François Borchgrave

Founder and Director @KOISOfficial #ImpactInvesting firm. #SocialImpactBonds. Views are my own.

[Paul Polman @PaulPolman]

Recent survey shows that only 17% of Board of Directors serving on Sustainability committees have sustainability expertise.Imagine if only 17% of the directors serving on the audit committee had financial literacy?Concerning indeed.Having Climate competent boards is a must by now

[Charly Kleissner @CharlyKleissner]

The Bank of International Settlements called climate change “a colossal and potentially irreversible risk of staggering complexity.” It is a systemic risk that threatens global financial stability & will disrupt health, food security and water supplies across the globe.

[Mark Campanale @CampanaleMark]

"Climate campaigners turn their focus from fossil fuels to meat", says Financial Times. Latest thinking from Planet Tracker, with some of my reflections too. https://t.co/qpKIrgsFdN via @financialtimes

[François Borchgrave @fdeborchgrave]

@CampanaleMark @FinancialTimes Great initiative again, Mark - it will lead to other great results similar as the ones on energy! I am a huge fan of your work (and of you of course)!

[Charly Kleissner @CharlyKleissner]

This is a fairly accurate description of what I believe is going on ...

[Greta Thunberg @GretaThunberg]

"We are currently, in a systematic manner, exterminating all non-human living beings," Anne Larigauderie, IPBES executive secretary, told AFP."

It would be great if everyone would start to wake up. Like right now. #FaceTheClimateEmergency #EcoBreakdown
https://t.co/StVOLmwVjc

[Grégor Chapelle @GregorChapelle]

Face à la crise, il est temps d’oser ! Le monde d’après, c’est maintenant.

#YesBruCan :-) https://t.co/hID8mkXc48 via @franceinfo

[Greta Thunberg @GretaThunberg]

”The level of ice loss revealed by the group matches the worst-case-scenario predictions outlined by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)”

Earth has lost 28 trillion tonnes of ice in less than 30 years. #FaceTheClimateEmergency

https://t.co/SvGWDnkIZC

[Mark Campanale @CampanaleMark]

Greta Thunberg: After two years of school strikes, the world is still in a state of climate crisis denial. "Our demands include halting all fossil fuel investments and subsidies...(and) divesting from fossil fuels."
https://t.co/ZdJEqE6sDT

[Mark Campanale @CampanaleMark]

Finally, a fossil fuel company CEO prepared to talk directly about carbon budgets @Forbes Says BP's Bernard Looney: "The world’s carbon budget is finite and running out fast." Spot on, cutting your production by 40% is very welcomed.
https://t.co/rMADmSFF3u

[Mark Campanale @CampanaleMark]

Bernard Looney's plans to make BP compliant with the Paris accord on climate change will change one of the world's largest oil companies completely. His strategy shows the oil industry is splitting in two - its now the US vs the Europeans https://t.co/XWy8UNn4Jd via @business

[Extinction Rebellion Global @ExtinctionR]

We are in a state of planetary collapse yet @CNN's coverage of the climate & ecological crisis has plummeted. The press has a moral obligation to #TelltheTruth to the public. CNN is failing to do its job. Time to demand change.
#EndClimateSilence
https://t.co/wiHAw1LyKE

[Mark Campanale @CampanaleMark]

"For the first time ever, global investment in renewables is outstripping investment in O&G. The stage looks set for a much more rapid transition than was until recently thought, comparable in speed & reach with the IT revolution of the past two decades". https://t.co/2K8SXZeciY

[François Borchgrave @fdeborchgrave]

@MichelGenet2 @MdMBelgique Bravo Michel! Bonne chance pour ce nouveau defi dans cette belle organisation que tu porteras encore plus haut!

[Bill McKibben @billmckibben]

On a busy day with actual good news, one more piece:
The Vatican just called for our planet's 1.2 billion Catholics to divest from fossil fuel stocks--indeed to 'shun' those companies. It is one of the great moments in a 10-year campaign--thanks to all!
https://t.co/TM0azdP3Ur

[Mark Campanale @CampanaleMark]

Special Report: Millions of Abandoned Oil Wells Are Leaking Methane, a Climate Menace https://t.co/LBQoVNg6uR

[François Borchgrave @fdeborchgrave]

Food and Climate are so intertwined - important read!

[Mark Campanale @CampanaleMark]

"Collapse of civilisation is the most likely outcome’: top climate scientists". I've no joy in reading any of this: "may now be inevitable because 9 of the 15 known global climate tipping points that regulate the state of the planet have been activated". https://t.co/8LSWFTqd1U

[François Borchgrave @fdeborchgrave]

I'll happily add my voice to the call. It's time for nature! As we rebuild, more than ever! #ItsTimeForNature #WorldEnvironmentDay

[UN Environment Programme @UNEP]

We rely on nature for our health, jobs & so much more.

For #WorldEnvironmentDay, #StayHome & raise your voice with @BillNye @billieeilish @carlosvives & citizens around the planet.

Reply & tell us why it’s time #ForNature

Why you 💚 nature & what you’re doing to care for it.

[François Borchgrave @fdeborchgrave]

@KOISofficial Really important indeed to ensure public services (like hospitals, schools, etc) also have access to this clean sustainable source of energy. Great read on how to use finance to do it!