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Why $100 a Barrel Oil Could Be Bad for the Energy Transition
With oil costing more than $100 a barrel, and Russia’s war in Ukraine underscoring the risk of relying on fossil fuel, it would seem like a great time to speed up the transition away from the polluting fuel. The reality isn’t so simple.
An oil pumping jack in an oil field in Kansas, U.S. Photo: Bloomberg.
UN Plastic Pledge Is Bright Spot for Global Climate Diplomacy
As countries buffeted by high energy prices and political infighting at home backslide on climate promises made at the COP26 summit in November, a glimmer of hope for green progress came out of Kenya last week.
A plastic water bottle floats near the port city of Balikpapan in Indonesia. Photo: Bloomberg.
Watch: Five Critical Enablers for Creating a Formal Sustainability Program
A review of the five steps that companies should take to set up a formal sustainability effort throughout the supply chain, as laid out by two analysts from The Hackett Group: associate principal Mélani Flores, and senior director Nic Walden.
Five Critical Enablers for Creating a Formal Sustainability Program
Boosting CSR Objectives Through Smarter Procurement
Corporate social responsibility (CSR), a commitment to meeting or exceeding ethical, legal and commercial public expectations, not only helps make the world a better place, but is also increasingly critical to business results.
Aerial view of a landfill. Photo: Tom Fisk/ Pexels.
Truckers Say This Is the Worst Time for Biden’s Plan to Cut Emissions
President Biden is close to proposing new limits on nitrogen oxide emissions from trucks that environmentalists say are long overdue. But the industry says the timing couldn’t be worse as it fights a driver shortage and supply chain woes.
Exhaust pipes on a truck. Photo: Getty.
Greener Reverse Logistics Has a Missing Piece: Human Talent
With the rise in e-commerce, it has become no longer possible to park concerns about reverse logistics.
A customer repackages an item for return. Photo: Getty Images.
Many Climate Impact Disclosures Are a Sham. Here’s How We Fix Them.
The way in which climate-risk disclosures are currently made leads to inaccurate and misleading reports, with non-actionable metrics that are impossible to compare between companies.
A U.S. solar panel farm. Photo: Getty.
EU to Enforce ‘Ethical’ Supply Chain With Stiff New Fines
The European Union’s ethical supply chain rules are a “game changer” but must be backed by “dissuasive” sanctions, EU Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders said.
Child laborers harvest fair-trade organic cotton in a field near Benvar, Burkina Faso. In Burkina Faso, one of the poorest countries in the world, lucrative premiums for organic and fair traden cotton has — perversely — created incentives for exploitation. Photo: Bloomberg.
'These Waters Are Hot': U.S. Auction Opens Up Offshore Wind Rush
When the U.S. last auctioned big plots of ocean to companies that wanted to build offshore wind farms a few years ago, it raked in a then-record-setting haul of $405 million. That’s set to be obliterated Wednesday, when two dozen companies compete to bid on lease areas off the coasts of New York and New Jersey as the scramble to decarbonize the nation’s electric grid heats up.
Wind turbines at an offshore wind farm. Photographer: Shutterstock.
Unethical Firms Risk Massive Bills in EU Supply Chain Crackdown
Global firms from mining to fashion risk massive compensation payouts in a proposed European Union crackdown on human-rights abuses and environmental breaches set to be unveiled this week.
A close-up view of garments hanging in a store. Photo: Canva.
Eight Ways Businesses Can Stop Child Labor in Their Supply Chains
Companies have been prioritizing environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals in an effort to meet stakeholder demands. As Year Three of the COVID-19 pandemic approaches, however, this goal is becoming more difficult to meet.
Child laborers harvest fair-trade organic cotton in a field near Benvar, Burkina Faso. In Burkina Faso, one of the poorest countries in the world, lucrative premiums for organic and fair traden cotton has — perversely — created incentives for exploitation. Photo: Bloomberg.
What Is CO2 Removal? How to Avoid Buying Dodgy Carbon Offsets
The challenge of carbon removal is overwhelming.
A driver prepares to attach a chassis to a zero emission electric truck at the Port of Long Beach in Long Beach, California. Photo: Bloomberg.
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