This week: Andy Hoffman, professor at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, on why business has to evolve to embrace sustainability across functions and accept that profit is only one measure of success. Business may be the problem, he argues, but is also clearly the solution.
Plus: H&M and Ikea developing new low impact fibres from forests; Sainsbury’s to take back and recycle plastic films; palm oil’s SE Asian deforestation impact down 58% year on year in 2020 says Chain Reaction Research; and, AB InBev takes up $10.1bn sustainability-linked loan facility, in the news digest.
Host: Ian Welsh
Are financial institutions ignoring deforestation?
Weekly podcast: Manage apparel sector human rights risks by empowering producer communities
Materials innovation and sustainability: the business opportunities in 2021
Weekly podcast: Renewable energy’s human rights risks
Deforestation commitments without implementation in palm oil
Weekly podcast: Why financial institutions have $2.7tn of exposure to deforestation
How the US will regain climate leadership
Weekly podcast: How to align palm oil value chains
Scaling-up finance for sustainable agriculture
How better visibility can help de-commoditise supply chains
Weekly podcast: 2020 targets missed, so what now for palm oil?
What action is necessary for resilient smallholder supply chains?
Can beef be sustainable?
Weekly podcast: Will a due diligence approach impact deforestation?
How to build a resilient production landscape
Weekly podcast: Why action on deforestation needs facts-based trust
Webinar – Innovation Accelerator: How to drive systemic change for smallholder farmer communities
Weekly podcast: How can investors unlock supply chain opportunities?
How to develop common language and trust for palm oil
Webinar – Real-world plastic and carton recycling solutions that work
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