January 2020 - Planet Tracker

At Davos, scarves were the new ‘must-have’ for investors, but will the gloves come off to protect the planet?

Post author:web-designer
Post published:January 29, 2020
Post category:Blog

The World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, ended last week and the verdict is in – Everything is ESG – as the theme for this year’s annual meeting…

Australia’s Fires Show the World It Needs a Fire Extinguisher

Post author:web-designer
Post published:January 24, 2020
Post category:Blog

Anyone can use a fire extinguisher; using one requires no special skills. Yet Australia’s fires remind us that fires, driven by extreme weather and climate change, not only burn the…

(Picture credit: Tom Cumberlege, Carbon Trust, December 18, 2019 at FAO Investment Days)

Planet Tracker’s New Year’s Resolutions: Address Food and Agriculture Emissions

Post author:web-designer
Post published:January 13, 2020
Post category:Blog

At the Food and Agriculture Organization’s annual Investment Days in December 2019, Planet Tracker, alongside leaders from FAO, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), ResponsAbility Investments and the…

Lack of transparency threatens farmed shrimp investments, says new Planet Tracker report

Post author:web-designer
Post published:January 8, 2020
Post category:News

Critical briefing paper highlights the investment risk from poorly disclosed ecosystem threats within the US$45 billion global farmed shrimp industry.