Analysis

Volkswagen and the problem with sustainability claims

At first glance, the Volkswagen debacle might seem to be a particularly serious case of greenwash...

Gender equality for economic growth

With a slowdown in China and flatlining in Europe, the world economy is facing some uncertainty. ...

Sustainable seafood: a harmonised approach

What’s the biggest sustainable seafood-sourcing issue you are facing right now?One of the biggest...

Ethical trade and human rights data digest

Fashion brands and living wagesThe Clean Clothes Campaign is calling on consumers to send back ga...

Political posturing while Asian forests keep burning

Southeast Asia’s haze is back. Forest and peatland fires in western Indonesia are causing clouds ...

Breaking palm oil’s deforestation link

Sime Darby is the largest producer of certified sustainable palm oil. But how would you describe ...

Fair pay’s supply chain challenges

When the Swedish flat-pack furniture chain Ikea announced  that it would pay its UK workers a liv...

Millennials demand sustainability. Really?

Are so-called millennials – the demographic cohort born from around 1980 up to 2000 – more sustai...

A lot less talk and a lot more action

What are the trends in company forests policy that have impressed you in the past 12 months?More ...

Trends digest: how to value forests and forest products

Palm oil trend to ‘zero-deforestation’ continues  When palm oil giant First Resources announced i...

Anti-slavery laws target supply chains

Supply-chain reporting obligations on companies are building up. Different jurisdictions are impo...

Deforestation – certification’s progress and pitfalls

A commonly-used instrument to fight many a sustainability challenge, standards, certification and...

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