Journalist & Writer
Portugal
Joined October 2009
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My Long Read piece .... on lithium, EVs & the cost of going green theguardian.com/news/2020/de… @guardian @gdnlongread
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Oliver Balch (@OLIVERBALCH) on the journey from ‘bean to bar’
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Can #insetting stack the cards towards more sustainable supply chains? @OLIVERBALCH reports. @SourceUp_ @AgriWebb @EarthwormGlobal @ThisIsReckitt @Nestle @Danone @WorldCocoa @sciencetargets @VerraStandards @tslavinm #Scope3 #RegenerativeAgriculture
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Politics of representation cause backlash vs Sebastião Salgado photography exhibition about #Amazonia: my piece for @guardianculture
@sianlazar @CLAS_Cam, @cececebe, @GeorginaCapel, @guardian Rember Yahuarcani, João Paulo Barreto, Gê Viana #Photography
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Holkim, @Danone & Kerring: what setting science-based targets taught them about managing biodiversity risk. My piece for @REvents_SustBiz: reuters.com/sustainability/s… @SBT_Network @Reuters
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'Anxious to establish their God-ordained right of empire-building, the early Spanish colonialists were quick to label plant stimulants like mate as demonic.'
Oliver Balch (@OLIVERBALCH): A cultural history of a South American infusion the-tls.co.uk/culture/food-d…
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This week’s @TheTLS, featuring @tweedpipe on the evolution of morality; @lindseyhilsum writes from Damascus; Steven Nadler on Leibniz; @darwent_charles on Mondrian; @hrcastor on medieval women; @ProfMSinha on Nat Turner; @OLIVERBALCH on yerba mate – and more
Francis Bacon: “Travel, in the younger sort, is a part of education. In the elder, a part of experience.” Lovely review by Ludovic Hunter-Tilney in @FT Arts about the South American Handbook turning 100. ft.com/content/5f97a737-5613… #VivaSouthAmerica!
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#BrandWatch: Putting a price on their #climate impact remains big challenge for companies. @OLIVERBALCH reports. @esturcken @EnvDefenseFund @CDP @anthesis_group @Microsoft @SwissRe @TataSteelLtd #NetZero #carbontax @tslavinm @LiamDowd10 @sciencetargets reuters.com/sustainability/b…
Step aside yoga & bath oils ... biometric testing is where it's at for exec retreats. My latest for @ft Work & Careers ft.com/content/f85e4790-cf1f… #work #leisure #wellbeing #longevity
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What part of Nature would you swear on?
'For the love of: A river' by @OLIVERBALCH featuring @paulpowlesland is out now online from @PositiveNewsUK
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The luxury property owners pioneering green practices … my latest for @FT Wealth. ft.com/content/4195a12b-cfe5…
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From #repairability to rental: how #AnnaTurrell is riding the #circularity wave at Decathlon. Read interview with CSO by @OLIVERBALCH. @Decathlon #CircularEconomy #Sustainability #EcoDesign #ProductRental #SustainableRetail @tslavinm @LiamDowd10
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It’s here. The new issue of Positive New is out now, featuring ‘rock star’ rewilders, a poetry pharmacy, and the far-right leader who quit hating. Go and buy a copy immediately. Well done @Loosepea for putting it all together.
Ooooh, it's almost here folks 👉latest issue of **Positive News** mag lands on 9th Oct. All good newsagents etc. Or - better still - subscribe for your dose of ace, uplifting reporting here:
positive.news/subscribe @PositiveNewsUK #BeInspired #LookOnTheGoodSide #SolutionsMedia
So sorry to learn of Kris's passing . . . rarely have I interviewed someone so brave and funny and clear-eyed about her mission in life. @CoppaFeelPeople
The late Kris Hallenga – @CoppaFeelPeople founder – was our cover star back in 2021. In this enlightening interview with @OLIVERBALCH, she opened up about wild swimming, simple pleasures and why it shouldn’t take a crisis for us to reach our potential #breastcancerawarenessmonth
Visit the Portuguese paradise of Aveiro, he says ... little knowing that 48 later the skies would darken with ash from wildfires #bravebombeiros #wretchedeucalytus @visitportugal @visitportonorth @GuardianTravel theguardian.com/travel/2024/…
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My Wales, my world @_Cwlwm
Rachel Starritt brings us into her world of music and sensation. As told to Emma Balch. cwlwm.cymru/p/my-wales-my-wo…
Why greening the fast fashion industry is as much about equity as it is emissions: by me. reuters.com/sustainability/b… @REvents_SustBiz #fashion #climate #carbon #netzero
Can a fast car be a fast car without the vroom of a V8 engine? Leading supercar makers are hoping so as they switch to electric. My latest piece for @FT Wealth: ft.com/content/b55cae8f-9fb0…
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#EthicalCorp's latest issue on #regenerativeagriculture is out. With articles by @mikescottgreen @Cat_Early76 @AngeliMehta @jmollins @OLIVERBALCH @tslavinm @RobinHicks_ @SharonBligh75 @WWF #Cocoa #Soy #PalmOil #Coffee #Deforestation #cerrado @LiamDowd10 1.reutersevents.com/LP=37396
