A new SOMO study shows that Europe’s automotive sector is neither in crisis nor needs urgent state support. In reality, the EU’s car industry is highly profitable, politically influential, and a major obstacle to climate action.
Agribusinesses make hundreds of decisions every season: when, where, and how much to water, fertilize, spray with pesticides, and so on and so forth. Each choice affects yields, input costs, and long-term soil health. Without clear data, many of these decisions rely on habit, guesswork, or outdated patterns. That’s a risk modern farming can’t afford.
Today’s hippest teen-brand Shein fashion is growing rapidly – and its internet-based recipe for success is top secret. And cheap. And toxic.
H&M and Zara jeans, hoodies, shorts and socks have been linked to large-scale illegal deforestation, land grabbing, violence and corruption.
Researchers at the University of Jyväskylä have developed a method for corporations to calculate their biodiversity footprint. The outcome of the study will be a method freely available to all companies and organizations for the assessment of their impact on nature.
For many consumers seaweed is still relatively unknown as a daily product. But many are positively surprised when they hear seaweed can replace plastic packaging or improve the quality and taste of their food. Seaweed innovators already have these solutions, but find it difficult to reach consumers. That might change with the Seaweed Innovation Challenge starting on March 6th.
The corporate climate pledges of 24 of the worlds’ largest ‘climate leader’ companies are misleading and their strategies insufficient. Long-term net-zero pledges distract from the fact that climate pledges for 2030 go less than halfway to what is required to stay below the 1.5°C temperature limit.
A novel technique called Underground Gravity Energy Storage turns decommissioned mines into long-term energy storage solutions, thereby supporting the sustainable energy transition.
Will FTX take down the blockchain, the protocol on which cryptocurrencies rely, too? Or is there still life for it after crypto? In Europe, many believe there is.
3M announced it will exit per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) manufacturing and work to discontinue the use across its product portfolio by the end of 2025. 3M’s decision is based on careful consideration and a thorough evaluation.