Stockholm Syndrome of confinement The pandemic has taken away our freedom due to the global state of alarm. Despite the desire to regain our lost freedom, living with so much uncertainty is hard; We are living through challenging times that amplify the challenging emotions, anxiety or anguish,… Read More

What environment do we want and what organization can lead international environmental action? On the verge of the fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), which was conceived at the United Nations Conference on Human Environment in Stockholm in June 1972, many… Read More

 The world is facing the unprecedented triple planetary crisis. The COVID-19 pandemic has further exacerbated this and highlighted significant vulnerabilities worldwide, indicating an urgency for inclusive and collective engagement. Read More

The COVID-19 pandemic had a profound impact on societies around the world, and Hong Kong is no exception. Following the fifth wave outbreak and the related social distancing measures in the first quarter of 2022, Hong Kong’s economy shrank by 4 per cent. With the easing of the pandemic and the… Read More

As sustainability professionals, we are often asked what is our added value and what can we do to help, for instance, maximize revenues for our clients whilst trying to avoid disastrous collateral effects of their businesses’ operations on the planet and the communities. Read More

Stockholm +50 is an opportunity to address both the people and planetary crises which require our urgent attention, or we risk devastating outcomes. The planetary crisis is largely a by-product of the people crisis and both can be addressed with the one solution: putting people and the planet… Read More

Having dealt with climate-related events for hundreds of years, the insurance industry has evolved to meet some of the challenges associated with climate risk. If we look at the history of the insurance industry, we can see how some of these developments may suggest ways to meet biodiversity… Read More

Public policy and financial support are urgently required to align two of the countries largest CO2-emitting industrial sectors with long-term, low-carbon pathways. Steel and cement are the two largest CO2-emitting sectors in India, accounting for more than half of all industrial emissions.… Read More

In June this year, the global community will gather in Stockholm to celebrate 50 years of environmental action. “Stockholm +50: a healthy planet for the prosperity of all – our responsibility, our opportunity”, the international civil society will be meeting under the umbrella of the Decade of… Read More

Matt Homewood is an award-winning food waste campaigner on a mission to end supermarket food waste in Denmark and beyond. Read More