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Sustainable development: trust the science and get ready for constant change

September 21, 2021 • by Amanda Williams, Gail Whiteman, John N. Parker in Sustainability • 12 min read

The UN set ambitious targets to clean up the world by 2030, but business leaders need to do more to make them a reality....

We need to move fast to build a ‘nature positive’ economy

September 20, 2021 • by Eva Zabey in Sustainability • 7 min read

The destruction of natural ecosystems poses major risks for businesses and could wipe $10 trillion from the global economy. The time to act is running out....

Climate change and why capitalism must price it in

September 20, 2021 • by Karl Schmedders in Sustainability • 4 min read

Anyone who demands that environmental damage should be priced into services and goods today is far from being a socialist. They are just canny, calculating capitalists....

Urgent action is needed to protect Congolese cobalt miners

September 16, 2021 • by Serra Cremer Iyi, Dorothée Baumann Pauly in Sustainability • 7 min read

The mineral is a vital component of electric car batteries, but small-scale miners, including children, are working in harsh conditions. Alliances need to be forged in the supply chain to make cobalt...

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Severin Dressen

September 16, 2021 • by David Bach in Sustainability • 1 min read • Podcast available

Zurich Zoo director Severin Dressen explains how his organization is being proactive in tackling the loss of biodiversity and helping to shape a sustainable coexistence between humans and nature...

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Zoos play a vital role, don’t let them become extinct

September 14, 2021 • by David Bach in Sustainability • 11 min read

Zurich Zoo director Severin Dressen explains how his organization is being proactive in tackling the loss of biodiversity and helping to shape a sustainable coexistence between humans and nature....