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How blue bonds could give a boost to ocean finance

Financial Times: Moral Money

This can cover projects from sustainable fishing to coral reef restoration, cleaner shipping practices and eco-friendly tourism. Danish offshore wind company Ørsted raised €100mn to finance projects that protect marine ecosystems and reduce pollution from shipping. Why people of all ages want to leave the UK Disrupted or displaced?

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Blistering heat is ravaging tourism hotspots. Can the industry reinvent itself?

Corporate Knights

Tourism is projected to make up nearly 12% of the global economy by 2033, but it is also poised to consume a troubling 40% of the world’s remaining 1.5°C year-on-year between January and March, and tourist hotspots like Mykonos were overrun with cruise ship visitors this summer. to cruise ships docking at its ports.

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4 ESG trends to watch in 2022

Carlos Sanchez

Restrictions, Brexit regulations, a ship stuck in the Suez Canal, extreme weather events and energy shortages impacted supply chains and prevented firms to meet their demand. They just give more than they take, a concept explained by Paul Polman ‘s Net Positive book. It will, for example, eliminate more carbon than it produces.

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Degrowth and the Global Movement for Environmental Justice

EJOLT

This interview with Joan Martinez Alier and Federico Demaria, from the research team of the Environmental Science and Technology Institute (ICTA) of the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) explains how a global movement for environmental justice has risen. They also make the connection with the global economy and the need for degrowth.