BRITISH brands have failed yet again to meet their own commitments on palm oil, with many companies continuing to profiteer from the destruction of forests and wildlife.
Not one British company achieved top scores on the WWF’s latest palm oil scorecard yesterday — a 10-year project reviewing companies on how effective they are in sourcing sustainable palm oil products.
To attain a top score, companies must show that they have a time-bound commitment to sustainable palm oil that does not cause deforestation or the destruction of nature.
As fossil fuels have had their day, JOSIE MIZEN makes it clear that it is now the government’s responsibility to initiate the transition to alternative employment in a manner that is organised, efficient and effective
One of the major criticisms of China’s breakneck development in recent decades has been the impact on nature — returning after 15 years away, BEN CHACKO assessed whether the government’s recent turn to environmentalism has yielded results
Nature's self-reconstruction is both intriguing and beneficial and as such merits human protection, write ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT



