ESG 2.0: From Greenwashing to Measurable Impact?

For 20 years, sustainability was about storytelling, not real data. Now, we are establishing a global accountability system with clear standards. Will it work?
Change your mind, change your life
Change your mind, change your life

For 20 years, sustainability was about storytelling, not real data. Now, we are establishing a global accountability system with clear standards. Will it work?

Decades ago, Kris Hansen showed 3M that its PFAS chemicals were in people’s bodies. Her bosses halted her work. As the EPA now forces the removal of the chemicals from drinking water, she wrestles with the secrets that 3M kept from her and the world.

You may be wondering how much alcohol you can safely drink and avoid harm. If you ask clinicians and scientists, you might not like the answer.

Using analysis of WTO membership and the Global Peace Index, Julia Croce argues that trade itself has a role to play in fostering peace within fragile states.

It’s easy to feel stuck between wanting to advance and not knowing which step will actually create credibility in a busy healthcare setting.

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Embedded finance allows brands to offer payments, credit, and banking services without becoming banks, maintaining a seamless customer experience.

“Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future, too." - Marcus Aurelius.

GLP-1 drugs appear unlikely to raise overall cancer risk, yet evidence that Ozempic actively prevents cancer is still far from conclusive.

Simon Commander and Saul Estrin argue that autocracy is alive and kicking and has been registering a growing presence in recent decades.

For months, ministers have refused to publish a report on how climate crisis will affect the UK. Burnham must release it.

A new report warns that the promises of planet-saving tech remain hollow, exposing the widening gap between green innovation claims and meaningful action today.