Experiencing Purpose-Led Regeneration: A Tale Of Three Cities

  • 14.03.2023
  • 5 min

In recent years there’s been a shift in the way some people think and talk about sustainability and the role of business in society. The ambition has moved beyond merely reducing harm, or achieving a healthier balance, to the notion of business regenerating the health of the wider communities and ecosystems their activities affect during their commercial activities. But what …

ET Now Hosts Build Ahead Leader Panel On Net Zero Construction

  • 06.09.2022
  • < min
Group Congregating on a Building Site

On 28 August, the leaders of Build Ahead’s six partners came together to discuss the need for a cross-sectoral approach and collaborative action to decarbonise the construction value chain. The recently launched Build Ahead coalition is a multi-stakeholder intiative dedicated to collectively tackling the challenge of achieving a net-zero built environment in India. In this wide-ranging discussion on ‘Decarbonising India’s Construction’, aired …

A Bioeconomy policy library for decision makers

  • 10.01.2022
  • 2 min

The bioeconomy is vital for ensuring Europe can reach its bold commitment to cut emissions by at least 50% by 2030 and delivering Member States’ national climate and energy plans, whilst also protecting our environment and biodiversity. To do this, we need supporting policies. Below are a series of reports produced by Bioadvantage Europe to help unlock the potential of our bioeconomy. …

What cane toads can teach businesses about growth

  • 23.09.2019
  • 4 min

The dreaded cane toad has few friends in my home country, Australia, writes Xynteo MD Chester Cunningham. In 1935, 3000 of them were released in the country’s sugarcane plantations in an effort to eat the beetles that were devouring the valued crop.

Saving the planet’s coral reef ecosystem

  • 09.06.2019
  • 3 min

On World Oceans Day, we caught up with James Beresford and Mahima Sukhdev on a project aiming to turn the tide on the catastrophic loss of our global coral reef ecosystem.

Xynteo’s Leadership Vanguard: Investigating Johannesburg’s Plastic Recycling

  • 18.05.2018
  • 3 min
Plastic Waste Dump with Machine

Participants (catalysts) of Xynteo’s flagship programme, The Leadership Vanguard, recently travelled to South Africa to explore the plastic waste problem in Johannesburg on the ground. “Although our research had given us a good understanding of the plastic waste issues, being in Johannesburg provided us with insights about the impacts and complexities at stake – history of apartheid, illegal immigrants, corruption, …