Kingsmill Bond, energy strategist, Carbon Tracker, reflects on the revolutions underway in renewable energy, and how he believes the energy transition will be the most important driver of financial markets and geopolitics in the modern era. 

Sharan Burrow, general secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation, clarifies how investment and investor action are both key drivers for achieving global climate and development goals, and how investment in people and communities must be at the heart of this.

Rachel McEwen, chief sustainability officer at SSE, describes how SSE are putting workers and communities at the heart of their net zero strategy, and gives an update on the work of the Scottish government’s Just Transition Commission.

Nicola Day, deputy head of Rathbone Greenbank Investments, explains the current transitions underway in the economy, and how Greenbank’s current research processes, framed by our sustainable development themes reduce risk, enhance human capital and lead to investments which will help deliver a more equitable future.

In the race to create a just transition to a low carbon economy, ensuring that our homes are future-fit for both people and planet is a key challenge. Nowhere is this more crucial than in social housing. 

‘Health and Wellbeing’ is one of Rathbone Greenbank’s (Greenbank) eight sustainable development themes that guide the way we invest for the long-term. In this article, Greenbank explains what the risks and opportunities are for investors as the food system undergoes massive, consumer-led changes, and outlines how shareholders can drive positive change at scale.

Building a sustainable net zero economy requires significant technological, social, and economic transformations. Critical to these systemic challenges is the protection of people and communities whose livelihoods depend on the fossil fuel economy.

Sophie Lawrence, senior ethical, sustainable and impact researcher at Rathbone Greenbank, explains how we integrate biodiversity into our company assessment process, and how Greenbank use their investor influence to encourage companies to look at their environmental impacts both directly and through their supply chains.

Krystyna Springer, senior research analyst for financial sector strategies at ShareAction, reflects on their recent report (Point of No Returns), examining the investment community’s understanding of biodiversity loss, and addressing the challenges holding back the investment industry’s progress on biodiversity integration.

Ed Ellis, manager of the integrated biodiversity assessment tool (IBAT) for the IBAT alliance, explains how important it is to provide companies and investors with reliable, evidence-based biodiversity data to shape operational and investment decisions.

Annelisa Grigg, director of Globalbalance,  has advised investors, companies and civil society on the business risks and opportunities associated with biodiversity for over 20 years. Annelisa provides insight into the status of global biodiversity and explains how biodiversity can be integrated into financial and corporate decision-making.

Darren Moorcroft, chief executive of the Woodland Trust, the UK’s largest woodland nature conservation charity, explains the importance of woodland for biodiversity to thrive, and how important it is for people to reconnect with nature. The  Woodland Trust’s core vision is to make a UK rich in native woods and trees a reality.