In this district in northern Pakistan flanked by soaring mountain ranges and glaciers, plastic shopping bags are now illegal. In late April, the provincial government banned their “use, purchase, export...Read More

Consider a pair of shoes. To make shoes, we need many different materials—plastics made from petroleum, leather created from cattle and rubber produced from either trees or more petroleum. These...Read More

The United Nations Global Compact will next week launch a series of events to accelerate progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the national level. Organized as part of...Read More

Climate Crisis Reinforces Importance of Business Model That Incorporates Social and Environmental Concerns (Photo by Paulo Carrolo on Unsplash) By Julio César Aparicio During the 20th century, as a continuation of...Read More

In 2018, the Better Cotton Initiative’s (BCI) Retailer and Brand Members sourced more than one million metric tonnes of Better Cotton. That’s a 45% increase on 2017 (736,000 metric tonnes)...Read More