Business/Finance

Written by: Kimberly White  TikTok has joined the fight against illegal wildlife trafficking. In an effort to protect some of the world’s most endangered species, TikTok has teamed up with the Coalition to End Wildlife Trafficking Online, a growing alliance of...

Written by: Kimberly White  Microsoft has announced an ambitious new goal to reduce and remove its carbon footprint. The tech giant has pledged to remove more carbon emissions than it creates and become carbon negative by 2030. Microsoft aims to...

Written by: Kimberly White The UK Government has announced a new investment partnership that offers up to £6 million in grant and private funding for businesses with innovative solutions to tackle the world’s plastic pollution problem. The partnership is an effort between Innovate...

Written by: Kimberly White Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has announced that he is committing $10 billion to help tackle the climate crisis through the launch of the Bezos Earth Fund.  “Climate change is the biggest threat to our planet. I want...

Written by: Kimberly White Bank of England Governor Mark Carney has been named the United Nations Special Envoy for Climate Action and Finance. The United Nations announced Carney’s appointment ahead of COP25 beginning December 2nd in Madrid.  As the Special Envoy,...

Courtesy of Landscape News Written by: Natasha Vizcarra Recently, one of the world’s largest insurance companies released a report warning that a fifth of countries worldwide are at risk of ecosystem collapse as biodiversity declines.  The report from the Swiss Re Group highlights the need for...

Written by: Kimberly White Global media company Thomson Reuters is no stranger to corporate social responsibility and sustainability. Over the past decade, the company has worked to reduce its carbon footprint by streamlining its processes, systems, and locations. In...

Written by: Kimberly White Burger King is testing out a new plant-based Whopper. Beginning today, 59 Burger King restaurants in the St. Louis, Missouri area will be testing the new Impossible Whopper. Similar to its beef counterpart, the Impossible Whopper features...

Written by: Kimberly White The San Francisco-based rideshare company Lyft is making it easier for their riders to reduce their carbon footprint. Earlier this week, Lyft announced the new Green Mode option. In 2019, the popular rideshare company will introduce thousands of electric...

Written by: Hans Nicholas Jong Environmental watchdogs have welcomed a zero-deforestation pledge by South Korean trading giant POSCO International with regard to its palm oil operations in Indonesia’s Papua province, following years of razing the land. Under its “No Deforestation,...