AI and the hidden climate cost of ‘dark data’

Blended finance: how investors can do good without taking too big a risk 

17 January 2024 • by Maximilian Martin in Sustainability • 10 min read

Blended finance has the power to unleash the capital needed to drive progress toward the UN Sustainable Development Goals. ...

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Welcome to the brave new world of eDNA and ecoacoustics  

16 January 2024 • by Adrian Dellecker in Sustainability • 8 min read

How a new breed of startup can help to monitor your biodiversity impact....

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Steward-ownership: join the ‘economic avant-garde’ and make a real impact 

12 January 2024 • by Bryony Jansen van Tuyll in Sustainability • 11 min read

Adrian Hensen, Co-founder of the Purpose Foundation, explains how the model of steward-ownership equips businesses to deliver positive change. ...

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Fiduciary duty and climate change: adding value in the longer term 

10 January 2024 • by Emil Moldovan, Todd Cort, Matthew Goldberg, Jennifer Marlon, Anthony Leiserowitz in Sustainability • 12 min read

The responsibility to maximize profits guides how institutional investors, such as pension funds, invest on behalf of others. But that does not mean investing in climate change is off the table....

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How to measure impact using the Theory of Change 

5 January 2024 • by Vanina Farber, Patrick Reichert in Sustainability • 9 min read

What is the impact economy and why should it matter? And how do you know if your actions are making a positive difference?...

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Sustainability trends shaping corporate priorities in 2024

28 December 2023 • by Natalia Olynec in Sustainability • 18 min read

IMD experts have identified the top sustainability trends that will drive business transformation over the next 12 months....

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Essential levers to add value and create maximum impact

21 December 2023 • by Adrian Ackeret in Sustainability • 12 min read

Ventures that change ecosystems will pioneer the impact economy, argues Adrian Ackeret, and they require a supportive environment for innovation, entrepreneurship, and funding....

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Nesta’s Lisa Barclay seeks returns on impact investing 

19 December 2023 • by Michael Skapinker in Sustainability • 7 min read

Impact investor Lisa Barclay explains how Nesta is building a virtuous circle of investment in UK startups....

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Committed to decarbonization? ‘The playing field is set to level’

14 December 2023 • by Natalia Olynec, Arturo Bris, Salvatore Cantale, Knut Haanaes, Julia Binder in Sustainability • 6 min read

What are the key takeaways for businesses – large and small – from COP28?...

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Data, tech, and diversity will help most in directing more capital to climate change portfolios

8 December 2023 in Sustainability • 6 min read • Podcast available

Climate finance is the hottest topic on the table when it comes to doing something tangible about climate change. We urgently need to propagate the “hows” around investing in positive values....

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