Business/Finance

Written by: Gim Huay Neo and Daniel Pacthod The World Economic Forum Global Risks Report 2024 again underscores the significance and severity of nature-related risks in the next ten years, ranking them as the most critical challenges we face globally. These risks...

Written by: Kimberly White Ben & Jerry’s announced last week that they are moving away from single-use plastics. In early 2019, the company’s 600 worldwide locations will no longer offer plastic straws or spoons. Currently, Ben & Jerry’s gives away 2.5 million plastic straws...

Written by: Hyejune Park and Cosette Marie Joyner Armstrong A massive force is reshaping the fashion industry: secondhand clothing. According to a new report, the U.S. secondhand clothing market is projected to more than triple in value in the next 10...

Written by: Kimberly White On March 28th, Salesforce, Disney, Google, Apple, and more than 300 other companies launched the Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance (REBA)- the largest group of corporate renewable energy buyers in the U.S. REBA was initially formed...

Written by: Sean Fleming The statistics on global food waste make for grim reading. And as more consumers become aware of the problem, a Danish tech start-up with nearly 20 million users has declared war on unwanted food. Mette Lykke is...

Written by: Kimberly White  UBS Group will no longer fund new offshore oil projects in the Arctic. The Swiss bank also announced it would not provide financing for new thermal coal mines or oil sands on undeveloped lands.  The new standards...

Written by: Kimberly White Twenty-eight companies have stepped up and raised the bar on corporate climate action. The companies who have a combined market capitalization of $1.3 trillion have committed to more ambitious climate targets. The targets are aligned with...

Written by: Kimberly White  The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and digital health and fitness giant adidas Runtastic have launched a new challenge to highlight the need to conserve the world's endangered wildlife in honor of International Snow Leopard Day...

Written by: Ole Pedersen Polluting the environment is a crime which can have countless victims – of numerous species and future generations. Whether it’s an oil spill in the sea, a release of raw sewage into a river, or a...

Written by: Yale Climate Connections Team John Deere — the company behind the iconic green tractors — plans to go even greener. By 2026, John Deere plans to make and sell a variety of electric tractors and construction equipment. As a step toward...