by Tim Christophersen | Editor's Picks, Global, Impact Economy, Impact Measurement & Management, Policy & Regulation, SDG 13 - Climate Action, Stakeholder Capitalism
Nature, our life source – provider of food, water, and the foundation of all human livelihood and economic activity – is in crisis. Over the past 30 years, we’ve wiped out 68% of global wildlife, and continue to endanger far more, including 40% of insect...
by Vicki Benjamin | Circular Economy, ESG Investing, Global, Impact Economy, Impact Investing, Impact Measurement & Management, North America, SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities, SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production, SDG 13 - Climate Action, SDG 14 - Life Below Water, SDG 15 - Life on Land, SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy, SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
Over half of global GDP is moderately or highly dependent on nature. Nevertheless, most human economic activity undercuts the sustainability of nature by altering how land and oceans are used and by exacerbating climate change, pollution, animal exploitation, and the...
by Paul Hawken | Asia, Circular Economy, Editor's Picks, ESG Investing, Europe, Global, Impact Economy, North America, Policy & Regulation, Scaling Solutions, SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities, SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production, SDG 13 - Climate Action, SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-Being, SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation, SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy, SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure, Stakeholder Capitalism, Systems Change
Every industry is a system, and every industrial system is extractive, whether it be energy, food, agriculture, pharma, transport, clothing, or healthcare, among others. Extraction takes resources from the living world, which causes harm. The result is less life....