Climate & Environment

Environmental Strategies to Fight Poverty

The GSMA Innovation Fund for Climate Resilience and Adaptation

The GSMA, the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) have announced the launch of the GSMA Innovation Fund for Climate Resilience and Adaptation. The objective of this new Fund is to help accelerate the testing, adoption and scalability of digital innovations that enable the world’s most vulnerable populations to adapt to, anticipate and absorb the negative impacts of climate change.
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Embracing the ‘next edge’ of business ambition beyond net zero

As we digest the agreements reached at COP26, many of us will wonder ‘what’s next?’. Caroline Ashely, Global Programmes Director at Forum for the Future, explores why we should be aiming for a just and regenerative future and introduces the ‘Business Transformation Compass’ as a new tool for leaders to navigate the transformation needed.
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We can’t win the race to zero without financing a just rural transition

Recent commitments by financial institutions to align with net zero raise the question: where is all that money going to go? The food and land use sector offers unique investment opportunities that can reduce carbon emissions in a cost effective manner, while also addressing biodiversity loss and inequality. This must be done in a people-centered way, contributing to a just rural transition.
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Gib Bulloch, Craigberoch Business Decelerator

This conversation is recorded from Glasgow during the COP26 and the Business Fights Poverty Climate Justice Summit.  Gib Bulloch, intrapreneur, business influencer and founder of Craigberoch Business Decelerator joins us in Glasgow at COP26 to share his thoughts on why business needs to care more deeply about their people, how connecting with our environment and slowing down will create the energy and space for the breakthrough innovations much needed to solve the climate crisis.
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Devika Gopal Agge and Charlotte Fraiberg

This conversation is recorded from Glasgow during the COP26 and the Business Fights Poverty Climate Justice Summit. During this conversation Devika Gopal Agge, Chief Development Officer and Charlotte Fraiberg, Board Advisor from Health In Harmony share their insights from Glasgow.
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Farmers pioneer climate action explain Kate Nkatha Ochieng, Bismark Kpabitey and Rachel Banda

Farmers are pioneering climate action and climate change resilience explain Fairtrade’s Kate Nkatha Ochieng, Bismark Kpabitey and Rachel Band.
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Regenerative agriculture creates climate resilience with Oliver Furechi, Evalyn Akoth and Sarah Roberts

Regenerative agriculture creates climate resilience. Learn from Kenyan farmer Evalyn Akoth and Practical Action.
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Carol Weis and Neha Misra

By one estimate the demand for photovoltaic installers (or solar energy electricians) is projected to grow 52 percent from 2020 to 2030. Carol Weis and Neha Misra – both part of Remote Energy examine how we train up a new global workforce of solar installers
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Enlightened climate policy for Africa

As the world convenes in Glasgow for the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP26), it is time to recognize Africa’s role in averting a climate disaster without compromising the continent’s growth and poverty reduction.
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Nepal’s farmers tackle climate change with Madan Pariyar and Corey O’Hara

Madan Pariyar and Corey O’Hara explore how farmers tackle climate change and where this affects last mile supplies.
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Climate Justice 2021 – Day 3 Webinar 1

In our webinar “Global Youth Perspectives on Scaling an Inclusive Green Economy,” panellists discussed the importance of attracting young people to agriculture, the essential
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How to tackle the impacts of climate change on equity

Benedicte Faivre-Tavignot is an Associate Professor of Strategy and the Executive Director of the Society and Organisation Institute at HEC Paris. Her research focuses on reverse innovation and on the processes through which Social Businesses and Base of the Pyramid business models can be a lever for innovation and a lever for strategic renewal for firms.
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The Make Travel Matter Campaign

Sustainability in Tourism has undertaken massive development during the previous three decades. Today, all holidaymakers are posed with the question – how will my holiday choice affect people and the environment? The evolution of consumer behaviour and decision making will be dependent upon how we adapt our understanding of economic, social and environmental impacts.
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How to ensure communities gain the full benefit of a sustainable economy

In this video, Georgina explains what she has learnt about how we can ensure communities gain the full benefits of a sustainable economy. Also, she gives her advice to business and other organisations about how to support and engage with individuals and communities to better collaborate for a more sustainable future.
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Climate Justice 2021 – Day 2 Webinar 1

Our live panel from COP27 explored “Empowering Women Through a Just Transition,” discussing gender equality in the energy sector, the importance of listening to
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Climate Justice 2021 – Day 2 Webinar 2

Our webinar explored “Women and the Net Zero Economy: Business Opportunities and Challenges in Supply Chains,” discussing the role of companies in promoting gender
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Carbon accounting madness makes a mockery of the UK’s net zero plans

The race to go ‘net zero’ is top of the agenda at this month’s COP26 in Glasgow. The latest United Nations’ Climate Change Conference is widely thought to be our last chance to get countries to commit to necessary cuts in greenhouse gases (GHG) and avert unstoppable climate collapse. But government targets to make the UK carbon neutral by 2050 could be worthless if current carbon accounting systems aren’t radically reformed.
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How to build more resilient business models

James Payne is Associate Director for Transformational Strategies at Forum for the Future, a leading international sustainability non-profit. For more than 25 years Forum for the Future has been working in partnership with business, governments and civil society to accelerate the transformation towards a sustainable future.
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Climate Justice 2021 – Day 1 Webinar 1

Our webinar explored “How do Businesses Put People at the Heart of Climate Action?” and discussed the significance of climate justice, benefits of corporate
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Climate Justice 2021 – Day 1 Webinar 2

Our webinar explored “Connecting Investment, Climate Action and Social Justice” and discussed climate insurance for smallholder farmers, enabling resilience through investments, and mobilising investors
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