One World – One Environment – One Network
Clothes shopping has roughly doubled in the last two decades. Affordable fast fashion may be a blessing to the wallet of fashionistas, but it comes at a shockingly large environmental cost. Much attention has...
The Church of England’s investment bodies have joined the UN’s Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance, committing themselves to decarbonizing their investments by 2050. The UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance has added to two new members...
Every time you wash clothes, you are releasing microplastics into the sea, but we know little about the amount and distribution of such material from different types of textile. Research scientists are now working...
Tech giant Microsoft has announced that it will be carbon negative by 2030, and by 2050 remove from the environment all the carbon the company has ever emitted since it was founded. Global tech...
Sadiq Khan and Bill de Blasio are calling on their fellow mayors of major cities worldwide to join them in divesting their city pension funds from fossil fuel assets. Mayor of London Sadiq Khan...
Research by a San Francisco State University professor indicates that CEOs are more likely to enact social responsibility efforts when they disagree with the White House. A new study by San Francisco State University...
The number of policy and regulatory measures backing green finance has more than doubled since 2015, according to figures released by the UN Environment Agency. The measures database from the UN Environment Agency (UNEP)...
Estée Lauder has become the first major beauty company in the world to sign a virtual power purchase agreement for renewable energy, boosting its renewable electricity footprint in the US and Canada. Global beauty...
The European Investment Bank has announced that it will end financing for fossil fuel energy projects from the end of 2021 as part of its new energy lending policy. It also aims to align...
Climate activists who joined in grassroots movements managed to cut their carbon footprints and were still happier than their non-activist peers, new research shows. Nancy Bazilchuk reports from Norway. US President Donald Trump is...
Filmmaker Erwin Wagenhofer doesn’t make it easy for himself. In his latest film But Beautiful, he seeks the beautiful and the good, and shows people breaking new ground. What could a satisfying life look...
Several waste management companies in the US have responded to a Greenpeace USA initiative by announcing that they are no longer exporting plastic waste outside of North America. The environmental group is now calling...
The 15th Zürich Film Festival was not only green because of its carpet. The green theme kicked off with the film Bruno Manser – Voice of the Rainforest, followed by another gala premiere Watson...
The 15th Zürich Film Festival kicks off tomorrow, from 26 September until 6 October 2019. Among the many features are a few not-to-be-missed films that have a nature and conservation theme. Excerpts are taken from...
The third generation modular phone from Fairphone is now available across Europe from selected online retailers and operators. The modular Fairphone 3 is more reliable and durable and comes in a sleeker and slimmer...
The German environment ministry wants manufacturers of disposable products to contribute to the costs of keeping cities clean. In a first step, it is launching a study aimed at determining how many fast-food packaging,...
Coffee capsule giant Nespresso is demonstrating its commitment to a circular economy by teaming up with Swedish bike brand Vélosophy to produce a bike made from recycled aluminium coffee capsules. Nespresso and Vélosophy will...
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation has launched a new digital learning hub to help individuals better their understanding of the circular economy. Dame Ellen MacArthur broke the world record for sailing solo around the world...
Zurich becomes the first insurer to sign up to the UN business pledge to limit global temperature rise and announces that it will use only renewable energy by 2022. In the long term, it...
All four of the world’s Grand Slam tennis tournaments are joining the UN’s Sports for Climate Action Framework. The US Open, Wimbledon, Tennis Australia and the French Open have all announced that they are...
