Stories

Short-term thinking in investment cycles and in ideas of economic value are acting to prevent the 1.5 °C transition we need.

Transformation of major systems in the real economy – agriculture, transport, energy, manufacturing, built environment, etc. – will require myriad interventions and innovations in the financial system. This deep demonstration aims to work with some of the most powerful ‘problem owners’ in this space – from the school children who need us to adopt long-term thinking to pension funds to the OECD – to embed new concepts of value, monetisation and externalities in the financial system, and to address the underlying behaviours and mindsets – including short-termism – that govern our choices and decisions

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