March 25, 2020
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic that is currently gripping the world has already resulted in a vast number of changes to our way of life. International and domestic movements have been curtailed by travel bans and the grounding of entire airline fleets, social distancing regulations are in full swing and many workplaces are moving to online and virtual spaces in the interests of preventing
...March 22, 2020
Water use has increased sixfold over the past century and is rising by about 1% a year. However, it is estimated that climate change, along with the increasing frequency and intensity of extreme events — storms, floods and droughts — will aggravate the situation in countries already currently experiencing ‘water stress’ and generate similar problems in areas that have not been
...March 19, 2020
Predictions about the economic fallout of the current Covid-19 crisis are just that – predictions. Yet, as stock markets plummet, government debt spikes and global events such as COP26 face cancellation or postponement, business leaders still need to strategise for the future as best they can.Image: Channels: Business StrategyTags: CoronavirusMcKinseyaviation
...March 18, 2020
We recently conducted a study reviewing carbon emissions disclosure in FTSE 350 year-end reports for 2017 and 2018. What became glaringly obvious is that companies need to raise the bar when it comes to disclosures around carbon emissions.Image: Channels: Communications & ReportingTags: TCFDcarbon efficiencyESG disclosuresethical investing
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March 18, 2020
Managing our Greenhouse Gas contributions is completely in our control. Carbon markets offer one solution to aid in helping us work together to solve an issue that took humankind more than 100 years to produce.
March 5, 2020
When the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were launched nearly five years ago, the United Nations Secretary-General declared: “Now is the time to mobilise the global business community as never before.” Unlike their predecessors, the Millennium Development Goals, the SDGs were designed not just for governments; companies are vital to their
...March 4, 2020
Using photovoltaic elements on facades could be a useful way to supplement solar energy supply, new research suggests. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Center for Silicon Photovoltaics CSP have discovered that if they are appropriately designed, these elements can be attractively integrated and deliver 50% more energy than existing types of wall-mounted PV elements. Even concrete walls are
...February 24, 2020
A new fund has been announced by Qualitas to finance the construction and management of energy-efficient, low-emissions, build-to-rent (BTR) residential buildings. Backed by up to $125 million from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), the initiative aims to boost clean, green rental stock and extend the benefits of clean energy to Australian renters. The Qualitas Build-to-Rent Impact Fund
...January 30, 2020
Last week was significant for me, not only because it was my birthday, but because I joined FAIRR’s Founder Jeremy Coller at the World Economic Forum in Davos to launch the Investor Year of Action on AMR (antimicrobial resistance) alongside two of our partners Professor Dame Sally Davies, UK Special Envoy on AMR, and the UK Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Matt Hancock. Needless to say, it was far
...January 29, 2020
National science agency CSIRO will deliver bushfire and climate change resilience measures to help prepare Australia for future years of extreme fire conditions. Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced that, in collaboration with other agencies and partners, CSIRO will bring plans and recommendations to Australian governments on how to manage and protect homes, the environment, industries and
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