• EU anti-greenwashing law torpedoed after Commission’s shock U-turn

    Much-awaited directive banning businesses from making false green claims hits a wall after EU executive signals it will withdraw its proposal for a Green Claims Directive days before final negotiations following right-wing pressure.

  • When fashion faces the future: the biomaterials startups going back to nature

    Our demand for more and more clothes is bad news for the planet. New, nature-derived materials promise a lighter footprint – but can they convince price-conscious shoppers, investors and retailers to take a leap into the unknown?

  • Business and finance unite as UN Ocean Conference seeks to plug ‘life below water’ funding gap

    Momentum grows among companies and investors to back a sustainable “blue economy” – while governments turn to the private sector to mobilise capital towards the most underfunded SDG at international gathering in Nice last week.

  • Social entrepreneurs and impact leaders celebrated in King’s Birthday Honours list 2025

    OBEs, CBEs and MBEs awarded to UK impact leaders and social entrepreneurs for their public service.

  • In conversation with Sir Ronald Cohen’s AI chatbot

    Sir Ronald Cohen, the impact investing pioneer, is pre-launching an artificial intelligence avatar which discusses his ideas and reflections. We put it to the test.

  • ‘Inaction is the death knell of leadership’ – Matty McEvoy, CEO of mental health platform Together All

    Good Leaders Clinic, Episode 4: How to keep sane as the CEO of a mission-driven mental health platform, when spiralling demand puts pressure on your mission? Matty McEvoy of Together All talks about enshrining purpose in a growing company.

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