Four companies control 84% of the agricultural pesticides market. In a recent paper in Nature Ecology and Evolution the authors say that this concentration of power could be turned into a positive force for sustainability. Photo: PxHere.

 

A small number of transnational corporations disproportionally influence the planet’s climate and ecosystem. For instance, more than 70 percent of the world's greenhouse gas emissions can be traced back to 100 companies. This concentration of power comes with a great deal of responsibility and opportunity, it could be turned into a positive force for sustainability, the authors conclude. The researchers from Stockholm Resilience Centre have, together with colleagues from Europe, USA and Australia, identified six positive signs of change towards such ‘Corporate Biosphere Stewardship’.
Read more on the Stockholm Resilience Centre web.