Carbon Offsets vs Carbon Credits January 18, 2023 Carbon carbon carbon… if you don’t know what it is, I can only imagine you’ve been hibernating under a rock since dinosaurs roamed the Earth, and what is now coal was once trees. It’s a hot topic of conversation, just like our current climate, and the increasing number of heatwaves in the UK and across [...]
A tale of two oil giants November 6, 2023 Energy giants BP and Shell unveiled sharp downturns in their usual earnings last week in a rocky third quarter for the sector.
DeFi is ready for take-off December 14, 2022 Nexo's Elitsa Taskova says crypto's reputation is on the dark side of the moon, but DeFI has ignited the booster rockets.
Why profit with purpose is more than a buzzword for this entrepreneur May 14, 2024 Profit with purpose is more than a buzzword for Tessa Clarke’s fast-growing food recycling business — and Ambition A.M.'s latest founder profile takes a look at why.
Invisible enemy becomes visible: Face masks that contain coronavirus antibodies from ostriches make human Covid glow up January 25, 2022 Researchers at Kyoto Prefectural University in Japan have managed to create a face mask that glows in the dark if Covid-19 particles are detected in a person’s breath or spit. Researchers coated masks with a mixture of ostrich antibodies that react when they interact with the Covid-19 virus in humans. Filters are then removed from [...]
Facebook algorithm pushes climate sceptics deeper into disinformation March 30, 2022 A new investigation has revealed that Facebook users that show an interest in climate scepticism are being driven towards more extreme forms of climate disinformation by algorithms, despite the social media giant's claims of a crackdown.
How the wine-in-a-can revolution is hotting up thanks to The Uncommon January 14, 2022 Canned wine has had a refresh. The UK market alone is now already worth over £3.5m and has grown 125 per cent over the last two summers. Now the sector has produced the first UK winemaker to achieve B Corp status. The Uncommon has been certified by B Lab, the not-for-profit behind the B Corp [...]
On palm oil and deforestation: regulators are failing, but so is the market January 5, 2022 There are products which have become indispensable to our modern way of life, and few more so than palm oil. If its production were to grind to a halt tomorrow, entire supermarket aisles would be left empty. It features in countless everyday products whose availability we take for granted, from chocolate to deodorant. We are [...]
Sustainability app aims to address Code Red and help unlock $12 trillion market August 17, 2021 In today’s world, we’re bombarded by stories of wildfires, melting icebergs and rising sea levels. The images from Greece and California recently have been grimly unforgettable. And their impact was doubled by the release of the latest report from the UN’s independent climate change body – which, suggesting we will hit dangerously high temperatures a [...]
Best of 2023: We chat to Ynon Kreiz, the man behind Barbie December 25, 2023 Ynon Kreiz is the CEO of a $6bn company, responsible for some of the world’s most recognisable brands, and I’m pressing him on whether or not he has a favourite Barbie.