16/11/21
Ethanol expansion under the EU-Mercosur trade deal
An EU-turn on the green transition European chemical companies are set to benefit from an increased trade in ethanol, thanks to the EU-Mercosur Trade …
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27/10/21
Why EU legislation and a UN instrument on corporate accountability must be complementary
Too often business activities of EU and non-EU companies cause or contribute to human rights violations and environmental destruction. Upcoming EU leg …
19/10/21
Development banks have no business financing agribusiness
On the eve of an annual gathering of public development banks in Rome, 280 groups from 70 countries have signed a letter slamming them for bankrolling …
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18/10/21
Editing the truth – Genome editing is not a solution to climate change
Agriculture is caught in a vicious loop as industrial farming both drives climate change and suffers as a result. To help us out of the climate crisis …
14/10/21
Discovering the role of food environments for sustainable food systems
Food environments can be defined as the “physical, economic, political and socio-cultural context in which consumers engage with the food system to ma …
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13/10/21
How to make corporations effectively respect the environment and climate
The European Union urgently needs to enshrine obligations for corporations to respect the environment and the climate in its law making. …