climate crisis

"Earth is now our only shareholder", now states the website of Patagonia. "I never wanted to be a businessman," said the billionaire founder of the company. "I started as a craftsman, making climbing gear for my friends and myself,…

You’ve probably noticed an increasing number of businesses pledging to go “net zero” in recent years. According to research, at least one-fifth of the largest public companies in the world have promised to meet net zero targets soon, with a…

“Wow, you sure sound like you’re anti-business….”  That was what an audience member said to me after I gave a recent talk. I found the remark curious, considering I spoke about the important role businesses must play in solving today’s…

One of the main messages from COP26 was that governments and businesses need to be more generous to avert further catastrophes on this planet. The lack of generosity the West shows the rest of the world is shocking – for example, if we…

Against the backdrop of the climate crisis, unsustainable inequality, growing dividedness and divisiveness, and lack of a consensus about what is true, “business as usual” is no longer an option. We are starting to see a global awakening:…

And so, naturally, newspaper coverage tends to focus on headline-grabbing stories – Insulate Rebellion’s latest superglue stunt, Greta Thunberg’s football chant or the hypocrisy of private jet-hopping premiers. But the untold story is not…

The two biggest digital developments that will impact humanity are going to be in artificial intelligence and biotechnologies. Advances in quantum computing, cloud computing and computer chip processing capacity, for example, now mean that…

Gary Connors, Partner at Oliver Wight EAME, explains what business should be doing in the wake of the COP26 summit.  The dialogue and agreements witnessed at COP26 this year have brought on important advances. Despite the last-minute…

The business leaders, mostly chief executives of Brazillian companies, released a joint statement warning that Brazil could be “excluded from a new economic-climate order that is unfolding before our eyes.”  Signatories included the local…

BlackRock is making a five-year, $100 million grant to clean energy from its charitable foundation. Microsoft, alongside other supporters such as General Motors, American Airlines, and Bank of America, is providing a mix of equity capital…

In an Instagram post, Amazon’s Founder announced that he’s planning to “work alongside others both to amplify known ways and to explore new ways of fighting the devastating impact of climate change on this planet we all share”. He plans to…

Our house is on fire, keeps reminding us 17-year-old Greta Thunberg. For the second consecutive year, the teenage climate activist has attended the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, spreading awareness of the threats that climate change…