Transitions/Human Rights
All about the wider issues that come out of the sustainability transitions including human rights
Sunday Brunch: Can we totally rely on regulation ?
Regulation is seen as an important element of the process of building a more sustainable economy. But sometimes it fails - we need to remain vigilant.
Sunday Brunch: the flaw of averages part 2: personalised medicine
Drugs produced for the 'average person' don't always work for everyone. Are we finally starting to leave the world of one size fits all, and heading toward personalised medicine and diet?
Legal trends in climate action
Legal actions against governments are seeing some interesting changes. And legal actions against governments have implications for companies and investors.
Artisanal Mining – Opportunity for Mercury Elimination
It's hard to believe that the use of mercury in artisanal mining is still so prevalent 200 years after its extensive use in California. Until you start to think about the practicalities. The alternatives are often limited.
How willing are we to pay a green premium?
A recent PwC survey suggests we are willing to pay a green premium, but is this being reflected in real world decision making? The jury is still out on this one. Be careful about surveys, the intentions actions gap (what you say you want is not what you end up
Understanding responsible battery supply chains
Do we really understand how to measure responsible sourcing in EV and battery supply chains?
Is the corporate DEI panic finally over?
That's the headline for an article in The FT that caught our eye this week. In June of last year when the US Supreme Court overturned affirmative action for college admissions meaning that race could no longer be considered as a factor in university admissions there has been
Ethics training prevents normal people veering off course
Joachim Klement who is an investment strategist at Liberum and author of the excellent Klement on Investing blog recently published a piece titled "Normalisation of deviance" highlighting some interesting research from University College London. It concluded that if people keep on telling lies, people become desensitised as their
Labour exploitation in supply chains
Anti-slavery charity Unseen have found that incidents of labour exploitation across the food industry are rising. Unseen received a record number of calls to its modern slavery helpline, with a significant number of cases involving agriculture, farming, hospitality, and manufacturing sectors. They identified 49 cases of modern slavery in agriculture
Sunday Brunch: stronger for longer, not strongest for shortest
Offshoring has retraced recently driven by cost, nationalism and ESG. But is complete retrenchment the right move?
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
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