From the pandemic to a zero-carbon economy
Posted on: September 23, 2020
Global crises reqiure exceptional leadership to shift old systems into new ones
Even before COVID-19 struck, we were entering the most important decade yet for humankind. Now, eight months into it, business and government leaders stand at a...
Why this decade is make-or-break for nature
Posted on: September 15, 2020
Momentum to reverse nature loss is growing, but there is still a long way to go
In evolutionary time, a decade is but a flick of nature’s eyelid. That makes the rapid depletion of biodiversity over the past 10 years all the more distressing. Our...
We should prepare for future shocks post COVID-19
Posted on: September 14, 2020
Businesses that integrate sustainability are more resilient
As chief executive of a firm that has for 50 years helped the world’s leading organizations navigate sustainability challenges, I am often asked how companies should prepare for a next...
Let's reboot our global food systems
Posted on: September 8, 2020
A new sustainable approach to food and agriculture must tackle hunger, improve nutrition, safeguard the environment and hardwire resilience to global shocks such as COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic began as a health crisis, but it is also an...
Mapping nature to create a global biodiversity framework
Posted on: August 28, 2020
The year 2020 was considered a 'super year' for biodiversity. A string of interconnected events offered a unique opportunity to build a global coalition and international policy framework that recognized the central role of nature to all life on...
Looking to nature for solutions
Posted on: August 28, 2020
How do we address the climate crisis, preserve biodiversity and recover from the pandemic?
If a frog is put into hot water, it jumps straight out. However, if the water is at room temperature and then heated, the frog settles and relaxes, becoming...
World Water Week at Home
Posted on: August 25, 2020
This week is World Water Week, an annual event sponsored by the Stockholm International Water Institute that is being held virtually for the first time in its history because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
I have attended World Water Week since its...
Why companies should worry about losing wildlife
Posted on: August 21, 2020
Biodiversity loss threatens society, businesses and a well-functioning economy
Biodiversity has decreased by 60 percent in just four decades, the WWF Living Planet Index has concluded. Scientists even speak of the Earth entering the sixth...
How the Minamata Convention can help "build back better" on ASGM
Posted on: August 14, 2020
As the Minamata Convention on Mercury reaches the third anniversary of its entry into force, I am so inspired by the work of those who are seeking to improve conditions for the world’s artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) communities by...
'By destroying nature we destroy ourselves'
Posted on: August 11, 2020
Loss of nature carries a huge economic cost, but embracing it as a solution pays handsome dividends
The coronavirus might have its origins in the caves of Yunnan province, but make no mistake: nature did not create this crisis, we did. When we...
