Opinion

Encouraging Certified Sustainable Palm Oil can help the industry tackle the world's climate and biodiversity crises and improve the livelihoods of millions of oil palm farmers, writes RSPO's Nicholas Hurt

The UK needs more focus on short-term energy efficiency measures which can cut the costs of energy-hungry heating systems, writes Andrew Parkin from the Property Energy Professionals Association (PEPA)

The flow of plastic into the environment must be stopped before it’s too late, and a legally-binding global UN treaty backed by business is key to making this happen, writes Unilever's Richard Slater

Look at the climate impacts we are seeing and tell me with a straight face we don't need to act now, says CLG UK co-chair and Anglian Water CEO Peter Simpson

If nations can start working towards a global plastics treaty at the UN Environment Assembly this week, a more positive future for plastic is on the cards, writes Consumer Goods Forum managing director Wai-Chan Chan

Ecosia is one of over 250 UK businesses urging the government to scrap noise-based protest restrictions in its Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, writes Ecosia's Sophie Dembinski

This year represents a new dawn in conscious travelling that could see technology allowing passengers to experience more environmentally friendly journeys, writes Snowfall CEO Stefan Cars

The biggest long term threat to the environment, economy and lifestyle is water quantity, argues Environment Agency chief executive Sir James Bevan in a recent speech

Advances in technology mean businesses should now reconsider investing in forests if they have to offset their emissions, writes AECOM's Robert Spencer

Early details of the Environmental Land Management subsidy schemes offered to farmers fall far short of what is needed, writes Barnaby Coupe from The Wildlife Trusts