What to expect in 2025 for sustainable business

This week: The second in the state of sustainable business series, Brendan May, business expert and founder of Robertsbridge, talks with Ian Welsh about new emerging trends going into the new year. They highlight disclosure fatigue, and the importance of streamlining business efforts and focus on impactful environmental actions.

Plus: quick-fire insights from palm oil business Golden Agri-Resources' Tony Kettinger at the scope 3 innovation forum in Washington DC. In conversation with Ian Welsh, they discuss how value chain actors can collaborate and engagement on decarbonisation.

And, Coca-Cola is retreating on plastic sustainability goals, focusing instead on weaker recycling efforts; the European Union approves the new packaging and packaging waste directive; according to the World Economic Forum, climate change can threaten business on economic loss; the Democratic Republic of Congo has filed criminal complaints against Apple for allegedly using conflict minerals in its supply chain; and, the European Union Deforestation Regulation is officially delayed by a year, in the news digest, by Ellen Atiyah.

Host: Ian Welsh

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