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Businesses are forging ahead with climate action
December 2, 2022 • by Knut Haanaes in Sustainability • 8 min read • 
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The recent COP27 meeting made only limited headway on measures to tackle climate change, but climate action by companies gives more grounds for optimism, and the current challenging economic and geopolitical environment...
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Towards climate-neutral aviation
December 1, 2022 • by Sascha Nick in Sustainability • 6 min read
To play its part in global efforts to solve the climate crisis, global aviation would need to reduce passenger flight volumes to 1984 levels and set up a new fund to finance...
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Platforms for change: how business can successfully harness UN development goals
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