support Welsh anti-fracking film

Michael Sheen and Massive Attack members support Welsh anti-fracking film

What is your experience of getting older and working? Share your stories

Some people want to retire early; others are already working beyond retirement age because of financial needs. Tell us your experiences of getting older in the workforce

What is your experience of getting older and working? Share your stories
Quiz time How much do you know about the world's food security challenges? Take the quiz

Demand for food is growing but arable land is being lost, millions are obese but millions still face hunger. Can you put exact figures to these problems?

How much do you know about the world's food security challenges? Take the quiz
Palm oil debate Palm oil – share your stories, ideas and experiences with us

As we begin a new year of our palm oil coverage, let us know your ideas and questions on the topic, and whether you’d like to write for us

Palm oil – share your stories, ideas and experiences with us
Get involved Cities around the world: show us the healthy spaces in yours

Do you live in a city and have a favourite skatepark, rooftop garden, or outdoor gym? Share your photos with us via GuardianWitness

Cities around the world: show us the healthy spaces in yours

US small business

US small business

An indoor agriculture startup is bringing 'local farming' to every corner of the US

Alternative farming companies like FarmedHere see a bright future in indoor agriculture, which they say can take over local food production

An indoor agriculture startup is bringing 'local farming' to every corner of the US
The future of transportation

The future of transportation

Self-driving cars are coming, and the technology promises to save lives

Car accidents could be a thing of the past if self-driving cars take over the roads. But researchers are still questioning what the future holds

Self-driving cars are coming, and the technology promises to save lives

Climate change: too hot to handle

Climate change: too hot to handle

The lone climate change denier – interactive game

Who will win in the fight against climate change: mounting scientific evidence, or a lone climate change denier? Play our game to find out

The lone climate change denier – interactive game
Bold bets

Bold bets

Can solar cookstoves help reduce greenhouse emissions in developing countries?

An Ohio startup is disrupting the clean cookstove industry with the introduction of a solar powered cookstove - but not everyone is convinced

Can solar cookstoves help reduce greenhouse emissions in developing countries?
Business sustainability: tales from the front lines

Business sustainability: tales from the front lines

How a bottle of Russian salad dressing inspired corporate social responsibility

Ken Pucker

Timberland’s former chief operating officer sheds light on the company’s corporate lofty sustainability practices, but argues more needs to be done to develop an industry standard for emissions reporting

How a bottle of Russian salad dressing inspired corporate social responsibility
An apple a day

An apple a day

'A glimpse into the future': new virtual reality suit ages the wearer instantly

A futuristic exoskeleton is offering young people a glimpse into the aging process. We gave artificially diminished vision and creaking joints a test run

'A glimpse into the future': new virtual reality suit ages the wearer instantly

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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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