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More than 30 organisations including EA Earth Action, South Pole, Verra, and WWF launch plastic footprint framework ahead of key international meeting next week

Craig Bennett, chief executive of The Wildlife Trusts, explains why the organisation has teamed up with other green NGOs to develop guidelines for firms looking to invest in credible nature and carbon projects

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

Acción Andina, GRST, WildAid Marine Program, S4S Technologies, and Boomitra to receive £1m as the latest winners of the annual Earthshot Prize

Ahead of the climate summit, expectations are low, needs are significant, the world is unstable, and trust is in short supply, writes Tuft’s University’s Rachel Kyte

Set of recommendations agreed for establishing global fund to support nations facing worst climate impacts, but divisions remain over the how to mobilise increasing levels of climate funding

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

Latest report from Net Zero Tracker confirms majority of large corporates globally are now 'on the right side of the line on net zero intent', but warns urgen action now needed to deliver on targets

Plus: Panama Canal drought worsens and President Biden greenlights largest US offshore wind farm in our round up of all the top green business news from around the world this week

Failings on water pollution, farming policy, and beaver reintroductions singled out by conversation charity