sustainable business

Climate Startup Week has just kicked off across South Asia, the biggest climate startup event that has taken place in the region. The week-long event is being held digitally, making it accessible to all despite the coronavirus pandemic,…
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Sustainability is no doubt the keyword taking over the corporate landscape in recent years. From startups developing crucial innovations in clean energy to investors pouring capital into firms creating sustainable food solutions,…
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Phool is an Indian startup using floral waste to make vegan-friendly leather materials. While vegan leather alternatives on the market might be cruelty-free, they aren’t always eco-friendly if they are derived from plastic or synthetic…
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In a new survey conducted by public opinion research consultancy GlobeScan and global think tank SustainAbility, experts ranked Unilever, Patagonia, IKEA, Interface and Natura &Co as top leaders in sustainability. Experts say that…
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Rebecca Henderson is the John and Natty McArthur University Professor at Harvard University and recently authored the book Reimagining Capitalism In a World on Fire, where she takes on the question of why businesses must play a leading…
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In her new book Reimagining Capitalism In a World on Fire, renowned Harvard University professor Rebecca Henderson takes on the question of why businesses have a huge role to play in addressing climate change. Based on her own university…
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Singapore’s coronavirus economic recovery team has recently been criticised for failing to include more female and sustainable business voices. The taskforce was set up to devise new strategies to reset the country’s development as…
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By: Adria Vasil Laura Väyrynen & Toby Heaps In the 50 years since Earth Day was launched, which companies stepped up to deliver green solutions? It’s been 50 years since the first Earth Day in 1970, when 10 million people took to…
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In an op-ed in The New York Times, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff called for a “new capitalism” that would be brought about by taxing billionaires and gearing businesses up to fight global issues like climate change. The charismatic founder…
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According to a new report by HSBC Jade, the bank’s most elite membership level, Chinese consumers say that their personal growth and making a positive impact on earth is more important than wealth. This adds to the growing analyses…
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Long story short? Business leaders and investors are now pricing in climate change because they're all out of choices. Ever since BlackRock’s Chairman and CEO Larry Fink published his iconic letter in 2018 calling for greater…
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An idea that a weaver came up with two decades ago, saris made sustainably from banana fibre have revived a tradition in the suburb of Anakaputhur in Chennai, India. This tradition that stretches back 90 years was threatened in the 1960s…
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