May 28Decarbonization risk: policymakers and regulators.Policymakers and regulators are the barriers to more clean energy investment in a world where the urgency to meet decarbonization goals is a pressing issue. In a recent report, the International Energy Agency mentioned unclear policy frameworks and market designs are one of several factors hampering further clean energy investment…Sustainable Development2 min readSustainable Development2 min read
May 21Have you included Africa in your sustainability strategy?Did you know that the world population in 2050 will reach nearly 10 billion people? Most of that growth will be in Africa. In the past, there was a view that population growth would result in mass e.g., classical economist Thomas Malthus). This insight was based on the idea that…Sustainability3 min readSustainability3 min read
May 14How to increase employee engagement in the company’s sustainability efforts.How often have you encountered this situation when discussing sustainability? “Yes, it’s important, but it’s someone else’s job, and I have more important things to do.” Indeed operational tasks overtake strategic thinking on sustainability matters. Many business leaders say sustainability is essential. …Employee Engagement2 min readEmployee Engagement2 min read
Mar 14, 2021Sustainability Leadership through Simplification53Beate BornThanks for sharing Beate.Thanks for sharing Beate. I am a great fan of simplicity and I really like the idea that leadership involves the simplification of complex ideas. That is true for many leaders who are able to articulate complex issues into meaningful and simple narratives. In the sustainability space, there is a lack of common definitions on many issues which can create confusion. Even experts sometimes inadvertently confuse greenhouse gas emissions with carbon emissions in their reporting!1 min read1 min read
Dec 12, 2020The race to net-zero.Have you heard about the Pareto Principle? Also known as the 80/20 rule, it merely states that roughly 80 per cent of consequences come from 20% of the causes for many outcomes. Can this principle apply to what we are currently observing in the number of countries and companies setting…Net Zero Emission2 min readNet Zero Emission2 min read
Aug 30, 2020Apple for a dollarLinear or systemic model of innovation Twenty-five years seem like a long time ago. You could buy an Apple share for a dollar and a Microsoft one for eight dollars. Google and Facebook were not even listed on the stock market. Much has changed in those 25 years. Yet the…Leadership3 min readLeadership3 min read
May 25, 2020Invisible threat and a rare opportunityFor the first time in several decades, people in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal were able to get a rare glimpse of Mount Everest. Lower air pollution levels due to the pandemic allowed the smog to clear to reveal the magnificent peaks of Mount Kang Nachugo, Mount Everest and Mount Chobutse. In…Leadership2 min readLeadership2 min read
Jan 25, 2020Consumers: the sleepy giant of the sustainable finance revolution.How many of you know where your pension money is invested? You are not alone. In my last blog, I mentioned the USD 2.5 trillion annual investment gap that is hindering achievement of the UN sustainable development goals. Pension funds’ assets amounted to almost USD 33 trillion in 2018. A…Sustainable Finance2 min readSustainable Finance2 min read
Nov 9, 2019O Finance, where are you?UN sustainable development goals took decades to develop Getting a consensus to achieve global cooperation on any issue is challenging. It took several decades for the United Nations(UN) to get its members to adopt the 17 sustainable development goals(SDGs) in 2015. The process started years earlier with the Earth Summit in 1992 in Rio de Janeiro where 178…Sustainable Development3 min readSustainable Development3 min read
May 6, 2019The UN Sustainable Development Goals will not be achieved in 2030.Worldwide interest in the UN 2030 Sustainable Development goals has been on a rising trend since its launch in September 2015. Good news indeed. The global additional investment required to achieve these universal goals has sadly not followed the same trend. Incremental investments of the order of 3 to 4…Sustainable Development2 min readSustainable Development2 min read
