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20 years later, revisiting an old manifesto

December 31, 2019

By Alan AtKisson
'Sustainability is Dead — Long Live Sustainability,' the author wrote at the turn of the new millennium. What would he write now?
UN Secretary-General António Guterres

Temperatures are rising — your voice should too

December 19, 2019

By Lise Kingo
After COP 25's conversations, it's time for action.
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Why human health must be at the center of climate action

December 11, 2019

By Charlotte Erbsøll and Vincent Gauthier
Companies can exacerbate the challenges, but the private sector also positively contribute to solving these challenges.
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Report Report: Carbon bubble, resilient ag, water-smart future, SDG finance

November 26, 2019

By Devon Edwards
A round-up of recent reports on sustainable business and clean technology.
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Episode 198: About those SDGs, Kashi chats up Dow's packaging design studio

November 22, 2019

By Heather Clancy and Joel Makower
Plus, how technology can be a tool for sustainability innovation.
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Needed: A systematic effort to monitor and report greenwashing related to the SDGs

November 18, 2019

By Antonio Vives
There is a need for an independent institutional arrangement to call out companies that are overstating SDG commitments in corporate reporting or financing declarations.
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Why people should be at the heart of sustainability goals

October 2, 2019

By Constance Agyeman
The case for using human-centered design to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals.
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With national climate action nowhere in sight, a new corporate ambition: beat the Paris goals

September 30, 2019

By Heather Clancy
Optimism. Frustration. Accountability. Action. Inclusivity. Those are the unifying themes of Climate Week 2019.
Water, innovation

Innovation will be central for achieving ‘water for all’

August 7, 2019

By Will Sarni
What’s on deck for Stockholm World Water Week 2019.
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Don't ignore the perils of complacent incrementalism

August 5, 2019

By Brendan Edgerton
Companies must be bolder by looking to their sustainability goals, not the past, as a baseline when setting targets.