Planet
“We Must Work as one People”
“We Must Work as one People”
What if achieving the targets set in the Paris Agreement depends on the spirit of protecting humanity as a whole? This vision is sustained by Portuguese researcher and professor Filipe Duarte Santos, who was review editor of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s latest report.
May Our Will Never Melt
May Our Will Never Melt
With the planet at its warmest in 125,000 years and greenhouse gas concentrations at record levels, the alarm bells on climate change are deafening. Unless immediate, large-scale action be taken, limiting warming to 1.5°C will be beyond reach.
Plastic is Fantastic! Pollution isn’t!
Plastic is Fantastic! Pollution isn’t!
Over 57 tonnes of plastic have been removed from the Group’s products every year since 2011. Sara Miranda, Jerónimo Martins’ Chief Corporate Communications and Responsibility Officer, shares a comprehensive perspective on how plastic has shaped our development as a society in the last century and why its pollution became a major concern in recent years.
Plastic Planet
Plastic Planet
The invention of a plastic-based society changed our lives forever, by altering the way we package, eat, travel and dress, but that revolution has come at a cost. Turning off the plastic tap in order to save our planet calls for a collaborative global effort and the race is already underway.
Where are the Opportunities and Challenges?
Where are the Opportunities and Challenges?
In Colombia, 17,9% of waste have to be recycled by 2030. For Julio Andrés Rozo, Director of Academia de Innovación para la Sostenibilidad, this target is an opportunity to grow green businesses and projects, and drive innovation in companies.
Beneath the Glow
Beneath the Glow
Rare among plants and animals that live on land, the ability to generate light is much more common underwater, where three quarters of the living beings are bioluminescent. These organisms produce their own glow as a tool to attack, defend or mate, creating a unique spectacle of radiant colours.
Sustainable Development Goals
Sustainable Development Goals
The Sustainable Development Goals may be ambitious, but when it comes to addressing mankind’s biggest problems, only an aggressive approach may result in real change. Pedro Conceição, from the United Nations, explains the importance of leaving no-one behind.
Keeping Secrets through the Foliage
Keeping Secrets through the Foliage
Trees are living witnesses of history, keeping secrets and resisting the slow passage of time. Here’s a journey through some of the oldest species.
Sustainability, the best way to fight forest fires
Sustainability, the best way to fight forest fires
Comparing and contrasting Portugal and Poland and each country’s vulnerabilities to forest fires, given that Portugal has a high one and Poland has seen a growth.
Pete Bethune, Captain of the Seas
Pete Bethune, Captain of the Seas
The “eco-warrior” and conservationist Pete Bethune has one goal in life: to catch criminals who are endangering the world’s wildlife and environment and bring them to justice.