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You ask, we answer

When time & budgets are tight, why make time for events? Questions answered….with an unexpected guarantee!

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Reputational risk and ruin

The DIFFERENCE between his situation and the role of the financial community, is that Brand DIDN’T need insights.

He just needed ethics.

Early Bird ticket offer here for Oct 25th

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All talk, no teeth

If Biodiversity is so important, why are these recommendations rather than legally binding regulations?

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Don’t mess with the Boss. Mother Nature

In 2020, Apple promised to bring its entire carbon footprint to net zero by 2030 — through innovations in materials, clean energy, low-carbon shipping, and restoring natural ecosystems.

Now Mother Nature needs a status report from Apple’s environmental team. And it better be good.

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Mind the gap!

The financial community plays a crucial role in shaping corporate behavior and driving the transition to a net-zero economy.

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The essential nature of mining

Decarbonizing the world’s economy will require an enormous amount of minerals like copper, lithium, nickel and cobalt. Everything from electric vehicles to solar panels to transmission lines will require these raw materials.

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Shell's carbon offset dilemma

Shell Plc has walked back its once-ambitious plans to develop millions of carbon offsets projects around the world.

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Mining; a route to bridge building?

The minister said that an agreement awarded to a Chinese company for gold extraction in Takhar would bring the Taliban government a 65% share of the earnings over five years.

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How Africa can play a leading role in fighting climate change

As the European Investment Bank’s Climate Survey reveals that climate change is already impacting the lives of a majority of Africans, the bank’s vice president looks at ways in which the continent can play a key role in developing green energy.

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RAOEurope23 - the excitement mounts!

Where bright minds gather, conversations start and relationships cemented.

Few remaining EARLY BIRD tickets https://raoglobal.org/europe-2023-tickets

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Astanor, SMEs, Actors, Boys & Soil

In the complex landscape of sustainability, measuring impact is no easy feat. With myriad metrics spanning social, environmental, and economic topics, accounting for the total value of a company’s effect on the world might seem impossible says Giles Gibbons in today’s Friday 5

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NetZero and what investors should be doing

Chris Stark is the CEO of the UK climate change committee. The focus is in part on what the investor should do but covers overall thinking on the state of climate policy and Net Zero.

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