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The 2024 Summer Games are going all in on renewable energy, recycled materials and more to shrink their carbon footprint. They’re a test bed for how big events can do better for the environment.
Organisers of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games have made big and bold green promises. Are they up to the heavy carbon lifting?
Many firms now report how they are doing along economic, environmental and social lines in what is called a sustainability report. But how effective are they, really?
There is growing interest in sustainable death care options like human composting as an alternative to energy-intensive cremation and chemical-dependent and land-intensive burial.
With a massive public mandate for change, Keir Starmer’s Labour party should adopt three key principles that acknowledge the global gravity of our approaching climate disaster.
Despite the IOC’s optimistic rhetoric, environmental exploitation by host nations, and the suppression of opposition to such exploitation, have remained a troubling feature of the Olympic Games.
Geoscience literacy and awareness among the Ghanaian public is poor.
Virtual influencers can be effective ambassadors for climate-related causes, albeit with some caveats.
Sewage pollution, active travel and energy efficiency of buildings are just some of the environmental issues not getting the attention they deserve as the election approaches.
Formula One has announced some significant changes aimed to reduce the sport’s environmental impact. Will it make a difference, or is this an example of ‘greenwashing’?
Satellite data shows the amount of food the residents of the tiny Pacific island have grown over time, pointing to a small but stable population.
Avocados are a thirsty crop with a carbon footprint that’s more than twice that of bananas.
The Supreme Court drastically reduced federal protection for wetlands in 2023. Two environmental lawyers explain how private businesses and nongovernment organizations can help fill the gap.
Green bonds aren’t a new idea. But the government’s decision could help further integrate sustainability into all forms of lending.
Solutions driven by the private sector are only for those who can pay, and also end up driving public priorities.
Global warming poses great challenges to Canada’s wine industry. But in these challenges lie equally great opportunities to build a better, and more sustainable, wine industry.
Shein is said to be eyeing the London Stock Exchange, but other countries are taking a tougher line on fast fashion brands.
Understanding how humans came to exert such enormous pressure on Earth’s ecosystems can inform more sustainable ways of living.
Much of social media influencing is about getting people to consume more. However, ethical influencers are using their online presence to advocate for sustainable lifestyles.
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Academic Director, School for International Training, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor in Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University
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Professor of Tourism, Griffith University
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Associate Deputy Vice Chancellor in Research & Innovation, RMIT University
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Associate Professor in Construction and Environmental Performance, The University of Melbourne
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John Thwaites is a Friend of The Conversation.
Chair, Monash Sustainable Development Institute & ClimateWorks Australia, Monash University
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Former Visiting Fellow, SPRU, University of Sussex Business School, University of Sussex
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Associate Professor of Quantitative Analytics, ESCP Business School
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Associate Professor, Global Management Studies, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Professor of Construction and Environmental Assessment, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Ecological Economics, UCL
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Founding Director, Institute for Sustainability, University of Surrey
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Lecturer, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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Postdoctoral researcher, Universität Wien
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Professor of Sustainability, Curtin University