What caught our eye this week - 3rd July 2023
Here are three stories that we found particularly interesting this week and why. We also give our lateral thought on each one. * New Zealand seeks to exterminate predators to save native birds. * Thames Water in urgent funding talks amid fears of collapse. * Luxury goods - The rental business model: work
What caught our eye this week
Here are three stories that we found particularly interesting this week and why. We also give our lateral thought on each one. * Do low emission zones actually work? * How should asset managers think about the non-financial preferences of their clients? * Have you considered hiring a CEO from a not-for-profit? Do
Bridging the gap 29.23
In case you missed it ... Not a subscriber yet? Click here ('Bridging the gap' is free) Here is a selection of recently published Quick Insights, Deep Dives or Perspectives that our subscribers get to read in full. * Supply chains come under even more scrutiny (Transitions / Human Rights) * PFAS
Bridging the gap 25.23
In case you missed it ... Not a subscriber yet? Click here ('Bridging the gap' is free) Here is a selection of recently published articles that our subscribers get to read in full. * Making money from coffee waste (Greener Energy Applications, Agriculture / Natural Capital) * Living longer - please do
Building regs backlash in Germany; all swans are black in the dark; 20s plenty?
Building regs backlash in Germany; all swans are black in the dark; 20s plenty?
What caught our eye this week
Here are three stories that we found particularly interesting this week and why: * Geothermal in Singapore. * €4.25 billion for congestion management on the German grid. * Configuring collaborative shareholder engagements on climate change. Not a subscriber yet? Click here Geothermal in Singapore 'Geothermal' conjures up images of geysers
What caught our eye
Here are three stories that we found particularly interesting this week and why. We also give our lateral thought on each one. * Shareholder activism over AMR targetting food companies. * Almost two-thirds of the world's population face water security issues. * Europe waters down its Pesticide Reduction Act. Shareholder activism
What caught our eye this week
Here are three stories that we found particularly interesting this week and why. We also give our lateral thought on each one. * Let's offer people warm homes. * Electric container ships for inland shipping. * D. tsuruhatensis: a new weapon in the fight against malaria? Let's offer people
Some renewables getting cheaper, storage needs for a 100% renewable grid & finance and ethics in food
Renewables continue to get cheaper, but not everywhere. According to recently published IRENA research renewables are continuing to get cheaper. That is good news yes? But, before you celebrate, it's worth digging some more into the data. China is doing well, but Europe clearly has some issues to
State of the global workplace, extra fossil fuel costs & safe at home
Here are three stories that we found particularly interesting this week and why. We also give our lateral thought on each one. * State of the global workforce. * Extra fossil fuel costs = 2/3 x transition costs?! * Safe at home: Passive House. State of the global workforce. What can leaders do
Do investors use the wrong models, indices and decarbonisation, and chicken and egg of green steel
Are investors using the wrong models? What mid term scenario about our environment do you use in thinking about your investments? If you are like most investors, you use one of the available economic models. Are they really consistent with the science? What if they are massively under estimating the
Better flood risk management; Reputation and recruitment; Climate change spreading disease.
We need better flood risk management; Reputation and recruitment; Climate change spreading disease.
