This week: Senior policy advisor for ocean and conservation finance at The Nature Conservancy, Andreas Hansen, talks with Innovation Forum’s Bea Stevenson about the new UN draft agreement to protect offshore marine biodiversity. They talk about the new framework on environmental impact assessment in the high seas and its business impacts.
Plus: CDP investors now request corporate plastics pollution disclosure; why microplastics pollution is even more of a problem than feared; and, bottle and can deposit return scheme controversy in Scotland, in the news digest.
And, some details on conference sessions coming up at the future of food USA conference in Minneapolis on 31st May-1st June from Innovation Forum’s Emily Heslop.
Host: Ian Welsh
What a fool-proof apparel net-zero plan looks like
What does the route to responsible sourcing and ethical trade look like?
Monday briefing: The ongoing transboundary climate risks and adaptation debate
Weekly podcast: How recycled yarns are a route to circularity for the apparel sector
Is ’verified deforestation-free’ the future for palm oil?
Weekly briefing: World Bank renews focus on tackling climate change
Weekly podcast – Oxfam goes behind the big agribusiness brands
Why the new UN High Seas treaty matters
Monday briefing: Climate change focus at World Health Day, and Canada’s carbon tax hike
Weekly podcast – On the road to responsible sourcing and ethical trade
Will climate denial conspiracy theories become a thing of the past?
Closing the loop: The role of recycled and recyclable materials in a circular economy
Monday briefing: Will the revised UK net-zero strategy deliver?
Weekly podcast – Why ten years of progress on deforestation is at risk
How due diligence regulation levels the playing field
Monday briefing: IPCC’s latest assessments and a watershed moment for the UN?
Can business deliver on the ‘how’ of decarbonisation?
Reality check: how is business tackling the big sustainability challenges?
The Carbon Debate: what reforms are necessary for voluntary carbon markets?
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