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Plastic industry boom
Summer 2021/Waste

How to stop the coming plastic boom

by CK Staff

Flexible, lightweight and low-cost, plastics are the building block of the modern economy, with their use growing 20-fold in the past 50

Climate Crisis

Activist hedge funds joining fight against climate change

by Tima Bansal and Mark DesJardine

Exxon board coup is a warning shot to companies that don't invest in the low-carbon transition

The top environment and sustainability stories in 2019
Leadership

‘Almost cheaper than plywood’ solar, bargain EVs and youth rising round out 2019

by CK Staff

As the curtain closes on the year, we take a look back at which stories resonated the most with readers in a

Climate Crisis/Fall 2019/Leadership

The world needs more Ethiopia and less Exxon

by Toby Heaps

The Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali won the Nobel Peace Prize this year for ending a multi-decade war with Eritrea. Equally

Climate Crisis/Responsible Investing

University of California drops fossil fuels from its $80 billion portfolio

by Umair Haque

The University of California system, which educates more than 280,000 students and employs 227,000 faculty and staff, announced late Tuesday it is

Responsible Investing

Tim Nash’s sustainable stock showdown on ditching Exxon for greener oil

by Tim Nash

As a sustainable investment advisor, I’ve had the uncomfortable job of sitting with climate activist clients as we open up their portfolio

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