EU Council and European Parliament reach provisional agreement on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive
On Wednesday 13th December, the EU Council and European Parliament reached a provisional deal on the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). This Directive establishes obligations that will require businesses to identify, prevent or at least...
Regenerative business models – an introduction to different approaches
We know that being a regenerative business is shifting the dial from doing “less harm” to adopting a more systems-based approach, focused on the creation of value across whole value chains. Or, put more simply, it is about actively replenishing natural resources,...
Case study: How reuse shops help boost the circular economy
With the cost-of-living crisis showing no signs of easing, second-hand consumerism looks set to go mainstream, as shoppers look for cheaper options for daily items. In part to answer this demand, there is now a growing need for more reuse shops to supply repaired...
Working across your value chain to enable the Circular Economy Model
According to the Circle Economy Foundation, only 7.2% of materials in the world are flowing in a circular loop in 2023. This means that the majority are either in a conventional and linear “take-make-dispose” economy (ultimately destined to become waste), or are...
The benefits of Regenerative Agriculture
Contemporary agricultural practices globally have significant negative impacts on the climate and nature, putting at risk global food security, critical ecosystem services and consequently our financial and societal futures. The contribution of the agricultural...
Setting Your Company Up for CSRD Success
The European Union’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)—a critical step in the EU’s ambition to become the first climate-neutral economy—has loomed steadily larger since it was proposed in 2021 as an update to the Non-Financial Reporting Directive...
Understanding the new EU Nature Restoration Law
After some uncertainty, the EU has now reached a provisional political agreement on its EU Nature Restoration Law although the deal still has to be adopted by the European Parliament and European Council, after which the new law will be published in the EU Official...
The evolving relationship between farmland and biodiversity
Within terrestrial ecosystems, agriculture and forestry involve by far the greatest area of ecosystem modification and conversion of natural habitats, and modern intensive agricultural practices in particular use high volumes of polluting substances that are...
Putting biodiversity at the heart of nature recovery
There is an ever-growing impetus for businesses and financial institutions to understand and disclose their dependencies and impacts on nature and biodiversity, as well as the associated financial risks to their business. This builds on the momentum following the...
The role of Nature-based Solutions in meeting the climate challenge
It is widely recognised that the planet is experiencing long-term shifts in weather patterns and global temperatures, due to human activities. This has been largely driven by the burning of fossil fuels for energy and transportation, which in turn releases...
