Sustainability

• [New] Due to increased activity at the Yellowstone volcano, scientists predict an eruption could occur as soon as the 2030s
• [New] Scientists are warning that supervolcanos in Italy and the US could be headed for eruptions that would register as by far the most destructive in modern human history.
• [New] Emergency first responders could deploy a flyer to survey the site of a toxic spill or nuclear catastrophe.
• The economic recession resulting from the Great Confinement of the Covid-19 pandemic could be the gateway to a Golden Age of Smart, Sustainable and Global Growth.
• Four in five companies say that their strategy is to grow exports to the UK, while 15 pc say they will sustain exports to the UK.
• Though the world is adapting to newer ways of sustaining their growth, enterprise leaders are increasingly focused on ensuring the right level of innovation and delivery capabilities to monetize all new business opportunities with minimal disruption.
• Investments in new processes, such as APK's solvent-based Newcycling, will be essential in enabling production of purer recyclate grades on an industrial scale and opening up new, high-quality product segments by 2025 and 2030.
• The devastating socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic will be felt for years to come unless smart investments in economic, societal and climate resilience ensure a robust and sustainable recovery of the global economy.
• Considering the critical uncertainties, factors that are crucial for Thai energy businesses to achieve sustainable development goals by 2050 can be categorized into two groups.
• The focal issue that Thai energy businesses should focus on is to achieve sustainable development goals (SDG) by 2050.
• For the Philippines, which is largely reliant on imported fossil fuels, HERO heralds the hydrogen revolution and provides an opportunity for energy as well as water security and self-sufficiency in an environmentally sustainable and responsible way.
• If financial flows are redirected away from companies in fossil industries and toward sustainable investments, a tipping point in the financial markets could be reached - for example, if national banks and insurance companies warn of the global consequences of so-called stranded assets.
• The Scottish Government is committed to the National Performance Framework's aims of creating a successful country where everyone living in Scotland is given an opportunity to prosper through sustainable and inclusive growth.
• Respondents plan to double sustainable AUM in the next five years; 53% said poor quality ESG data is a barrier to greater sustainable investment; and 88% said the environment is the priority ESG factor.
• If last year was about survival, 2021 will be about convenience, inclusion and sustainability fueling the further adoption of financial technologies, both in the coming year and beyond.
• The resources from the FCPF provide new opportunities to conserve and regenerate forest landscapes and biodiversity while simultaneously supporting sustainable economic growth, which is critical for Madagascar's development going forward.
• Capturing offshore wind power offers big opportunities for sustainable energy, and Denmark's artificial energy island is an exciting opportunity for renewables to take a big step forward in the E.U.
• Europe will continue to lead the way with the EU Green Deal and development of a sustainable finance taxonomy, while the Biden administration's policies will provide a boon for sustainable finance and investment in the US.
• With financial technology playing an increasingly large role in the growth of the global financial system, the blockchain and digital asset industry has an opportunity to get sustainability right, early on, and ensure what's being built now will be sustainable well into the future.
• The blockchain and digital asset industry will play a critical role in building a sustainable future for global finance.
• Promoting sustainable finance will allow EU financial markets to develop into a global green finance hub and bolster the Euro as the default currency for the denomination of sustainable financial products.
• Factors that will be considered are Japan's energy mix, its efforts towards securing sustainable energy, and its initiatives with regards to tackling climate change.

Last updated: 21 February 2021