On World Ocean Day, Planet Tracker investigates the fate of fishing vessels that are past their ’use by’ date. As fishing fleets across the world age, they are likely to be beached, which destroys ecosystems and costs human lives.

Wednesday, 26th May 2021, London: Industry Tracker, a new research house for investors, launches today.

Poor environmental disclosure at a crucial and highly exposed stage of the textiles supply chain is impairing ESG investment in the sector.

Family and individual investors particularly exposed as 10% of textile wet processing companies fail to report on any environmental metrics.

The role of a robust second-hand market to increase the useful lifetime of clothing has become a central tenet of circular fashion. Who will be the winners of the resale boom?

A revision of the Japanese Corporate Governance Code has been proposed and includes a greater focus on sustainability. Yet Japanese companies already have a high rate of sustainability reporting. The opposite is true for biodiversity though. Excluding biodiversity is a missed opportunity.

If just 1% (USD 222 million) of global ‘harmful’ fishery subsidies were redirected to increased monitoring, a 20% observer coverage rate could be reached, thus reducing illegal fishing and overfishing.

Governments are setting the scene for international discussions in 2021 with major power blocks involved – China, EU, UK, US – under the auspices of the G20.