Four Word Podcast

Four Word asks questions about sustainability. From the way we invest, work, and consume to how to communicate and initiate change.

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Andreas Barkman is the #EEA’s lead expert on sustainable finance, and in this recent feature, he explains what the EU has been doing to ensure that the financial sector plays its part in greening the EU economy to support sustainable growth.
https://t.co/mOI5TJyfks

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A year of contrast, this article from @UNEP_FI highlights milestones marked and warning flags which remind us how far we still have to go
https://t.co/J8pGNBA3Ga
#sustainablefinance #esg #sustainability #greenfinance

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If there’s any organisation that we should listen to with regard to the arguments for sustainable finance, it must be the @WWF
A great read for anyone interested in sustainable finance. Get in touch to learn more about sustainable financial planning.
https://t.co/O3MZJvaHUG

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#TBT to podcast episode 4 - Talkin' 'bout My Power Generation, with Prof. Andrew Mill, at @UniStrathclyde and Chairperson of @EMEC_Ltd & to Aanand Venkatramanan, Head of ETF Strategies of @LGIM discussing clean energy, the climate & a sustainable economy. https://t.co/jGrMV5PFoy

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An interesting read about @RGB_Kew Xmas light event. Despite proposals to use renewable diesel, some visitors want the lights to be switched off, with one saying to "turn out your lights & encourage us to look at the unviolated stars" instead.
https://t.co/J3le9Dp1pP
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This #NationalTreeWeek, we look @FutureForestCo, who, by forming partnerships with the likes of @EsteeLauder & @wiresglasses, and implementing initiatives such as planting a tree for every new client, aim to remove 1 million tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by 2030.

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#DYK - @glasgowlife @VisitScotland and @travelTF have joined forces, launching a plan to 'help Glasgow achieve its aim of becoming the UK’s first Carbon Neutral City by 2030 and create a more circular economy.' Read more here: https://t.co/5uvDnVPCTX
📸 @thisisinsider

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This #focusFriday is all about #WorldVeganMonth and we are looking at @Rozenbroekmade, a UK based, vegan-friendly clothing company, creating their fashion range using 100% organic bamboo fabric, denim, and organic cotton.
#sustainableclothing #sustainablefashion #veganfashion

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An exciting read in #InterestingEnginnering exploring the potential of transparent solar panels replacing windows in the future. Scientists have successfully created 100% transparent solar glass taking us a step closer to this game-changing technology. https://t.co/X9EC5tSgk2

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#TBT to our podcast episode looking at the rise of ESG investing, some of the challenges it faces, and what a positive future for ethical/sustainable investing might look like. Have a listen here: https://t.co/Rq5EeyeMT9
#ESG #ESGinvestment #investment #ethicalinvestment

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Great to read this statement from Marcus Engman, Chief Creative Officer for Ingka Group, “Instead of discarding old furniture and mattresses in landfill, customers can return them to us to create new materials out of low-value waste." https://t.co/Sumu0z7ISM
📸 #Ingka

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Despite the market volatility due to COVID-19, the sustainable finance market has seen rapid growth in the last two years. Sustainable debt issuance set a record in 2021, surpassing US$1.6 trillion.*
*BloombergNEF. 2022
#sustainability #sustainable #circulareconomy

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Last month B-Corp-certified shoe brand @Allbirds launched the new ‘Plant Pacer’ shoe made from MIRUM. The material was created by @NFW_Tech who claim that it has a carbon footprint 88% lower than cow leather and 75% lower than the typical pleather.
#sustainablefashion #ecofashion

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This #focusFriday we look at #RubiesInTheRubble, an innovative business saving 'over 350,000kg of fruit & veg & over 290,000 of C02 by turning unwanted food into condiments.
This initiative certainly helps reduce the staggering amount of global food production wasted each year.

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A fascinating read @SkyNews recently regarding the new Hydrogen-powered lorry that will soon be mass produced by Essex based @TevvaTrucks As diesel lorries will be banned in the UK by 2040, these hydrogen-powered vehicles will become essential.
https://t.co/KQ376TmPPL

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This #FocusFriday we look at @circulareconomy a UK based organisation working to ‘accelerate, develop & promote’ the concept of a circular economy, searching out & implementing solutions for global institutions in the business, academic & governing fields.
https://t.co/fZlM4ZaJJd

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#FocusFriday
@TooGoodToGo is an app designed to address the mounting food waste issue we face in society with alerts of discounted food available to buy from cafes, restaurants, hotels, shops, & manufacturers that would otherwise be disgarded. https://t.co/NRr9XTSkb5 #nofoodwaste

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With the #responsiblebeauty initiative becoming more wide spread, it's encouraging to see top brands nowfalling into this bracket. @Loreal for the Future is placing 'social & environmental performance at the heart of their commitment.' 📸 @LorealProfIndia

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Swedish ship designers/builders, Wallenius Marine AB, is turning the design clock back to pre-industrial times by creating & testing 'a sleek white model of an "Oceanbird" automobile carrier' - 200 metres long & 'equipped with wing sails reaching 105 metres above the water'.💨🌍

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@WalleniusMarine, Sweden, is turning the design clock back & creating 'a sleek white model of an "@_Oceanbird_ automobile carrier.' Equipped with wing sails reaching 105 metres above the water', it may be the tallest ship ever built & aims to lower carbon emissions up to 90%.