Year: 2026

Ecolab and CDP Partner on New Benchmarks to Help Companies Improve Operational Water Performance

Stuart Mitchell

Ecolab Inc. and CDP recently announced a strategic partnership to launch the Water Use Efficiency Index, a new benchmark designed to help companies measure, compare and improve operational water performance. Announced at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, the Index will offer sector‑specific ranges for Best‑in‑Class water use efficiency and optimized targets, giving business leaders a clear view of where they stand with water use in their operations and how to improve. The initiative begins with a pilot for the Beverage and Brew segment of the Food, Beverage…

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Artists unveil street art around the world as historic Global Ocean Treaty comes into force

Stuart Mitchell

As the Global Ocean Treaty officially comes into force, artists worldwide unveil large-scale street art, celebrating the hard-won victory after two decades of campaigning. The global action, coordinated by Greenpeace, also marks the beginning of a crucial countdown to protect 30% of the world’s ocean by 2030. The treaty came into force on 17 January, and to celebrate this extraordinary achievement, artists, Indigenous Peoples, activists, and local communities from 13 countries across five continents representing every ocean, have joined Greenpeace to create vibrant, ocean-protection-inspired street art including murals, sculpture and…

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Levi Strauss & Co. Launches the Levi’s® Wear Longer Project to Empower the Next Generation to Repair, Refresh, and Reimagine Their Clothes

Stuart Mitchell

Levi Strauss & Co. have announced the launch of the Levi’s® Wear Longer Project, a new community engagement initiativedesigned to help young people take fashion into their own hands. The program will equip them with the skills and confidence to repair, refresh, and reimagine their clothes—so they look better and last longer. Gen Z is driving the resurgence of thrifting, repurposing, and creative self-expression in fashion. Yet, many youth were never taught the skills needed to repair and customize clothing — skills once passed down through generations or taught in…

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UK newspaper editorial opposition to climate action overtakes support for first time

Stuart Mitchell

Nearly 100 UK newspaper editorials opposed climate action in 2025, a record figure that reveals the scale of the backlash against net-zero in the right-leaning press. Carbon Brief has analysed editorials – articles considered the newspaper’s formal “voice” – since 2011 and this is the first year opposition to climate action has exceeded support. Criticism of net-zero policies, including renewable-energy expansion, came entirely from right-leaning newspapers, particularly the Sun, the Daily Mail and the Daily Telegraph. In addition, there were 112 editorials – more than two a week – that…

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Defying Global Headwinds, Industry Leaders Turn Environmental Progress Into Billion‑Dollar Gains

Stuart Mitchell

A small cohort of global companies is proving that environmental leadership delivers measurable business returns. The CDP Corporate Health Check 2026 finds that 15% of companies worldwide are now embedding climate and nature into core business decisions, cutting emissions at four times the rate of their peers and collectively unlocking US$218 billion in financial opportunities in just the last 12 months. These leading companies reduced emissions at an average compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4%, compared with just 1% among lower-performing companies. Now in its second year, the annual…

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