Just 5% of the world’s top 500 companies have biodiversity targets. Here’s how 3 very different industries could go nature-positive

Sep 22, 2023

Excessive use of the world’s resources means it is more urgent than ever that industry becomes nature-positive. Image: Unsplash/Sergei A

Ian Shine

Senior Writer, Forum Agenda

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How the chemical sector can reduce its impact on the natural world. Image: World Economic Forum

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