Decommissioning submarine cables has a short-lived environmental impact, study finds
A new study has found that the decommissioning and recovery of submarine telecommunications and power cables tends to have a…
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Consumers continue to opt for fast fashion, despite environmental awareness
Consumers continue to engage with fast fashion, despite awareness of the environmental and social cost of doing so, a study…
Smallest ozone hole in five years a positive sign, says Copernicus
The 2025 Antarctic ozone hole was the smallest and shortest-lived for five years, the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) has…
Doomsday – how speculative vision can turn into strategic action
Op-ed by Phil Pauley, CEO and founder of PAULEY. Imagination has always been one of humanity’s more practical instincts. Before…
Tyson Foods to halt ‘net zero’ claims following lawsuit settlement
Meatpacker Tyson Foods is to stop making environmental claims regarding ‘net-zero’ and ‘climate-smart beef’ for a five-year period, following a…
From reducing your footprint to increasing your handprint
Op-ed by Poul Lindqvist, co-founder & CEO, Environmental Impacts Academy. Sustainability work has long focused on reducing harm, such as…
Australia’s new environment bill ‘better for business’, says Minister
Australia‘s Minister for the Environment and Water, Murray Watt, has described the country’s new Environment Protection Reform Bill 2025 as…
Global conflict seen as a bigger concern than climate change: study
Global conflict is a key concern for 52% of consumers, with climate change well behind on 31%, a new study…
OptiGroup’s climate targets approved by SBTi
Business supplies distributor OptiGroup has announced that its climate targets have been validated and approved by the Science Based Targets…
Kildare data centre plans ‘an enormous energy drain dressed up as progress’, says ClientEarth
Plans to develop a €3 billion data centre complex in County Kildare, Ireland, could ‘set a dangerous precedent for similar…