Category: ESG

Overcoming barriers through collaboration

To overcome business inertia, shape expectations about the future and create a commercially viable environment for transitioning towards net zero, a new level of collaboration between countries, business sectors and institutions is urgently needed. While collaboration efforts have increased in recent years, they have not yet been ambitious enough to enable the global community to […]

Barriers to adoption

The following organisational barriers are often encountered: Knowledge gaps: Businesses just beginning their net zero transition can experience initial challenges if they do not understand potential decarbonisation pathways or are uncertain about the impact of action versus inaction. In many cases, the benefits of a transition are not widely acknowledged and committing to transition is not […]

Systems Change Lab

Exciting new platform: Systems Change Lab monitors, learns from and mobilizes action toward the transformational shifts needed to protect both people and the planet. Convened by World Resources Institute and Bezos Earth Fund, Systems Change Lab supports the UN Climate Change High-Level Champions and works with key partners and funders including Climate Action Tracker, ClimateWorks Foundation, […]

Collision Course

With COP27 underway I thought to share some podcasts and video that I thought were interesting to watch.    It’s Possible Podcast with Johan Rockström, Rachel Kyte  A powerful speech by Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley.  Al Gore at the Opening of COP27. Please also note that the organisation Climatetrace.org will be launching the first […]

Net0 Beverages

Risks:  suppliers adopting Net Zero SBT’s and actioning upon it regulatory framework that is clear, well thought-through technically and economically viable having closed loop circularity with reuse of post-consumer packaging / decreasing waste consumer adoption of more environmentally-friendly packaging (as sometimes this requires extra efforts, e.g. collecting / returning) Opportunities: decrease of operational costs due […]