Private law

Environmentalists have a new tactic: they’re buying stocks as a way into the boardrooms of major corporations with the aim of making the companies more sustainable and accountable. Living On Earth’s Anna Solomon-Greenbaum has the second of her series on shareholder activism.

Andrew Cherlin is a professor of sociology at Johns Hopkins University. He has been studying marriage and divorce trends since the Great Depression. He joins The Takeaway to explain why love may not conquer all.

Two out of six Japanese marriages end in divorce. Now, one Japanese man has come up with an elaborate ceremony to help divorcing couples mark that ending. Akiko Fujita took part in a divorce ceremony and sent this report from Tokyo.

Hedge funds are investing in big time divorce cases for spouses who think their exes have significant assets but can’t afford to pay the legal fees to fight the case. And Laura attends ‘divorce fair’ giving helpful advice for divorcees.