It is known for being the most efficient method of storing carbon dioxide, but algae is also used to make tennis shoes, metal alternatives and meat-free burgers. This is how it could help...

Quartz 11 Oct 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

This pioneering British ‘wildland’ farm could boost biodiversity and yields

The Knepp Wildland Project is home to grazing animals that are helping to boost biodiversity while also providing sustainable, high-quality meat.

Kate Whiting 09 Oct 2019

Australia

Australia set to experience extreme sea level events every year by 2050

For a country completely surrounded by the sea, Australia depends heavily on the health of its seas and coasts. Yet a recent report suggests rising tides, warming seas and increased extre...

Nerilie Abram · The Conversation 08 Oct 2019

Sustainable Development

Could the EU's ban on palm oil in biofuels do more harm than good?

By 2030, the EU plans to have phased out the use of palm oil in its biofuels, citing in particular the crop's links with deforestation - but might this turn out to be counterproductive. C...

Shareen Shariza Abdul Ghani 08 Oct 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

This UK furniture maker doesn’t build chairs, it grows them

Rather than chopping down trees, one English company is 'training' young branches to grow into chairs, lamps and tables. And it's not the only furniture business working in innovative way...

Katharine Rooney 04 Oct 2019

Biodiversity

This simple British plan could save money and improve biodiversity

With biodiversity under threat around the world, carving out space for species to flourish is becoming a hot topic.

Emma Charlton 04 Oct 2019

Innovation

Automation and robotics could have a surprising impact on climate crisis

With at least 50% of current jobs capable of being automated, will more robots lessen or increase global warming? Car manufacture and agriculture can give us an insight.

The Conversation 03 Oct 2019

Future of Economic Progress

Why the answer to a more sustainable future could lie within the platform economy

Platform businesses' proactive, agile and intrinsic approach to sustainability can show how to make meaningful change and fast.

Gillian Tans 03 Oct 2019

Water

The latest challenge for India's businesses? Water scarcity

A water crisis in Chennai shows why companies must prioritise water management and reuse strategies in their business continuity planning and sustainability efforts.

Chandrakumaran Pragalathan 02 Oct 2019

India

Everything you need to know about the 2019 India Economic Summit

In New Delhi, the World Economic Forum is hosting catalytic conversations around innovation in South Asia.

Katharine Rooney 01 Oct 2019

Media, Entertainment and Information

An unstoppable movement, who owns poverty and other top stories of the week

Also this week: meet some award-winning social entrepreneurs, read about unlearning and find out more about the voice of climate activism.

Adrian Monck 27 Sep 2019

Sustainable Development

Listen to the future – how 26 youth-led organizations are supercharging the UN's Global Goals

Data skills, partnerships and the freedom to explore – all of which come naturally to millennials and Gen Zers – will be the mainstay of SDG efforts in the years to come.

Lysa John 27 Sep 2019

Forests

Gabon will be paid by Norway to preserve its forests

The partnership sets a carbon floor price of $10 per certified ton, in a bid to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Abdi Latif Dahir · Quartz 27 Sep 2019

Sustainable Development

IKEA thinks it'll produce more energy than it consumes by next year

Ingka Group, the owner of most IKEA stores, has spent more than $2.8 billion over the past decade on wind farms, rooftop solar panels on its stores and solar parks.

Anna Ringstrom · Reuters 27 Sep 2019

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