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Why Care About Green Finance In The First Place?

Every so often it is good to reflect on why you are doing what you are doing. Without a regular period of reflection there is a risk that you could fall into a predictable pattern of arguments, repeating the same old cliches, getting inexplicably angry with anyone who takes an opposing view, and ultimately drifting…

The Electric F-150: Ford’s (and the World’s) Path To An Electric Future

If there is any one secret of success, it lies in the ability to get the other person’s point of view and see things from that person’s angle as well as from your own – Henry Ford (attributed [1]) Existing carbon intensive companies have a tricky balancing act to perform as society pivots to a…

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ESG Will Change Investing Far Beyond Sustainability

The rise in ESG investing has demonstrated one thing very clearly: people will take an interest in where their money is going and what activities it is supporting if the cause interests them in the first place. No longer are investments seen as black boxes that are chosen for decent financial returns alone. Where that…

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Lessons From The First Time England Gave Up Coal

As coal use in the UK continues to fall towards zero, it is fascinating to note that this is not the first time the UK (or specifically England) has rid itself of coal. In the 13th and 14th centuries, 400 years before the start of the Industrial Revolution, there was a brief uptake in the…

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The Key Carbon Emission Numbers You Should Know

“Know your numbers” is a fundamental precept of business – Bill Gates It is common knowledge that Russia is the largest country in the world. But how large? The answer is 17.1 million km² [1]. But even with this information are you any wiser? Without external benchmarks or other numbers to compare it against then…

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Sustainability Linked Bonds Part 3: Overview of ICMA Guidelines

In part 1 of this series we gave an overview of sustainability linked bonds (SLBs), and in part 2 we explored some of the challenges and opportunities linked to SLBs. Sustainability Linked Bonds are a financial product whereby the characteristics of the bond are linked to measurable sustainable performance targets (SPTs or ‘targets’). If the…