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What is the European Green Deal and how is it linked to the EU environmental plans?
The EU has set us up some very ambitious environmental objectives as part of the implementation of the Paris Agreement. The main objective is to reduce greenhouse gas emission from the EU by 55% by 2030 compared to 1990. And the ultimate goal of course is to attain...
The New Sovereign Sustainability Model
A community already exists within finance which is committed to adding value for investors, while collectively changing the world.Both we and the next generation deserve nothing less....
What’s going to be big for responsible investors in 2021? Here are RI’s predictions
This year will be busier than ever for the sustainable finance and responsible investment world. RI Editor Sophie Robinson-Tillett identifies six of the biggest topics to watch. ...
BUILDING THINGS THAT LAST
Proliferation of cheap disposable goods and materials is a key negative by-product of the linear economy, symbolised for many by numerous images of miles and miles of plastic floating in the middle of the ocean. To achieve a switch to a circular economy, consumer...
HYDROGEN POWER – ENABLING A VIRTUOUS DECARBONISATION LOOP
There has been a significant increase in investor interest in companies focusing on hydrogen technology as governments included them in their post-COVID recovery plans. In this paper, we look at hydrogen from the environmental standpoint, as well as key factors...
CIRCLES, TRIANGLE LADDERS AND COWS
According to the Global Footprint Network, in 2020 humanity has been living on credit since 22 August as we have already consumed all the resources the planet can regenerate in a year. In other words, it now takes 1.6 planets to meet the needs of humanity. And if we...
