Business/Finance

Written by: Kimberly White  Apple is stepping up its climate commitments. The tech giant has pledged to achieve total carbon neutrality by 2030. While Apple has already reached carbon neutrality for its global corporate operations, the pledge will extend to...

Written by: Alex Kirby If the climate crisis keeps you awake at night, the impact of what we casually throw away is sure to have you worried: it makes global heating a lot worse. But Chile’s waste bus is managing...

Written by: Kimberly White Google has pledged to no longer build custom artificial intelligence (AI) tools for oil and gas companies to extract fossil fuels from around the globe.  In an interview with theCUBE, Google Cloud managing director Will Grannis stated...

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  Royal Dutch Shell is being held accountable for its role in perpetuating the climate crisis.  A Dutch court ruled that Royal Dutch Shell must reduce its carbon emissions by 45 percent by 2030. The decision by the...

Written by: Kimberly White  In a world-first, this hospital has gone 100 percent vegan. Located in Beirut, Lebanon, Hayek Hospital has pledged to serve an exclusively plant-based menu to its patients.   Hayek Hospital took to social media to announce that it...

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  Severe weather cost Scottish farmers millions last year. According to a report commissioned by WWF Scotland, Scottish farmers lost up to £161 million in 2018.  Livestock and cereal crops were significantly impacted. Cereal crop production was down...

Written by: Kimberly White Companies, cities, investors, and civil society have joined together in pursuit of a resilient, zero carbon recovery.  Led by the UNFCCC's Champions for Climate Action, the Race to Zero campaign aims to mobilize leadership and drive support...

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...