27% target for energy efficiency isn't just unambitious; it's unhelpful
Ian Cheshire
Ian Cheshire: If political leaders want to help lower bills and emissions, they should help businesses create demand for energy efficiency; not set weak targets
Rethinking prosperity
Why my 8,000 mile walk to meet Martin Luther King was worth it
Satish Kumar
Satish Kumar walked 8,000 miles to spread the message of peace around the world. Here he gives his recipe for a better world
Sustainable living
Why business is an ‘untapped resource’ for malaria control programmes
Inspections are not enough to fix garment factories in Bangladesh
Sarah Labowitz
Ebola may be in the headlines, but tobacco is another killer in Africa
September 2014
The rise of south-south trade: a challenge for sustainable agriculture
Trade in agricultural commodities between southern countries is booming, but with a lack of sustainability standards, a crisis is brewing
August 2014
Finance
Ending tariffs on green goods will show free trade can fight climate change
James Bacchus
James Bacchus: The supposed choice between economics and environment is false, tariff cuts on green goods are a good move
July 2014
Food blog
Putting European food law back on the political menu
Paul Hohnen
Food safety has been sidelined by the big food lobby and after the BSE and horse meat scandals it's time something was done
How UK business enables corruption in poor countries
Corrupt business deals cost developing countries millions from their annual spending budgets and undermines international aid
Technology and innovation
Why the UK lags behind in commercial solar installation
Jeremy Leggett
Jeremy Leggett: Half a million homes are now solarised in Britain but only around 400 commercial-scale solar PV systems have been installed. Why is this?
June 2014
Children and finance
Teaching 'financial dignity' to reverse inequality for South Africa's children
Supply chain
Good business practice, as well as new laws, are needed to stop forced labour
Mark Robertson
March 2014
Supply chain
A threat and a promise: changing US policies on toxic chemicals
Sustainable business blog
Did Ford lobby Congress on the Keystone XL pipeline?
February 2014
Food blog
Latin America leads the fight against junk food with the US on the sidelines
While countries such as Chile and Mexico enact experimental policies to curb obesity, the US remains yoked to sugars and fats
October 2013
Technology and innovation
Technology could empower Africans to hold their governments to account
UN Global Compact Leaders Summit
Jo Confino talks to Peter Lacy about the scale and pace of change in sustainability - video
September 2013
Talk point
Talk point: what value should we place on water in developing countries?
Water is the essential ingredient for all kinds of products made in developing countries, yet assessing its value raises issues
Technology and innovation
Technology could help rural areas become thriving and sustainable
As city populations swell, rural communities will get left behind unless there are improvements in infrastructure, connectivity and resilience, writes Flemmich Webb
Social impact
UK guidance for business on human rights issues needs some legal teeth
Gerry Boyle
There is a real danger of creating an uneven playing field for businesses unless a more rigorous plan is introduced
