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Is your financial materiality process half-baked?Op-ed by Mike Kelly, chartered director and founder of Nemetan.
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Is your financial materiality process half-baked?

1 month ago1 month ago8 mins

Op-ed by Mike Kelly, founder of Nemetan. A board gets the sustainability materiality matrix. Topics plotted on two axes, colour-coded,…

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In June 2026, Tunley Environmental brought together leaders from a range of product-based businesses for a roundtable discussion on the future of sustainable products. The conversation explored the question of ‘are sustainable products becoming a strategic advantage, or an increasing commercial burden in 2026?’
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Sustainable products in 2026: strategic advantage or commercial burden?

1 month ago1 month ago7 mins

Op-ed by Dr William Beer, CEO, and Dr Aaron Yeardley, senior scientist and science team co-lead, Tunley Environmental. In June…

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Keeping quiet is not a sustainable strategy. Op-ed by Martina Donohoe, sustainability and safety director, Bidvest Noonan.
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Keeping quiet is not a sustainable strategy

2 months ago2 months ago7 mins

Op-ed by Martina Donohoe, sustainability and safety director, Bidvest Noonan. ESG scepticism is real, and I do understand why some…

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Op-ed by Karen Cripps, Associate Professor in Responsible Management and Leadership at Oxford Brookes University Business School, and Candy Ho, Chancellor's Chair and Educational Studies Faculty at Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Canada – co-editors of An Organisational Guide to Skills for Green Workforce Transformation.
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Why climate action is more than a technical skill

2 months ago2 months ago8 mins

Op-ed by Karen Cripps, Associate Professor in Responsible Management and Leadership at Oxford Brookes University Business School, and Candy Ho,…

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Hosepipe bans are not the answer to the UK’s drought problems. Op-ed by Bent Jensen, CEO of Grundfos Commercial Building Services.
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Hosepipe bans are not the answer to the UK’s drought problems

2 months ago2 months ago7 mins

Op-ed by Bent Jensen, EVP, CEO Commercial Building Services, Grundfos A/S. Despite water being an essential resource for the UK’s…

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El Niño is coming, and traditional farming can't absorb what's next. Op-ed by Jim Mellon, investor and executive chairman, Agronomics.
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El Niño is coming, and traditional farming can’t absorb what’s next

2 months ago2 months ago10 mins

Op-ed by Jim Mellon, investor and executive chairman, Agronomics (pictured). El Niño has returned to the Pacific, and the signs…

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Drug/medication waste ranks among healthcare's most overlooked sustainability challenges. While clinical errors receive significant attention, a vast share of medication loss stems from operational inefficiencies such as expired inventory, overstocking and dispensing processes that destroy recDrug/medication waste ranks among healthcare's most overlooked sustainability challenges. While clinical errors receive significant attention, a vast share of medication loss stems from operational inefficiencies such as expired inventory, overstocking and dispensing processes that destroy recoverable doses. overable doses.
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Pharmacy automation – the hidden sustainability opportunity in healthcare?

2 months ago2 months ago7 mins

Op-ed by Mia Barnes, Body+Mind Magazine. Drug/medication waste ranks among healthcare’s most overlooked sustainability challenges. While clinical errors receive significant…

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In India, transport is the third-largest GHG-emitting sector. Transport contributes roughly 12% of India’s energy-related CO₂ emissions, and more than 90% of these transport emissions come from vehicles operating on Indian roads.
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Behind India’s transition to a multi-fuel clean mobility ecosystem

2 months ago2 months ago7 mins

Op-ed by Akshay Kashyap, founder and managing director, Lumax Greenfuel Energy Solutions Pvt. In India, transport is the third-largest GHG-emitting…

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Why carbon emissions and biodiversity can’t stay in separate silos. Op-ed by Dr Tara Garraty, senior scientist and biodiversity lead, Tunley Environmental.
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Why carbon emissions and biodiversity can’t stay in separate silos

3 months ago3 months ago13 mins

Op-ed by Dr Tara Garraty, senior scientist and biodiversity lead, Tunley Environmental. As the world continues to discuss efforts to…

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Why water must no longer be the forgotten utility. Op-ed by Amy Copson, water procurement manager, Consultus International.
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Why water must no longer be the forgotten utility

3 months ago3 months ago8 mins

Op-ed by Amy Copson, water procurement manager, Consultus International. With temperatures rising and dry weather patterns becoming the new normal,…

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