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Sustainable Business Went Mainstream in 2021

Andrew Winston

Trends in corporate sustainability have been mostly consistent — an expanding climate crisis, lightning-speed growth in clean tech, rising pressure from many stakeholders, and more. I’ve left out some large stories, because it’s unclear if they’re blips or part of a larger more permanent shift toward sustainability.

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Looking back on the future

Envirotec Magazine

Some commentators in the sustainability sphere report a dawning realisation that climate change can no longer be simply “solved”, in the sense of it being possible to slow it down to a degree that will allow our civilization to continue in a more or less recognisable form. A fair COP? The Glasgow COP is going to fail us,” writes Read.

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Looking back on the future

Envirotec Magazine

Some commentators in the sustainability sphere report a dawning realisation that climate change can no longer be simply “solved”, in the sense of it being possible to slow it down to a degree that will allow our civilization to continue in a more or less recognisable form. A fair COP? The Glasgow COP is going to fail us,” writes Read.

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At COP28, Family Farmers Who Feed the World Went Unheard

DeSmogBlog

In Sri Lanka, for example, arcane land laws forbid farming other crops on land reserved for rice paddy. Loss and damage”, the question of how the most polluting countries can help developing countries respond to a climate breakdown they did not cause, is now a central plank of annual COP negotiations.

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2023: A Strange, Tumultuous Year in Sustainability

Andrew Winston

The good news is that even though we’re not moving fast enough, sustainability in business is mainstream — a must-do, not a nice-to-do. The forces driving companies toward sustainability are relentless … yet we’re not doing enough and some powerful counter-pressures are in play. I can’t answer that easily.

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MPs call for UK ban on trade and financing of deforestation-linked goods

Business Green

Our committee's findings are clear: we must bring consumption to a sustainable level or the wildlife, animals and nature we hold dear are threatened," he said. It argues all trade agreements should deliver ‘net gain' for the environment and should be subject to a sustainability impact assessment.

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COP27: A quick guide to common terms

Business Green

Those markets can be either regulated (reflecting laws requiring companies to secure credits in proportion to their emissions) or voluntary (where buyers choose to acquire credits generated by carbon-reducing activities). Conference of the Parties (COP). Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Carbon sequestration. Zero emission.