Fructify Network

New week, new for you to stay up-to-date on what is happening around sustainability across the world.

💡News of the Week
1. Down with work - how reducing hours in the workplace could help avert a climate catastrophe. According to a sustainability expert at UNSW Sydney, focusing on well-being rather than wealth could actually be our best chance of avoiding the most catastrophic outcomes of climate change.

2. Coffee could disappear from shelves by 2050 due to climate change. “Farmers who grow coffee beans are experiencing serious challenges due to many extreme weather events, such as in Kenya, East Africa, which is right now experiencing its worst drought on-record. “A worrying 93% of the Fairtrade coffee farmers in Kenya surveyed are already experiencing the effects of climate change.

3. Recapturing excess heat could power most of Europe, say experts. Preventing heat waste largely being ignored as solution to energy crisis, say environmental campaigners. -

📢Inside the Knowledge HUB
If you are hungry for more, by registering on the most complete, time-friendly, and affordable online school you can enjoy a wealth of free benefits that helps you to grow your expertise in sustainability in no time.
Register for free: https://fructify-network.mylearnworlds.com/

New week, new for you to stay up-to-date on what is happening around sustainability across the world.

💡News of the Week
1. A closer look at the data suggests that the impact of the measurement and reporting movement has been oversold. According to an article, during the 20-year period of increased reporting and sustainable investing, carbon emissions have continued to rise, and environmental damage has accelerated. A sustainable system will ultimately require a paradigm shift from the prevailing goal of wealth creation to one of well-being, and a shift in focus away from GDP and toward something akin to the OECD’s Better Life Index.

2. Which Countries Pollute the Most Ocean Plastic Waste? From the millions of metric tons of plastic are produced worldwide every year only the half is recycled, incinerated, or discarded into landfills, a significant portion of what remains eventually ends up in our oceans.

3. Many universities, starting with the renouned ones, are investing in climate focused business education (i.e. Stanford gets a gift of $1.1 billion from John Doerr, Harvard recieves a donation of $200 million from the Salata family to create an Institute for Climate and Sustainability.) The climate crisis, along with other global social and environmental issues (global health crises, environmental justice, culture wars), are demonstrating just how vulnerable companies are to external shocks and how urgently leaders must rise to new challenges.

📢Inside the Knowledge HUB
Climate change will be the defining theme for tomorrow’s business leaders. You as a professional, a business leader are required to act on social priorities. Now it is the time to invest in sustainability education. Discover our Knowledge Hub on sustainability, the registration is free, choose your path afterwards!
https://fructify-network.mylearnworlds.com/

Is it possible to measure the S of the ESG?

👁️‍🗨️Trend-watch
Considered unmeasurable or difficult to measure, the S of the ESG did not lift up to the popularity of the E of the ESG at business level.

The Social & Human Capital, a decision-making framework, enables organizations to identify, measure and value their direct and indirect impacts and dependencies on social capital & human capital.

If you are interested in , or , discover the Knowledge Hub to grow your expertise in the topic: https://fructify-network.mylearnworlds.com/

All you need to know about sustainability in one place. Have a look at our , our weekly update that helps you to get up to speed.

💡News of the Week
1. Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)'s Four Corners just aired a special on the issue of carbon colonialism. In the race to curb catastrophic climate change, prominent Australian businesses have been enthusiastic customers of carbon credits. They've been offsetting their emissions by buying credits from companies promising to stop exploitative timber harvesting, whilst lifting locals out of poverty.

2. Fighting Climate Change Was Costly. Now It’s Profitable. The Inflation Reduction Act—with its $374 billion of green incentives, subsidies, and grants—was designed to entice private companies to invest in the transition away from fossil fuels.

3. World Bank chief resigns after climate stance misstep. Malpass’s departure comes just months after he was forced to push back against claims he was a climate crisis denier. The controversy started after he appeared on a climate finance panel at a conference in New York in September. Asked repeatedly whether he believed “manmade burning of fossil fuels …[are] rapidly and dangerously warming the planet”, Malpass tried to dodge the question before saying: “I don’t even know. I’m not a scientist.”

If you are hungry for more, by registering on the most complete, time-friendly, and affordable online school you can enjoy a wealth of free benefits that helps you to grow your expertise in sustainability in no time.
Register for free: https://fructify-network.mylearnworlds.com/

Did you know that according to the European Innovation scoreboard 2022 Switzerland is again the most innovative country?

This week's report in the is the Swiss Venture Capital Report 2023 published by startupticker.ch & SECA – Swiss Private Equity & Corporate Finance Association.
The new Swiss Venture Capital Report provides an analysis and a list of venture capital investments in Swiss start-ups in 2022.
📈The ICT and cleantech startups are on the top of the list regarding investment.
📈Among the cantons, Zurich stands out, with startups in the canton attracting more than CHF 2 million.
📈Geneva and Zug also showed clear growth, while investment in Basel-Stadt declined due to its focus on biotech companies.Have a look at this detailed report to gain more insights about the Swiss startup ecosystem.

Hungry for more?
Visit the Knowledge Hub and get free access to a tons of benefits: https://fructify-network.mylearnworlds.com/

What are the latest trends in sustainability?
The 👁️‍🗨️Trend-watch section gives you insights week by week.

and - are used interchangeably - but they do not mean the same thing.
Two great articles explaining the nuances between the two concepts and what is happening in practice.
- Let’s be clear: ESG is not ‘woke’ and it’s different from sustainability https://www.imd.org/ibyimd/sustainability/lets-be-clear-esg-is-not-woke-and-its-different-from-sustainability/
- ESG Is Going to Have a Rocky 2023. Sustainability Will Be Just Fine. hhttps://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/esg-is-going-to-have-a-rocky-2023-sustainability-will-be-just-fine/

Learn more about the different aspects of sustainability on the Knowledge Hub.
Discover the learning platform via the link in our bio.

Check our to stay up-to-date on what is happening on sustainability.

💡News of the Week
1. Climate tech has been one of the most resilient sectors amid the tech slowdown — the end of 2022 and start of 2023 see a flurry of new climate-focused funds eager to get in on the action.
- Planet First Partners announced a new €450m fund for post-Series B companies, with cash from IKEA group — a key backer of climate hardware in Europe
- Berlin-based Planet A just closed its first fund at €160m

2. A brilliant interview on TAG Planet: Critical.
Why The Global South Can't Go Green? The structural traps keeping them in debt. "The global north is currently extracting $2 trillion annually from the global south, a number which far outstrips the annual $100 billion in climate finance promised by the global north at Copenhagen’s COP in 2009. OECD countries have fallen short on that paltry promise of funds every year."

3. ClientEarth is taking Shell's Board of Directors to court for failing to move away from fossil fuels fast enough. This is the first ever case of its kind seeking to hold corporate directors personally liable.

📣Enjoy a wealth of free benefits on the most complete, time-friendly, and affordable online school to get up to speed with sustainability in no time.
Register for free here: https://fructify-network.mylearnworlds.com/

Let's see the 📝 Report of the Week

Climate Change Briefing: What Think Tanks are Thinking published by the collects links to recent studies, papers from international think tanks on climate related topics.

Last year’s UN Climate Change Conference, COP27, made some headway in efforts to fight climate change, but its overall progress was limited. The gathering agreed to create a loss-and-damage fund, to support poorer countries disproportionately affected by climate change while only being responsible for a small share of global greenhouse gas emissions.

📣Would you like to read more about the latest news, actions, events on sustainability?
Then register for free on the Knowledge Hub on Sustainability, and enjoy many free benefits.
Have a look here: https://fructify-network.mylearnworlds.com/

Have you already grabbed your ticket for the next Female Founder Coworking Morning on February 10 at Impact Hub Zürich?

Meet & greet talented women founders and exchange on entrepreneurial practical topics. We are happy to be joined by our fellow founder Carolin Schneider of 4di2 | for.di.too, who will give you an inspiring input on "A beginners guide: 3 steps for more confidence in people management".

Get your ticket today: https://eventfrog.ch/de/p/diverses/female-founder-coworking-morning-7020699923226997829.html

Would you like to get up to speed with sustainability?

Then our is exactly for you. The weekly update highlights news, actions, trends, reports, events on sustainability and more.
💡News of the Week
1. In US, Federal Reserve Board will conduct its pilot climate scenario analysis focusing on the six largest U.S. banks JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo. The tests will focus on both physical risks from climate change and transition risks that banks are exposed to as the world transitions from fossil fuels.
However, in Europe the latest stress tests, conducted by the European Central Bank (ECB) in 2022, found that ~ 60% of European banks do not yet have a climate risk stress-testing framework.

2. Major milestone for EU energy: Wind and solar produced more electricity than gas in 2022. The renewable energies were responsible for a record fifth (22 per cent) of the bloc’s electricity, a new report from clean energy think tank Ember shows.

3. The European Commission has launched a Green Deal Industrial Plan to enhance the competitiveness of Europe's net-zero industry and support the fast transition to climate neutrality.
It is based on four pillars:
- a predictable and simplified regulatory environment,
- speeding up access to finance,
- enhancing skills,
- open trade for resilient supply chains

Hungry for more?
Don't forget to register on the Knowledge Hub for immediately enjoying a wealth of benefits for free, including an ever-richer concept dictionary, a library of curated resources and more.

Register here: https://fructify-network.mylearnworlds.com/home

💖 Team Fructify Network recommends

The 8th annual Sustainability Week focuses on helping businesses become sustainable faster. The hybrid event takes place March 29th-31st 2023.

Cut through the noise and join the sustainability conversation!

Are you interested in sustainability reports?

Then this is your section in our that highlights the latest actions taken for a sustainable future.

Check out the 📝 Report of the Week:
10 issues to watch in 2023 - This is the 7th edition of an annual EPRS publication aimed at identifying and framing some of the key issues and policy areas that have the potential to feature prominently in public debate and on the political agenda of the European Union over the coming year.

P.S. On the Knowledge Hub you find a great selection of different resources if you would like to get up to speed with the different aspects of sustainability.
Discover the knowledge exchange platform here: https://fructify-network.mylearnworlds.com/