Recent advancements in the ways organizations measure sustainability performance could lead to a truly authentic approach to sustainability in the business sector.
The recovery rate from construction and demolition waste has been rising steadily in Australia. However, the use of recycled materials is still not the norm across the construction industry.
Moving beyond our dependency on oil requires developing viable alternative energies.
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Political will is necessary for governments to move away from oil. But alternative energies are not all that they seem, and should be considered carefully beyond the appearance of sustainability.
Two trucks transport gold ore from Barrick Cowal Gold Mine in New South Wales, Australia.
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As many cities grapple with the housing crisis, some places are rewriting regulations and finding creative ways to repurpose these hulking masses of concrete that suck up valuable real estate.
Companies can do more to reduce plastic waste.
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Plastic pollution can be checked in Nigeria if the government insists that companies integrate corporate social responsibility into their processes.
Innovations in food systems, like food processing technologies, have enhanced the sensory quality, safety and shelf life of food products.
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Agricultural technologies to grow food on Mars can help address climate change, sustainability and food scarcity challenges.
People walk past an art installation by Turkish-American artist Refik Anadol at the 2023 World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland.
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Leaders must find new ways to measure development and economic progress and to co-operate on prioritising human and environmental security over profits.
To fish the oceans sustainably, nations must reduce bycatch, or accidental catches. But fishermen often resist changing gear or techniques that kill nontargeted species.
U.S. universities now have over 3,000 sustainability programs.
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Green jobs go beyond solar panel installation and wind turbine maintenance. They’re found in fields from design to economics and in many types of management.
Dendrobium orchids are familiar to most people in bouquets, but they are in high demand in China for use in traditional medicines. Can Beijing find ways to grow these threatened plants sustainably?
The days of freeze-fried astronaut ice cream are long behind us. What will humans eat on Moon colonies in the future? Carefully engineered space gardens could be the answer.
As living standards rise, we could see smaller populations but much bigger ecological impacts.
COP27 has given countries and organizations yet another chance to push for a managed decline in fossil fuel production. A climate action banner hangs from the Tower bridge in London in April 2022.
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A managed fossil fuel phasing-out offers a chance for producers – including governments, corporations and unions – to negotiate the terms of a ‘just transition’ to renewable energy.
Rejecting fast fashion for “homegrown” sustainable clothing.
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The transition to net zero will require huge investments, but how do we make sure investment goes to the right place?
The founder of Patagonia, long known for environmental activism, said on Sept. 14 that the company is dedicating all its future profits to a non-profit focused on fighting the environmental crisis and defending nature.
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Whether or not Patagonia’s recent move will have a lasting impact on business responsibility will depend on how it balances its environmental impacts with the social good it carries out.