Mathilde Augustin

Memo from Paris: controversy and gastronomy at France’s biggest farm show ft.com/content/cc2f46… via @ft

With her new memoir, Gisèle Pelicot is flipping the script on shame. theglobeandmail.com/culture/books/…

Snail farmers in France cling on to a centuries-old delicacy theglobeandmail.com/life/article-s…

In Guadeloupe and Martinique, two French Caribbean islands, residents continue to demand financial compensation from France for pesticide poisoning. insideclimatenews.org/news/11112025/…

Shein’s Paris store debut triggers explosive backlash theglobeandmail.com/business/artic…

Sparkling trouble: How U.S. tariffs threaten France’s Champagne winemaker theglobeandmail.com/business/artic…

More than half of France’s Champagne is sold abroad, with the U.S. as its largest buyer. As winemakers grapple with climate change and recover from their worst year on record, new tariffs are putting producers on edge. For @globeandmail @globebusiness theglobeandmail.com/business/artic…

‘A deliberate poisoning’: how a banned pesticide haunts the French Caribbean theguardian.com/global-develop…

"Chlordecone can contaminate soil for up to 600 years." What damage we have done to this #PoisonedPlanet - pesticides, plastics and pharmaceuticals all accumulating #NovelEntities #PlanetaryBoundaries theguardian.com/global-develop…

I'm grateful to the @pulitzercenter for their support. Et merci à toutes les personnes qui ont témoigné et discuté avec moi pour ce sujet.

Years after its ban, an extremely toxic pesticide called chlordecone continues to contaminate people, food, and water in the French Caribbean islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique. My first story on this issue: theguardian.com/global-develop…

As the stakes of the climate crisis rise, so do the dangers of fighting it. Climate and environmental defenders are being "sued into silence" and are facing life-threatening violence, harassment, and persecution around the world. new @insideclimate insideclimatenews.org/news/16102024/…

As the stakes of the climate crisis rise, so do the threats facing climate and environmental defenders fighting on the frontlines. A new report details legal repression, violence, and the lawyers fighting against it. insideclimatenews.org/?p=87569&previ…

Some exciting ✨ personal news ✨! I’m the Globe and Mail’s new (and first ever?!) online culture reporter. In this brand new beat, I’ll report on our quickly evolving online landscape and its effects on society, politics, work, identities, relationships, and so much more.

American investors pulling out of climate initiatives highlight the widening gap between the U.S. and the rest of the world. insideclimatenews.org/news/14092024/…

Business schools are increasingly training their students to manage the financial risks of climate change—and to capitalize on the energy transition. insideclimatenews.org/?p=85091&previ…

For @insideclimate, @ColumbiaJournMA alum @Mat_Augustin (MA Business '24) reports that as corporate America reckons with the climate crisis, business schools are adapting MBAs to focus on climate and sustainability. insideclimatenews.org/news/14082024/…

As corporate America grapples with the climate crisis, so do business schools. I wrote about how Wharton and other MBA programs are teaching students about climate financial risk and the energy transition. insideclimatenews.org/news/14082024/…

The lawsuit alleges that American Airlines mismanaged employees’ retirement savings by investing with fund managers who “pursue leftist political agendas” through ESG strategies. motherjones.com/politics/2024/…

From @columbiajourn, we have @mat_augustin! She will cover Guadeloupe's cancer crisis, which is linked to a toxic pesticide that France used in the Caribbean until the mid-90's. 👉bit.ly/PostGrdRF24