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                • Wednesday, 27 September, 2023
                  UK agriculture
                  Farming subsidies trigger row over future of British countryside

                  The government’s post-Brexit subsidy regime has left some farmers with less money than before

                  Helen Drinkall, a livestock farmer from Chorley, Lancashire
                • Tuesday, 26 September, 2023
                  ESG investing
                  Asset managers turn to ‘green hushing’ on sustainable funds

                  European vehicles drop ESG-related labels amid regulatory and reputational concerns

                  An employee installs solar panels in Pessac on the outskirts of Bordeaux, France
                • Monday, 25 September, 2023
                  Lego
                  Lego ditches oil-free brick in sustainability setback

                  World’s biggest toymaker says new material made from recycled bottles would have bigger carbon footprint

                  Jumbled Lego bricks
                • Wednesday, 20 September, 2023
                  Moral Money
                  How regulators have relinquished their work to corporate executives Premium content

                  Also in today’s newsletter, is the World Bank ready to embrace radical reform for blended finance?

                  A tree stump surrounded by dead branches, with surviving forest in the background
                • Monday, 18 September, 2023
                  Fernando Haddad
                  Fernando Haddad: Brazil’s plans to transform our green economy

                  Despite the challenges, we see our ecological transformation proposal as an opportunity for Brazilians

                  The Amazon forest in the state of Pará, northern Brazil
                • Saturday, 16 September, 2023
                  House & Home
                  Rooms full of blooms at the Strawberry Hill Flower Festival

                  Sustainable British floristry is showcased inside Horace Walpole’s ‘little Gothic castle’ in Twickenham

                  Room decorated with floral designs
                • Friday, 15 September, 2023
                  Gardens
                  How to grow your own orchard

                  They have benefits for people, pollinators and the planet, which explains why efforts are under way to fight their decline

                  People planting fruit tree guilds and incorporating forest gardening into the site
                • Saturday, 9 September, 2023
                  HTSI
                  HTSI editor’s letter: introducing the autumn women’s fashion

                  The new season calls for tactile fabrics, vegan leather and the return of power dressing

                  Victoria Beckham crochet and synthetic-hair dress, £990. Maison Margiela leather Tabi knee-high boots (just seen), £1,450. Bottega Veneta sterling-silver earrings, £720
                • Friday, 8 September, 2023
                  Architecture
                  Home designs that bridge the gap with nature

                  Architects are using the beneficial properties of living systems to make buildings better for occupants and the environment

                  A wall is covered with clear sheets to give the appearance of a greenhouse, with bamboo and other plants growing at various levels
                • Thursday, 7 September, 2023
                  Exchange traded funds
                  Amundi increases sustainable investments levels on 46 ETFs

                  Some funds managed by Europe’s largest listed asset manager will rise from 1% to 35%

                • Tuesday, 5 September, 2023
                  FT SeriesWomen’s fashion special AW23
                  Could you quit leather?

                  The industry banned fur. Animal hides are now facing the same scrutiny. But what are the alternatives, and are they any good?

                  Clockwise from top: Mansur Gavriel vegan Apple bag (made from repurposed apple waste), $495. Nanushka alt-napa crochet The Origami tote bag, £995. APC recycled leather-look drawstring bag, £255
                • Friday, 1 September, 2023
                  Special ReportWatches and Jewellery: September
                  Oris casts wide net to cut carbon footprint

                  From models using recycled ocean plastic to lighter packaging, the watchmaker aims to set an example for the industry

                  Rolf Studer and Claudine Gertiser-Herzog in front of an Oris sign
                • Sunday, 27 August, 2023
                  The Big Read
                  Can fast fashion kick its dirty habits?

                  The proliferation of cheap, shortlived garments has come at an enormous environmental and social cost. The EU is preparing to end it

                • Friday, 25 August, 2023
                  House & Home
                  How to build a biodegradable house

                  Using natural materials that can be recycled or returned to the earth, rather than concrete and plastic, is an increasingly viable choice

                  A house among lush vegetation
                • Friday, 25 August, 2023
                  Gardens
                  Does having a sustainable garden mean joining the hug-a-slug brigade?

                  Naturalistic and chemical free is the prevailing fashion but it requires adopting philosophical and aesthetic change

                  a naturalistic garden with long grasses and wild flowers
                • Monday, 21 August, 2023
                  Moral Money
                  The unlikely eco-warriors of US courtrooms Premium content

                  Lawyers derided as ‘ambulance chasers’ turn their sights on environmental violations

                  White foam on the surface of shallow water
                • Friday, 18 August, 2023
                  HTSI
                  The breathtaking world of kelp diving

                  A quest for shark encounters in Cape Town leads to a wonder world – and conservation lessons – below the surface

                • Wednesday, 16 August, 2023
                  Special ReportThriving Cities
                  Community sits at the heart of city cycling initiative in Brazil’s Fortaleza

                  Direct action from residents in the coastal city helped spur rethink on urban mobility

                  Cycle lane in Fortaleza, Brazil
                • Wednesday, 9 August, 2023
                  Moral Money
                  Can COP28 really try to ignore fossil fuels? Premium content

                  Also in today’s newsletter, climate finance initiatives risk becoming ‘unmanageable’, UN external auditor says

                  Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber, chief executive of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company and president of COP28 talks in the United Arab Emirates, right, shakes hands with Simon Stiell, executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, at a signing ceremony ahead of COP28
                • Wednesday, 9 August, 2023
                  Pilita Clark
                  Climate politics has entered a new phase

                  The risks of ignoring the green energy transition have never been so acute

                  Andy Carter illustration of a hand covered in oil holding a stopwatch which is counting down to the deadline for the green energy transition
                • Friday, 4 August, 2023
                  Miranda Green
                  Confessions of a Vinted addict

                  The online clothing marketplace is paradise for the skinflint, with added eco-friendly thrills

                • Friday, 4 August, 2023
                  Moral Money
                  Big Plastic’s pivot to offsets Premium content

                  Also in today’s newsletter, lessons from Florida for the world of biodiversity credits

                  A plastic grinding machine
                • Wednesday, 2 August, 2023
                  Moral Money
                  What a billionaire’s protest means for Sunak’s government Premium content

                  Also in today’s newsletter, new guidelines to guarantee the quality of sustainability disclosures

                  Andrew Forrest
                • Monday, 31 July, 2023
                  ETF HubLatest news on ETFs
                  Companies with good ESG scores pollute as much as low-rated rivals

                  The finding holds true even when researchers looked only at the environmental part of the metric

                  A flame emits from a chimney at the BASF chemical company in Ludwigshafen, Germany
                • Friday, 28 July, 2023
                  ESG investing
                  ESG put to the test in a high-inflation world

                  Prices have proved volatile as regulators probe claims of greenwashing

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