Skip to content
  • NEWS
  • EVENTS
  • RESEARCH
  • INTERVIEWS
  • EXPLAINERS
  • VIDEOS
  • ABOUT US
Sustainability Online

Sustainability Online

A business news platform with a sustainable focus. Featuring the latest sustainability news and ESG insight, viewed through a business lens.

  • Log In
  • SUBSCRIBE
  • MY ACCOUNT
  • ADVERTISE
  • Home
  • CIEL

CIEL

The failure of the INC-5.2 talks in Geneva to establish a global plastics treaty isn't the end of the discussion, NGOs have said, given that the majority of countries agreed on the need to cut plastic production.
  • News
  • Packaging

‘Strong presence’ of lobbyists overshadows INC-5.2 plastics talks

1 year ago1 year ago5 mins

A ‘strong presence’ of fossil fuel and chemical industry lobbyists is overshadowing the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5.2) talks in Geneva…

Read More
The UN climate talks in Bonn, Germany, which have now concluded, leave 'tough questions' for COP30 to answer, the World Resources Institute has said.
  • Climate Change
  • COP30
  • News

Bonn climate talks leave ‘tough questions’ to answer at COP30

1 year ago1 year ago4 mins

The UN climate talks in Bonn, Germany, which have now concluded, leave ‘tough questions’ for COP30 to answer, the World…

Read More
Lobbyists for the fossil fuel and chemical industries are out in force at the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) talks taking place in South Korea to advance a global plastics treaty,
  • News
  • Packaging

Fossil fuel lobbyists ‘flooding’ plastic treaty negotiations, says CIEL

2 years ago2 years ago4 mins

Lobbyists for the fossil fuel and chemical industries are out in force at the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) talks taking…

Read More
Delegates from some 175 countries are in South Korea this week, for the fifth round of the U.N. Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) meetings, aimed at agreeing on a treaty to curb plastic pollution.
  • News
  • Packaging
  • Recycling

Campaigners call for reassessment of plastic production as talks begin in Busan

2 years ago2 years ago6 mins

Delegates from some 175 countries are in South Korea this week, for the fifth round of the U.N. Intergovernmental Negotiating…

Read More
NGOs and representative groups have responded to the climate finance goal agreed at COP29 in Azerbaijan, which pledges to mobilise $300 billion per year for developing countries by 2035, as part of a planned $1.3 trillion commitment.
  • COP29
  • News

“A dumpster fire”, “Woefully inadequate”, “A death sentence” – Groups respond to COP29 climate finance deal

2 years ago2 years ago15 mins

NGOs and representative groups have responded to the climate finance goal agreed at COP29 in Azerbaijan, which pledges to mobilise…

Read More

LATEST NEWS

SustainabilityOnline: The Sustainability Brief – 23 October 2026
Sustainability needs to be more about business strategy, says former UNDP head
European Investment Bank earmarks at least €30 billion for climate adaptation measures
Amount of packaging waste generated per person rises in EU
Battery-electric vehicles account for close to a quarter of new passenger car registrations in EU

Poster announcing Decarbon 2027: Oil and Gas Decarbonisation Congress, with abstract glassy bubbles at the bottom.

➡️ Sign Up to SustainabilityOnline's ECOPULSE news digest ✅

* indicates required

INTERVIEWS

Mastercard’s Ellen Jackowski on how businesses are strengthening resilience through sustainability
Electrification Alliance’s Adrian Hiel on where electrification can have the greatest positive impact
Wind Energy Ireland’s Dave Linehan on the grid capacity conundrum
Sir David King on what climate action requires from people, business and government
Ambition Into Action – Holger Robrecht, Senior Advisor for Policy & Advocacy, ICLEI Europe.

Banner for the Oil and Gas Decarbonisation Congress (Feb 15–16, 2027, Berlin) with a dark background and abstract ribbon artwork.

EXPLAINERS

Engineers test cloud-seeding drones for areas facing chronic water shortages
How circular construction actually works – from design to demolition and back again
Sustainable travel – lightening your carbon footprint
Rebranding sustainability – why business resilience is the new bottom line
What 45,000 refurbished laptops taught GEODIS about circular supply chains

EXPLORE TOPICS

Biodiversity
Circular Economy
Climate Change
Emissions
Environment
Green Energy
Renewables
Sustainability
The Sustainability Brief

COMPANY

SustainabilityOnline
  • About Us
  • Advertise
  • Subscribe
  • Contact

EXPLORE

  • News
  • Research
  • Events
  • Videos
  • Interviews
  • Explainers

CONNECT

  • LinkedIn
  • X
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Bluesky
  • YouTube
  • TikTok
SustainabilityOnline.net – All Rights Reserved 2026. Designed by Blaze Themes.
Loading Comments...