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On the near-term horizon: Artificial intelligence, nature and biodiversity risks, and a muting of ambitious public climate goals.
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16 states pass bills against lab-cultured meat, and the SEC was sued over its new climate-disclosure rule approved last week.
by Leah Garden
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Manufacturers and retailers have the keys to unlocking a food system that regenerates rather than degrades nature, via circular design. The Big Food Redesign Challenge shows them how.
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In an increasingly complex nature reporting landscape, GRI raises the bar and aims to complement other frameworks.
by Theresa Lieb
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Global negotiating processes must shift to achieve more meaningful climate results.
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These three topics were top of mind in 2023 for sustainable food professionals — and will move the field forward in the year ahead.
by Theresa Lieb
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AI could help find new sources for lithium, cobalt, copper and nickel more quickly and, theoretically, with less environmental degradation than previous methods.
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What's coming next for sustainability: Mining, oceans, artificial intelligence and justice.
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A new report from McKinsey sets out how businesses and government can work together to preempt potential shortfalls in supplies of nickel and rare earth minerals.
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Featuring a conversation with Lucia Athens, who recently retired from her role as the city of Austin’s first chief sustainability officer.
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Mike Werner, Google’s head of circular economy, says companies should move quickly to measure their reliance on critical minerals such as lithium, cobalt and copper.
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A boom in small-scale gold mining in Bolivia has raised concerns about pollution from mercury used in the mining process. Researchers are citing the health impacts on downstream villages, but the government has yet to act to stem the widespread use of the highly toxic chemical.
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Three ways that a bioeconomy model could become a reality in Brazil, including regeneration, local communities and more.
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Sponsored: As the global community meets at COP15 a few weeks after COP27, we have the opportunity to address the climate and biodiversity crises together.
by Benj Sykes
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Investors must engage strategically across the whole mining sector to ensure it is able to play the role society demands of it.
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A mining boom in mountainous Argentina, Chile and Bolivia, home to half the world’s lithium reserves, could drain vital ecosystems and deprive Indigenous communities of water.
by Fred Pearce
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Diving into risk? The ocean depths are rich with metals and minerals critical for the clean economy transition.
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Minerals supply chains often obscure the impacts of mining, exposing companies to operational, financial and legal risks.
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New report calls for revamped safety standards as companies race to meet demand for clean energy minerals.
by Lina Tran
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Sponsored: The timing is prime for businesses to take on greater funding and collaborative leadership roles for biodiversity conservation, but more is needed to scale up private support.
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Nature loss and climate change are two sides of the same coin, and companies must begin to disclose material nature-related risks and opportunities.
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Deep-sea minerals are not currently commercially available, and whether they have a role in future supply chains is the subject of heated debate.
by Winnie Yeh
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With climate change increasingly threatening food systems, building agricultural resilience means restoring endangered crop and food varieties.
by Dan Saladino
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Digging in: New initiatives aimed at “mining” materials from products already in circulation and out of the waste streams help cut extraction of natural resources.