Business/Finance

Courtesy of Landscape News Written by: Natasha Vizcarra This topic will be explored at the Global Landscapes Forum Bonn 2019 on 22–23 June. Register to attend or tune-in digitally here. It’s easy to get lost in the narrow channels of a mangrove forest. On either...

Written by: Kimberly White Global sportswear corporation adidas has unveiled their newest project and taken another step forward in tackling plastic pollution in the clothing industry. While traditional footwear is usually downcycled due to the use of multiple material...

Written by Glenda Monge Alvarado Talks about sustainability with a gender focus are rarely found. Although gender equality is one of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), it’s still somehow difficult to conceive how that focus should exist in female empowerment. That’s...

Courtesy of Landscape News Written by: Monica Evans Bamboo might seem an unusual material from which to build bikes, but for young Ghanaian entrepreneur Bernice Dapaah, the idea was easy to come by. “When I was very young, I...

Written by: Kimberly White ReGenFriends is bringing everyone from start-ups to Fortune 50 companies together with their ReGenFriends Customer-Centric Summit tomorrow in San Francisco, California. During the conference, ReGenFriends will present the findings of their 2019 ReGen for the NextGen National...

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  Amazon has launched its $2 billion Climate Pledge Fund. Through the fund, Amazon aims to bolster the development of sustainable technologies to help companies achieve carbon neutrality.  The Climate Pledge Fund will invest in companies from a...

Written by: Kimberly White Goldman Sachs has announced a $750 billion pledge to sustainable finance initiatives that combat climate change. The $750 billion will be dispersed over the next decade and focus on financing, investing, and advising activity related to...

Written by: Kimberly White Consumer goods giant Unilever has announced a new €1 billion initiative to tackle the climate crisis and pledged to achieve net zero emissions across its value chain by 2039.  Unilever’s new commitments are designed to “improve the...

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...