Wednesday, 8 June 2022

Shaping sustainable development: four major focus areas

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June 8th 2022
Perspectives
Inform your discussions and decisions this week: as Economist Impact hosts its 2nd annual Sustainability Week US, this edition addresses the key themes in sustainable development that will drive the conversations.

From emissions and the environment to the business case for climate-change management, explore timely insights and analysis to shape your outlook.

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Sanctions on Russia in response to Putin's war in Ukraine are significantly disrupting the global energy market.
Addressing energy, emissions and the environment, Phillip Cornell, principal at Economist Impact, discusses the implications of these harsh financial restrictions, the immediate risks to supply and the potential long-term damage to achieving emission-reduction pledges.
Explore here ➔
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Climate technology and innovation
Inside the Circle: circular food
Martin Koehring speaks with leaders at NestlΓ©, Too Good to Go and more about ending single-use take, make and waste approaches to food production.
Listen to episode two ➔
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Policy for net-zero
Data point: renewable energy use is on the rise
Achieving the Paris Agreement goal of net-zero emissions by 2050 requires an accelerated transition to clean energy sources. Learn about the changes that could make a significant difference in this week's data point.
Explore now ➔
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The business of climate change
Lower returns to FDI threaten the sustainability agenda
John Ferguson, practice lead of globalisation, explores the business challenges preventing sustainable FDI decision-making.
Discover more ➔
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