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Amazon eliminates 15 billion plastic ‘air pillows’ from delivery boxes

Amazon has replaced single-use plastic air pillows with recycled paper in 95 percent of its delivery boxes in North America. A full switch...

Billionaire Tom Steyer: ‘Plug and play’ bank loans to fossil fuel projects are ‘insane’

One hundred years of deals have made borrowing costs "much, much lower" and amount of money "still much much higher" for fossil fuel...

Environmental concerns prompt consumers to shift diets, survey finds

Nearly half of consumers who are changing what they eat are doing so because of concerns about the environment, according to a new...

A new model for additionality can steer carbon markets to a sustainable future

This is the second article in a six-part series examining how carbon markets can catalyze the transition to a green economy. The first...

Kimberly-Clark pledges to stop cutting down ‘natural forests’ for tissues, diapers

Kimberly-Clark in early June elevated its chief sustainability officer to a C-suite role and made a commitment to stop relying on "natural forests"...

How the food industry is working to protect freshwater ecosystems

This is the third of a four-part series taking a closer look at how 72 companies in four industries — beverage, apparel, food,...

ESG can make or break a merger: Here’s what dealmakers are looking for

Miscalculating social and environmental risks in mergers and acquisitions can lower deal prices or result in litigation, according to experts speaking at the...

‘Mission 2025’: Corporations, mayors call for more ambitious national climate plans

Business leaders, investors and mayors have teamed up on an initiative designed to encourage governments to produce ambitious climate plans ahead of a...

Preserving biodiversity to safeguard the planet and human prosperity

This article is sponsored by ADM. The intensifying climate crisis impacts us in many ways, including the erosion of biodiversity. The world is rightly...

Investors and activists demand an end to funding for lobby groups that oppose climate legislation

Since the beginning of 2024, activist investors have filed at least 54 shareholder resolutions calling on companies to report their climate lobbying or...

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