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Why do we keep having corporate & financial crises? What can we do about them? What's the role of institutional investors? That's what we are about!
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the most powerful climate report of the decade was published on monday, after 195 governments fought over the words in its summary for policymakers, and the only media allowed in the room just published its account of who lobbied for what 1/
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. & - Thank you for acknowledging the importance of policy in addressing the climate crisis at the speed and scale required. However, you are still obstructing climate progress through your memberships in big trade associations… (🧵1/5)
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This week’s IPCC report reminds us of how much work is left to do in addressing the climate crisis. I’m encouraged by the collaboration and innovation I see every day. From policy to investment in innovations, we all have a role to play on the road to net-zero. twitter.com/antonioguterre…
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#EffectiveAltruism advocates who say #EA is fine, #SBF was just another high level fraudster are in denial.
This insightful oped explains how/why EA led to this fraud & corporate implosion. Interesting that it comes from a former religious correspondent!
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I hope effective altruism learns some serious lessons from the fall of its billionaire bankroller @SBF_FTX.
The FTX scandal should get EA to question its philosophical foundations, not just do a cosmetic makeover.
Here’s 6 reasons for that 
vox.com/future-perfect
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Not sure who is still out there, but I’ve been working on this for six months and, well, here it is:
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This is shocking. Six planetary boundaries are already in overshoot, yet more than 3/4 of the largest companies have not set ecological targets for their impacts on critical Earth-system processes beyond climate. They're ransacking the planet for profit, and we're letting them.
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Tomorrow! Don't miss out on this @PreventableS master class with our Founder and Chairman Steve Lydenberg: "Gordon Gekko Redux: How ethics can help us rethink responsible finance" 9/14 at 11am ET us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist
Two days to go! Master class with Steve Lydenberg "Gordon Gekko Redux: How ethics can help us rethink responsible finance" 9/14 at 11am ET
Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist
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Don't miss out on this master class with our Founder and Chairman Steve Lydenberg: "Gordon Gekko Redux: How ethics can help us rethink responsible finance" 9/14 at 11am ET ow.ly/NhVa50Krvf4
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I’m going to @ClimateVoiceOrg’s upcoming Space with @BillWeihl Will you join too? twitter.com/i/spaces/1ypJd @PreventableS @TheGoodLobbyFR @ErbInstitute @Elizdo
Investors begin “highlighting the dissonance between companies’ stated values and their political donations”.
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"Mr. Hildebrand, you and BlackRock face a choice," 22 climate scientists and academics write to the asset manager's vice chairman. #BLKsBigProblem commondreams.org/news/2022/05/2
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“So long as there are investments, we will need to give thought to responsibility, from investors, the companies they invest in & the regulatory model that sets the rule for how markets work,” write Michael Musuraca and of .
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Our Breaking the Fever podcast is back! and I chat with on structural stupidity, social media and power. Listen here:
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With asking the world to #StandUp4HumanRights, what can investors do to stand up for migrant rights in context of increasingly militarised borders. Good prompt from on stewardship tools to address the most egregious migrant rights violations by private companies
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Our Op-Ed on the Border and Surveillance Industry. There are no social or economic benefits when migrants suffer #humanrights abuses. So why do they keep happening? This is a preventable surprise, and investors have a role to play. #ESG
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#Omicrom is yet another #PreventableSurprise. Risk reduction should have been the priority. Instead #corporatecapture by #BigPharma - and its intellectual allies - was tolerated. Vaccine manufacturing where it is needed eg Africa has been blocked.
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JFC. What the hell
Of course we saw Delta coming
And we saw Omicron coming.
This is NOT surprising and, if it was to the White House, @VP, then you are being advised by the wrong people. twitter.com/JonLemire/stat…
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Our latest takeover #podcast chat with is out! Listen and learn to panic cheerfully in the face of existential threat at spreaker.com/user/human-ris
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In 2016 the #Missing60 campaign highlighted that the big U.S. mega managers were the major enablers of dysfunctional corporate & market behaviour when it came to #ClimateCrisis. huffpost.com/entry/the-miss
5 yrs later, there's some progress on the E but little progress on the S #ESG
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BREAKING 
Are #AssetManagers using their proxy votes for action on environmental and social issues?
Our new research finds the world’s 65 largest asset managers continue to block progress on issues such as climate, pay, public health & weapons >> bit.ly/Proxy-Voting-21
Are #AssetManagers using their proxy votes for action on environmental and social issues?
Our new research finds the world’s 65 largest asset managers continue to block progress on issues such as climate, pay, public health & weapons >> bit.ly/Proxy-Voting-21
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Our Op-Ed on the Border and Surveillance Industry. There are no social or economic benefits when migrants suffer #humanrights abuses. So why do they keep happening? This is a preventable surprise, and investors have a role to play. #ESG
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Preventable Surprises is pleased to support the #GlasgowEmergencyPact at #COP26 and we invite others to do the same. We believe it spells out necessary conditions of success for #climateaction: resource transfers, and pace. Read on and add your voice:
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As #COP26 opens, a refresher on making net zero count by facing up to its shortcomings #ESG #ClimateAction
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I'd probably rewrite or rephrase bits of this blog today, but at a high level I think it is more relevant than ever.
Climate Change: Mitigation or Adaptation?
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An odd approach for a systemically important company to take during a #pandemic, no?
What do it's major investors make of this?
There is a strong case for investors to be more engaged than most have been: preventablesurprises.com/pandemic/inves
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WOW. After our expose, the CEO of the world’s largest PR firm, , is defending its work with ExxonMobil saying that Exxon *isn’t* lobbying against climate action.
On what planet?
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A worthwhile thread about the risks of tipping points. And about acting now and communicating more clearly about the risks climate change. Not just what's likely (which is bad) but also what could happen (which could be far worse)
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I'm done fucking about with climate change messaging.
Action is going too slowly. Despite heat waves, wildfires, floods and death, our governments are strutting towards #COP26 with proposals that are insultingly incremental.
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Follow-on: how will you make money off of it?
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- Invest in emgcy sectors0%
- Will sell the veg' I grow33.3%
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#ESG pros: what's your primary contingency plan for the next pandemic or natural disaster?
- Multiple properties25%
- Liquid secured assets0%
- Go-bag and food supply50%
- I don't have one25%
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every indicator we have that helps people understand the scale of the climate crisis is a lag indicator. one of my big fears is how little there will be left to fight for once the critical mass realises we need to fight
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Check out this amazing new paper from our podcast pals at , with wisdom on 21st century governance from collaborator 👇👇👇
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Check out this amazing work on biodiversity, nature and investors from @Jerome_Tagger and the brilliant team at @PreventableS. Proud to work with you!
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New takeover episode! Nithya Iyer speaks with Chris Mason about his 500-year plan for humanity to inhabit other planets. Great chat between science and philosophy. The very long term view, for those *just* focused on the long term view!
spreaker.com/user/human-ris
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Winning without win-win? Recommendations on financial market strategies for Biodiversity and Nature
An important new report from
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Significantly, the report calls for aligning investor action with the thresholds of the Planetary Boundaries.
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Check out this amazing work on biodiversity, nature and investors from and the brilliant team at . Proud to work with you!
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Financial markets must think beyond "win-win": Our ambitions for investor action on #Biodiversity and #Nature preventablesurprises.com/winning-withou #tippingpoints #biodiversityrisk #NatureAction100 #conservation #Regeneration
#ESG #responsibleinvestment #biodiversityloss #IPBES #fornature
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Dear : this phrase, used in several recent articles, is not a fair representation of the science on extremes.
”Experts say that climate change is expected to increase the frequency of extreme weather events, but linking any single event to global warming is complicated.”
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Despite lip service in support of a mandatory
due diligence law, many corporations seek to make
it toothless by restricting or even banning strong liability provisions and access to courts for victims
friendsoftheearth.eu/press-release/
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Check out the takeover by fellow Nithya Iyer - with global disaster relief expert and blockchain entrepreneur . Nithya's mini series starts from a fictional aftermath of systemic collapse to ask: where to from here?
spreaker.com/user/human-ris
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Investor protection requires inside-out information--the impact a disclosing company has on society and the environment--because those impacts have the greatest effect on the performance of diversified portfolios. bit.ly/3cKkaKD
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Corporate lobbying often conflicts with sustainability objectives of investors. No surprise. But good reading bit.ly/3bSu2kW
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