How a ‘green’ pope lobbied big oil and pushed for the Paris Agreement

A Vatican insider discusses the late Pope Francis’s influence on ecology and migration

‘Open science’ can be a miracle cure for drug research

How big pharma is stepping away from its traditional secrecy to share data that can save lives

Spain saves its future with immigration

By 2050 the country is predicted to have 8 million fewer working-age people. Issuing work permits to 900,000 undocumented migrants is the way to keep the country running

How Tokyo fixed homelessness

This mega-city of 19mn inhabitants has fewer than 700 homeless people. But how, and what can others learn?
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The footnote that could save millions of lives

Current wording in the WHO’s Pandemic Preparedness Treaty risks repeating all the mistakes from Covid-19.

Gen Z leads the charge for purpose-driven business

Over 70% of Gen Zs said they'd prioritise purpose over profit

Future cities: building sustainable, inclusive communities

Cities are where the climate battle will be won or lost

Time for investors to turn the world green

One of the biggest obstacles to investing in the green economy has been the lack of data and standardisation in the sector. But over the last decade, things have shifted dramatically.