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New Study: Financing for Industrial Livestock Undermines U.S. Banks’ Climate Commitments

Source: FOE A new study conducted by the Netherlands-based research group Profundo and U.S.-based environmental organization Friends of...

US: Banks and Fossil Fuel Industry

Source: Union of Concerned Scientists Banks Continue to Prop Up the Fossil Fuel Industry The hypocrisy of the world’s biggest banks on...

Oxfam report Executive summary

"Since 2020, the richest five men in the world have doubled their fortunes. During the same period, almost five billion people globally...

The Year in Corporate Disclosure and Disinformation 2023

Source: Union of Concerned Scientists If 2022 was the year that corporate climate-related financial disclosure jumped out of the...

Taking climate finance to the people

Source: Nepali Times Imagine a world where the people hit hardest by climate crisis have a say in how to stop it. Imagine that youth,...

Opinion: The Hidden Agenda of Climate Finance

By Mina Zahine A Closer Look at the Funding Game The following article discusses the findings of a Reuters Special Report In a world...

Pier Luigi Sacco: Digital Cultural Environment

The "Democracy, Sustainability and Corporations" conference was held at UNESCO headquarters in Paris on February 21st, 2023, as part of...

Slow and Sustainable: The Rise of Alternatives to Fast Fashion

By: Roberto Razeto Conscious consumers are embracing ethical fashion, giving rise to a growing movement of eco-friendly and socially...

Adriano Ieva: Green Finance

The "Democracy, Sustainability and Corporations" conference was held at UNESCO headquarters in Paris on February 21st, 2023, as part of...

Crypt-able: the most consuming digital product can really help the ecological transition

By: Roberto Razeto The world is rapidly changing, and with the emergence of blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies, our relationship...

Africa and climate change: a new development model

When it comes to climate change, what are the challenges and opportunities of the African continent? Food for thought comes from the...

Vinted is the New Black

How online second-hand marketplaces are promoting a circular economy and replacing the fashion industry’s throwaway culture By: George...

Why Are Gasoline Prices So Volatile?

Source: Union of Concerned Scientists When gasoline prices rise, as they have since the winter of 2020, or spike dramatically, as they...

Going green increases hospitality industry profitability

Source: Tyndall Centre Hospitality firms with an environment strategy centering on reduce, reuse, and recycle (the 3R’s) increase their...

The Story of Sonali Bag: Global Hope, Local Struggles

Invented in Bangladesh, the Sonali bag is an eco-friendly and sustainable alternative to the current polyethylene and polypropylene bags...

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