Irish companies are among the best in the world at adopting climate targets and policies but fall down when it comes to actually curbing emissions, a major international report has found. Government should boost spending on the National Development Plan by €25 billion to build infrastructure that the Republic needs, experts say. Karlin Lillington tells us why human rights defenders must be cherished and how the arts are intrinsic to activism. Applications for The Irish Times Innovation Awardsfor 2020 are now invited. For all information on the Top 1000 Irish companies go to irishtimes.com/top1000.

Source: The Irish Times October 14, 2020 22:05 UTC