Should Agtech companies be worried about farmers right to repair?
The debate around the "right to repair" for farm machinery has been rumbling on for some time. This week we consider what it might mean for the companies that produce the specialist agricultural equipment.
Industrial heat pumps can work
Industrial heat pumps not only offer the opportunity to decarbonise many industries, but they also could become a multi billion $ investment opportunity.
Is green steel coming of age?
Green steel reaching a tipping point, accelerating demand. A lesson for other hard to abate sectors? What is the combination of factors that have got us to this point?
Coffee, deforestation and new supply chains
It's August, and it's about coffee, and specifically about sustainability in coffee (two of my favourite topics) so for the first time we are highlighting a conference.
Retrofitting away operational and embodied carbon
Retrofitting can save on costs and GHG emissions by improving operational efficiency.
Minimising cost over runs - part 2
Making sure the cost estimates for a project are meaningful is essential, as is verifying the expected benefits. But, equally important is how you mange complex projects - we can learn some useful lessons from architect Frank Gehry
Human rights is not just a values issue
It is increasingly understood that human rights is no longer just a values and ethics question. It's also now very much an investing issue, one that can have a very direct impact on a company's long term value creation.
When a focus on productivity leads to system inefficiency
Rethinking how we view 'success' in farming could ensure the global population has sufficient nutrients.
Feed animals differently = feed an extra billion+
Agricultural reform could ensure the global population has sufficient nutrients.
Coping better with extreme events
Sustainability is not just about mitigation (actions that reduce future risks). In some cases the challenge is much more immediate, we also need to invest in adaption. Helping us to cope with events that are happening now.
What caught our eye this week
Natural farming for yields; shortfalls in raw materials; Sustainability engagement by needs to be proactive
Sunday Brunch: premiumisation as a sustainability strategy?
Your premium brand had better be delivering something special, or it's not going to get the business.- Warren Buffett Can a premium coffee brand help the farmers ? People who know me know that I love coffee. But, we have to accept that as an industry, it has
