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Pavan Sukhdev
@PavanSukhdev
CEO, ; Goodwill Ambassador. Lead Author , TEEB, Green Economy Report. Profile Pic: friends from Univ
corp2020.netJoined October 2010
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Half world’s fossil fuel assets could become worthless by 2036 in net zero transition. And just 2% of annual GDP invested away from “business as usual”- especially in energy & agriculture transition- can deliver a #greeneconony
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At #COP27 committing to redirect just 2% of GDP to #greeninvestment is what governments must do, not make more failed promises of #TemperatureTargets or #GHG targets that they cannot enforce! (4/4)
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And this is about #investment, not charity! For example, investing in #renewables & renewables jobs instead of throwing more money at #fracking and #coal! And in #energyefficiency, #resourceefficiency #sustainableagriculture #sustainableforestry etc etc (3/4)
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answers - 2% of #gdp invested in greening the economy, as against business as usual ... the same answer as in the 2011 Green Economy Report... (2/4)
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“Far too little, and far too late” - is how UN Secretary General just described countries’ climate action on the eve of #COP27! But what “action” could steer us out of planet boundaries trouble such as #climatebreakdown & how much money is that? (1/4)
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At #WorldClimateFoundation discourse on “Nature Positive Investments” & creating economic value for finite resources so we can mindfully discern trade offs and reparations. What highlighted with #TEEB years ago. #localizedsupplychains #indigenouseconomies
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shares “My journey has brought me back to where I began- the corporate world. Except now, I focus on impact investing, every impact has externalities. We have to report performance by holding their dollar signs accountable for what they truly are.” in the Q&A.
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[Thinking about Environmentally Friendly Meals] Prof. Tilman, a 2020 #BluePlanetPrize winner, showed that a delicious and healthy diet for human is also good for the environment. A comic about his work is available:
bit.ly/2LjQmqc
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When you’re done with the product, just take it back to the supermarket for a refill. A big bravo for zero waste shopping in Japan 🇯🇵!
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Portugal: Virtually No One Left to Vaccinate news.yahoo.com/portugal-virtu Admiral Gouveia e Melo, entrusted with huge challenge to fully vaccinate Portugal, succeeded with military strategy, comms & discipline. “..find people who are not politicians” he advises other countries
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We at are honoured & humbled to receive the #MahatmaAward 2021 for Social Impact in Biodiversity Conservation!
Mahatma Award recognizes & celebrates impact leaders & change-makers worldwide, who are making a social impact and leading the way to a sustainable future.
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2020 was breakthrough year for renewables in America 🇺🇸Renewables now provide 21% of its energy - while coal shrank by a fifth in a single year.
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“We’re on the brink of catastrophe, warns Tory climate chief“. Then in same breadth insists UK should carry on with fossil-fuel projects, in the face of mounting criticism of plans to license new oil and gas fields. What?!
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Nearly half the world’s population lacks access to safely managed #sanitation.
Find out what this means in terms of stopping the pandemic & what we can do about it.
It’s time to put this right.
Learn how at #SHFLaunch!
Tuesday, 17 November
16:00 (CET)
SHFund.org
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“Today’s externalities are tomorrow’s risks, and day after tomorrow’s losses. We need to reprogram our economic systems to recognize, measure and value private sector externalities” #tylerprize
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"To make poverty history, you need to make nature the future" - , Tyler Prize 2020 Laureate.
Watch live: youtube.com/watch?v=2b7wWZ
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The epic journeys & navigation ability of migratory #birds defies our imagination
The Amur falcon is one of them
On #WorldMigratoryBirdDay I commend the many researchers who helped unveil these #nature’s wonders
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Damian Carrington ‘s piece in The Guardian reminds all GIST why we exist! Not just educated elites, but everyone - citizens CSOs, policy makers, markets - should be able to see and respond to the #impacts of any company’s #ghgem…lnkd.in/d_gny9i lnkd.in/dySKkZe
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Now research shows that birds give people as much happiness as money. Totally unsurprising to me 😜
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Join me for a conversation on business solutions for biodiversity; exploring nature-based solutions, with @PavanSukhdev & @ASHoffmann58
@AnaMariaMontero.
Three startups will then pitch their projects to us, presenting their innovative solutions for biodiversity.
#SDGs
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Big data helps put numbers on sustainability, and platform “Impact360X” is featured today in ft.com/content/2a405c
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Big data helps put numbers on sustainability via - featuring describing the GIST team’s pioneering work on impact valuation
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I really enjoyed this essay by Mahima Sukhdev (), on the kites of Mumbai (from the anthology Nature Writing For The Common Good). cusp.ac.uk/themes/a/nnw-w
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Superb video ! Nice reminder of how much we can do ...IF we want to ...
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Eliminating the plastic we don't need is about more than bans on straws and plastic bags - it’s about an opportunity to deliver value without the need for packaging. It's time we move upstream and prevent waste from ever being created
ow.ly/mPfU50CvNE6
#circulareconomy
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Totally chuffed that the Luc Hoffmann Institute received a Gold Award at the Facilitation Impact Awards yesterday iaf-world.org/site/award-win. Well done to our team and brilliant facilitators!
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“Decarbonizing your portfolio won’t help anyone except your conscience. Decarbonizing fossil fuels however can make a real difference.” Says Prof. Myles Allen and the #fossilfuel industry has the expertise to do so.... Governments must #AlignIncentives !!
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“Don’t get angry, get INVOLVED”!! Says speaking on #TEDxGateway #JoinTheCountdown today! Let’s all take this message to heart - kids and adults. Ask our #Corporations to be #Corporation2020 and #Govts to #LeaveNoOneBehind
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“The hidden costs of burning oil and eating beef are huge.... this “market” is neither free nor fair” - nails it on #TEDxGateway #JoinTheCountdown Time for #TrueCostAccounting and #I360X !!
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Delighted to be speaking at TEDxGateway on Saturday 17thOct, on
#RedefiningCorporatePerformance
#externalities
#stakeholdercapitalism
#impactinvestment
#impactmeasurement lnkd.in/dsj79P2
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Lovely , Mahima #livesinthelayers ala Kunitz: poetryfoundation.org/poems/54897/th Here's to the tribes we've made of our
true affections, however they are scattered, to transformations, will intact & exulting: Avanti!
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Migratory Bird - a poem by #Mahima @MahiTuna link.medium.com/pnqABahztab @UNBiodiversity @BirdLife_CEO @ErikSolheim @EarthHeiress @TristaPatterson @PushpamK @EvaZabey1 @ICCSecGen @WWF_DG @PaulPolman @ASHoffmann58 @Mark_Gough @nachidas @Kavi_Shar @y_kakabadse @MeeraKaul1 @marialavis
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Migratory Bird - a poem by #Mahima @MahiTuna link.medium.com/pnqABahztab @UNBiodiversity @BirdLife_CEO @ErikSolheim @EarthHeiress @TristaPatterson @PushpamK @EvaZabey1 @ICCSecGen @WWF_DG @PaulPolman @ASHoffmann58 @Mark_Gough @nachidas @Kavi_Shar @y_kakabadse @MeeraKaul1 @marialavis
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10 years to transform the future of humanity — or destabilize the planet (Johan Rockström | Countdown) ted.com/talks/johan_ro via
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So long as we're open to redefining the business of business, I'm good with that!
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Today is World Migratory Bird Day.. and I am a migratory bird 🤷🏻♀️🐦 #WMBD2020 #WMBD #BirdsConnectOurWorld #birds #migratorybirds
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When we started working to accelerate the transition to a #circulareconomy ten years ago, we knew that a new approach to design would be critical. I'm honoured to have been awarded this year’s Design Innovation Medal.
bit.ly/2G6y6Sg
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