The environment, society and business - thinking and acting sustainably makes a positive impact in many areas. Our articles discuss interesting examples and exciting ideas concerning the environmental, economic and social dimensions of sustainability.

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Sustainability

Four steps to your sustainable portfolio

A guide to help you on the way to your sustainable portfolio: What to think about beforehand, what to watch out for, how to find the right partner.
Emmet McNamee
Sustainability

Emmet McNamee: "No stewardship, no net zero"

What is stewardship, and what does it deliver for clients? Emmet McNamee, Head of Stewardship at the UN Principles for Responsible Investment, gives answers.
Katharine Hayhoe lächelt in die Kamera
Sustainability

"It’s not about saving the planet. It’s about saving ourselves"

Acclaimed climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe on the power of honest communication and collective action – and why nature itself is a big part of the solution when it comes to solving the climate and biodiversity crises.
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Sustainability

The Carbon Removal Show: This podcast is worth your time

A high-quality podcast gets people inspired and educated about carbon removal - easy to understand, entertaining, relevant.
 Nhlanhla Junior Ngulube in the office
Sustainability

Harambee: Tackling youth unemployment in South Africa

The South African non-profit organisation Harambee wants to put an end to the country’s high youth unemployment. LGT Venture Philanthropy is supporting Harambee with its mission.
Yvon Chouinard at the beach in California
Sustainability

How to run a company with purpose: Chouinard's Let My People Go Surfing

Patagonia-founder Yvon Chouinard’s autobiography "Let My People Go Surfing" is approaching its twentieth birthday, but still feels revolutionary: that’s a worrying sign.
Dandelion
Sustainability

Biodiversity and climate

More than 30 percent - that is how many plant species are globally endangered today. These include the dandelion (Taraxacum germanicum), the water pygmyweed, and true mangroves. The main drivers of plant extinction are our human land use, soil pollution, and climate change. The most dramatic...
Natural building materials (from left: straw, wood, cork, cob, bamboo)
Sustainability

Modern construction taps natural materials

Travel to Skellefteå, amid the forests and lakes of Northern Sweden, and you’ll soon notice the Sara Cultural Centre. Its 20 storeys rise above the city’s spruce trees; its windows caressed by the winter sun, its sand-colored walls glinting in the snow. But beyond its handsome design...
Children learning
Sustainability

Philanthropy and impact investing: This is the difference

When does grant funding make the world a better place, and when do investments? Tom Kagerer, partner and investment specialist at LGT Venture Philanthropy, provides his views.

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