Food Wastage: What do we mean and how harmful can it be to our environment?
When talking about food waste, we may think the scraps of food we throw away after cooking or the leftover we never…
Articles by members
Roughly one article a week during term, written and signed by members of the Blog division: energy, climate, ESG, finance, food, cities and the politics behind them. Reports are here too.
The KAYA identity
The clock is ticking. We need to bend the greenhouse gas emissions curve by 2025 according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate…
Report
A Report on Wind Energy Industry
This report analyses the advantages and disadvantages of wind power energy and its future developments.It’s the first of a series on renewable…
Will the energy crisis be the push we needed for a green transition?
Russian invasion of Ukraine has triggered a massive energy crisis by causing an increase in the cost of fossil fuel. All consumers…
Objectives of the un agenda 2030, are they achievable?
The UN Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development is a program of action that sets out 17 sustainable development goals to live in…
Sustainable Tourism: meaning, challenges and approaches towards it
When people think about sustainability, tourism isn’t the first thing they have in mind. Sustainable tourism refers to sustainable practices which can…
B Corps – A new concept for business
B Corporations, also known as Benefit Corporations, are a new type of business entity that prioritises social and environmental responsibility alongside profit.…
Upcycling in fashion: Small initiatives, big solutions
Analyzing the effectiveness of small and big-scale fashion brands through upcycling It's a fact that the large-scale fashion industry is based on…
Carbon Credits under pressure: understanding the REDD+ credits’ fragility
In January 2023 the sustainability field was shocked by the divulgation of academic studies that pointed invalidity of 90% of rainforest offset…
Doughnut Economics: a new way to approach sustainability
Who could have ever thought that Homer Simpson’s favorite sweet could be the core of a new sustainable approach? Climate action has…
Evolution of the ESG issue in Europe
During the past few years ESG issues have become increasingly relevant both at a corporate and at a political level. The European…
GHG Emissions and the Automotive Sector
ESG is an umbrella term that refers to the environmental, social, and governance aspects of a company or organization.These three factors are…