Risk

'Every company needs a nature plan': Global business coalition unveils corporate nature strategy guidance

Biodiversity

'Every company needs a nature plan': Global business coalition unveils corporate nature strategy guidance

Business for Nature coalition and PwC launch 'It's Now for Nature' campaign in support of halting and reversing biodiversity loss from 2030

clock 09 November 2023 • 3 min read
'New cropland cannot come from deforestation': McKinsey raises alarm over growing land use pressure

Supply chain

'New cropland cannot come from deforestation': McKinsey raises alarm over growing land use pressure

New report claims behaviour change, reductions in food waste, and new innovations likely to prove essential if growing food demand is to be met without fuelling further deforestation

clock 08 November 2023 • 4 min read
UN: Hidden environmental, health, and social costs of world's agrifood system top $10tr a year

Management

UN: Hidden environmental, health, and social costs of world's agrifood system top $10tr a year

Environmental factors account for a fifth of hidden agrifood costs but are likely underestimated due to data limitations, UN report warns

clock 06 November 2023 • 3 min read
Companies neglect nature at their peril

Risk

Companies neglect nature at their peril

The new TNFD framework offers a major opportunity for firms to enhance their risk management approach, writes Mott MacDonald's Ed Roud

clock 02 November 2023 • 4 min read
'Underfinanced, underprepared': Inadequate climate adaptation efforts leave world exposed, UNEP warns

Climate change

'Underfinanced, underprepared': Inadequate climate adaptation efforts leave world exposed, UNEP warns

Latest UNEP Adaptation Gap Report warns world needs to invest hundreds of billions of dollars more each year in climate adaptation efforts

clock 02 November 2023 • 4 min read
'Woefully inadequate': Christian Aid warns clean tech transition risks human rights without binding treaty

Supply chain

'Woefully inadequate': Christian Aid warns clean tech transition risks human rights without binding treaty

New report from charity warns of increased reliance on supply chains that have been accused of human rights failings

clock 01 November 2023 • 3 min read
Survey: Competition law remains barrier to corporate sustainability collaboration

Risk

Survey: Competition law remains barrier to corporate sustainability collaboration

Research by Linklaters suggests companies may be putting off ESG collaborations to avoid litigation issues despite wanting to improve sustainability performance

clock 31 October 2023 • 3 min read
Labour touts plans for 'COBRA-style' national flood risk taskforce

Policy

Labour touts plans for 'COBRA-style' national flood risk taskforce

Party vows to shore up UK preparedness for extreme flooding events if it wins the next election, led by a new Minister for Resilience in government

clock 27 October 2023 • 3 min read
Study: Climate clauses increasingly being added to corporate contracts worldwide

Risk

Study: Climate clauses increasingly being added to corporate contracts worldwide

Inclusion of decarbonisation clauses in corporate contracts appears to be on a steady rise, alongside enforcement mechanisms for breaches, Chancery Lane Project study suggests

clock 27 October 2023 • 2 min read
Could climate change lead to food-related civil unrest in UK within 50 years?

Risk

Could climate change lead to food-related civil unrest in UK within 50 years?

Study shows UK must prepare for, and respond to, the risks associated with future food shortages, write the University of York's Sarah Bridle and Anglia Ruskin University's Aled Jones

clock 23 October 2023 • 5 min read