David Macdonald

Entrepreneur, founder Path Financial - the UK's first impact-only IFA. Environmental campaigner. Chartered Financial Planner. Bon viveur. All-round good-egg.

[David Macdonald @DavidMac_Impact]

Subsidise and encourage the producer so you can hammer the consumer with Fuel Duty! Addicted to oil - so sad the tax system and hence government is so compromised.

[Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps @grantshapps]

Today we are saying no to @JustStop_Oil and their political wing the Labour Party 

We will power ahead with new oil and gas because it’s in the best interests of the British people, of our economy and of our national security

[David Macdonald @DavidMac_Impact]

@grantshapps @Conservatives Should be indicted for crimes against humanity

[David Macdonald @DavidMac_Impact]

I'm glad to be supporting SIF2023 as a speaker on June 15th #sustainableinvestmentfestival #Sustainability #impactinvestment

[David Macdonald @DavidMac_Impact]

I'm speaking at @resetconnect the flagship event of @london_climate, helping business and finance find solutions, insight and inspiration to accelerate sustainability goals.
Join me at @ExCeLLondon 27-28 June 2023. Register for free now! https://t.co/uGvtZ9qDKC
#resetconnect

[David Macdonald @DavidMac_Impact]

@octomembers It's great to have all these talks on the App - a great resource for advisers to refer back to or for those who could not make the day.
#pathfinancial

[David Macdonald @DavidMac_Impact]

Stunning picture, love your comment Amy

[David Macdonald @DavidMac_Impact]

"Beam me up Scottie"
HSBC's Kirk has his own very special "Gerald Ratner" moment. To paraphrase the comments he is alleged to have made in a recent speech: HSBC's attitude towards responsible investment is 'total crap'...
https://t.co/OwSSZc13Dd

[David Macdonald @DavidMac_Impact]

@PlanetBubble @Citywire @FourSeasons It was great to meet Nutjob on Thursday night. Very much enjoyed his impressively loud contribution to the panel discussion 💨 Not sure how we managed to keep straight faces. Glad to hear he is now 'relieved'🤣

[David Macdonald @DavidMac_Impact]

A great little film from MMMM as a reminder of what your money can be doing if you are not being careful...!

[Make My Money Matter @MMMoneyMatter]

Do you know what your pension is paying for behind your back? 🤯 ​

Well, imagine if we delivered that terrifying truth to your front door….🚪 ​

More 👉 https://t.co/WXyy4EMd0C ​

#DeliverTheTruth

[David Macdonald @DavidMac_Impact]

Interesting to see Global Clean Energy Indexes up about 10% over the past fortnight. This follows announcements by European governments seeking to reduce reliance on Russian oil by committing more resources to renewable energy production and infrastructure.

[David Macdonald @DavidMac_Impact]

Interesting article in The Guardian today on how small actions can gather momentum to become a tipping-point to big change. This is exacly what #thepathuk clients are doing with impact investment for better outcomes for people & planet. This can be HUGE! https://t.co/dQTRG7TLms

[David Macdonald @DavidMac_Impact]

Impact Investment in action: A very big deal with the announcement of the winners of 17 renewable wind projects,confirmed by the Crown Estate. Together they can generate 25GW of power. That's over 1/2 the government's 2030 target, almost enough to power all the homes in the UK.

[David Macdonald @DavidMac_Impact]

This is why impact investment has more leverage than governments with "interesting" values where it comes to climate targets. Withdrawing capital from oil companies and instead funding innovation and clean energy is the power of more mindful money. https://t.co/weOxgokS4F

[David Macdonald @DavidMac_Impact]

Very proud to see Path Financial taking the Better Society Award for Green Finance on Thursday night. A great achievement for all concerned! Still the only impact-only IFA in the UK but with an increasingly LOUD VOICE!! Great to be heard.

[David Macdonald @DavidMac_Impact]

A nice story from AVIVA this week that it is committing to a build-to-rent investment programme building affordable housing for families in areas of greatest need. Homes will all be energy efficient with air-source heat and solar power. Great leadership!

[David Macdonald @DavidMac_Impact]

News this week that Scottish Widows will invest £1bn of its funds under management into companies "developing new, sustainable ways of living and working". Which is great. What's not so great is that's less than 1% of their total funds. Could try harder?

[David Macdonald @DavidMac_Impact]

A hard-hitting and truthful commentary from Chris Packham...

[Chris Packham @ChrisGPackham]

Angry , scared and betrayed . We have been failed and scorned by the stupid , the greedy and the evil . Life is now in mortal danger . But it’s not over , it’s just down to us to do what needs to be done and we need to go to it now . So let’s . . .

#COP26

[David Macdonald @DavidMac_Impact]

COP26 outcome encouraging. But I can't help wondering, by comparison, if people at the gaming tables on the Titanic were fighting about fair play and winning even as the ship started to list...