Are green buildings more valuable?
Apparently buildings with better sustainability credentials are achieving markedly higher capital values and rents
The bees' needs
The demise of wild bee populations through temperature changes, land-use and biodiversity loss are putting added strain on commercialised honeybee populations and impacting pollination and ultimately food crop yields.
An emerging investment theme: biodiversity
It might seem odd to describe biodiversity as an emerging theme, after all its been one of the bedrocks of the Environmental and Social pillars of ESG for some time now.
Is there such a thing as ESG investing?
ESG investing might be similar to traditional investing, but there are some important differences. The obvious one is how we select our investments. The less obvious, but equally important one is how we deal with the uncertainty of the geopolitics.
Companies must evolve or die
"nearly 40% of CEOs think their company will no longer be economically viable a decade from now, if it continues on its current path"
Language, Timothy!
Our choice of language can have important implications for how we think, react and problem solve. This crosses all disciplines from science, sociology, law, and pointedly, sustainability.
Green steel - a template for other hard to abate sectors?
Not only is green steel an important sector from a GHG emissions perspective, it could be the trail blazer for a number of other important transitions. Why not read on ...
Hospitals and sustainability
Hospitals and healthcare facilities help sustain human life. But at what cost to the environment?
US farmers get right to "repair" their own John Deere tractors
John Deere has reached a voluntary agreement with farmers groups about the right to repair. While its important around the margins, its unlikely to slow the growth in ag tech.
No butts as tobacco companies clean up in Spain
Single-use items are tolerated less and less. Managing their waste is increasingly becoming part of the rules - cigarettes included.
Energy efficiency is the first step
The cheapest and greenest energy is the energy we don't use. Calls for a national 'war effort' on energy efficiency.
The psychology of ESG and sustainability investing
While the need for different ways of thinking and investing in order to safeguard our climate, nature & societies is evident, attempting to drive change while we are informed by the same states of mind that have been predominant in the past will lead to insufficient incremental advances
