28 Oct, 2022 60 Years On: The Echoes of “Silent Spring” By Dean Hickey Last month saw the 60th anniversary of the publication of Rachel Carson’s seminal work “Silent Spring”. In the age of hyperbole,...
28 Oct, 2022 The right to a healthy environment: Resolution 76/300's potential impact on businesses By Jeff Twentyman Lydia Kim In July, the UN General Assembly passed a resolution recognising the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment as a human...
24 Oct, 2022 The PRI’s position on the EU’s corporate sustainability due diligence proposals – a good start but more is required By Helena Campbell The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) has published a position paper on the European Commission’s proposal for a directive on...
24 Oct, 2022 UN General Assembly high-level week: SDGs, climate change and human rights at the forefront of businesses’ sustainability considerations By Lydia Kim The General Debate of the UN General Assembly’s 77th session took place between 20 and 26 September this year with the theme “A watershed...
20 Oct, 2022 Private companies are falling behind on net zero, to their peril By George Murray With COP27 starting next month, eyes are turning to both public and private businesses’ efforts to meet net zero by 2050 – and private...
10 Oct, 2022 Sustainability as a corporate driver: a case study – Philip Morris International By Gabriel Forrest-Lim In July, we published a briefing on how sustainability considerations are increasingly driving corporate behaviour. In this post, we look...