An increasing backlash against ESG investing in the United States is driving a divide between the country's business schools and their European counterparts. Professor Mette Morsing, Director of the Oxford Smith School, told the FT that many institutions still teach "outdated economic models and management frameworks that do not align with today’s sustainability challenges."

The Oxford Student interviews researchers and students attending COP29 as part of the University of Oxford delegation. 

MSc student and COP veteran Valery Salas Flores explores the role of students, universities and researchers in the climate negotiations process and shares practical tips for getting involved.  

Arguably, there is no economy (or life) without nature. Writing for the Conversation, Emma O'Donnell (a graduate of the Smith School's MSc programme and PhD candidate with the Nature-based Solutions Initiative) and colleagues explore the role of finance at the UN's Biodiversity COP16. 

Dr Laurence Wainwright, MSc Director at the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, who studied eco-labels on seafood for his PhD thesis, told the Guardian there are some rules of thumb to be followed when choosing more sustainable salmon.