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The Sustainable Investor

Sustainability, Strategy and Finance

The Sustainable Investor
Sandy Jayaraj
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Can we have better meat?

What is better meat ? There is a lot of discussion about how we need to eat less meat, for all sorts of reasons, not just climate change. But, another part of the solution is eating 'better meat'.

Sandy Jayaraj
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The hidden influence of viruses on climate change

We know that climate change can impact the spread of viruses and disease. But, have we thought enough about how viruses can impact climate change? How? Through methane production. And we all know that methane is a powerful GHG.

Steven Bowen
Members Public

If we cannot connect new renewables to the grid ...

New renewable electricity generation is only useful if it's actually connected to the grid. Without that 'simple action' none of us can use the electricity.

Sandy Jayaraj / Steven Bowen
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What caught our eye - three key stories (week 16, 2024)

Inability to connect new renewables to the grid slowing down the transition, microbes creating methane - we need to know more, and is there such a thing as better meat (yes - but it has other implications we need to think about).

Steven Bowen
Members Public

Sunday Brunch: Sustainability targets are just goals

Sustainability targets without a meaningful delivery strategy are just goals. And without good disclosure we cannot judge if they are deliverable (or not).

Steven Bowen
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Deforestation - promises promises promises

Most people agree we need to halt and then reverse deforestation. This has been reflected in all sorts of pledges and commitments, the most high profile probably being from  COP26 in 2021, where governments and companies promised to halt and reverse forest loss and land degradation by 2030.  That all

Sandy Jayaraj
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Heating and the importance of systems thinking.

The Heat Pump Summit took place at the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford on 10th April. Despite a long history of heat pump innovation and usage - the first large scale heat pump in the UK was in operation in 1945 in Norwich - household installed heat pumps

Sandy Jayaraj
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KlimaSeniorinnen, the Great Indian Bustard and Insurance.

A number of judgments were handed down last week that could have important implications for insurance, investing and project viability. The European Court of Human Rights ruled that Switzerland violated citizens' human rights by not doing enough to combat climate change. The court sided with over 2,000 Swiss

Sandy Jayaraj / Steven Bowen
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What caught our eye - three key stories (week 15, 2024)

Here are three stories that we found particularly interesting this week and why. We also give our lateral thought on each one. Read in full by clicking on the link below. 'What caught our eye' like all of our blogs are free to read. You just need to

Steven Bowen
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Sunday Brunch: Sustainability disclosures matter for traditional investors as well

"ESG doesn't need a specialized term, as that implies it's niche. Considering long-term factors isn't ESG investing; it's investing". Alex Edmans - The end of ESG December 2022 When I talk with many investors about sustainability disclosures, one common response

Sandy Jayaraj
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The allure of consensus

We all know that building consensus is the best way to drive change - but is it really? What if the consensus building approach is not the best way after all? Are there some cases where having a narrower but stronger support base is better? And what read across might

Steven Bowen
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Industrial decarbonisation - it's not just about cheesemaking

The US Biden administration has recently announced up to $6 billion in funding for 33 projects intended to curb carbon pollution from industrial facilities, including steel mills, cement plants and an Illinois factory where Kraft Heinz makes its well known, at least in the US, Mac & Cheese (for some




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