OPINION: Tech regulation must not threaten freedom of expression online
The removal by social media platforms of lawful speech related to a public policy matter is a worrying step. The UK’s Online Safety Bill would make this interference with free speech state-backed
OPINION: COP26 leaders must avoid a global ‘Squid Game’ where winners prosper, and losers perish
"We must not spiral into a devastating - and lethal - survival game where we struggle for our health, fight for natural resources and livelihoods"
OPINION: It's time to hold governments to task for fossil fuels they permit
Courts are telling oil, gas and coal companies to cut emissions from their products to curb climate change. Shouldn't governments also be responsible for projects they approve?
OPINION: Why tackling the green skills shortage is vital
To add heat pumps, we first need the people trained to install them
OPINION: Let's show our children we can do more than talk on climate change
Investing in nature can help shift the climate crisis
OPINION: It’s time to listen to people who’ve experienced modern slavery
There are many more people like me, who could provide their perspective and expertise in the work addressing modern slavery. We should listen to them.
OPINION: For China, an end to coal should spur support for renewable power
As China pledges to build no new coal energy plants, will it now switch that investment might to clean power?
OPINION: How to identify and prevent forced labour in global supply chains
Organisations must always consider the possibility that forced labour is occurring, particularly if their supply chains are long, multi-tiered, and range across several countries
OPINION: Public procurement is having a reckoning
Rich nations must make procurement open and fair to avoid obscene waste in recovery spending
OPINION: Forced migration in the Pacific: A cautionary tale as seas rise
The forced relocation by Britain of 1,000 Pacific islanders to Fiji after World War Two is suddenly relevant to show how – and how not – to manage migration if rising seas swamp low-lying nations