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PENGUIN PERSPECTIVES BLOG

Penguin Perspectives Blog

This is where we cherry pick the latest news and views on climate change and how its effects are already making waves in our economies, societies and daily lives. Tune into the fresh perspectives and opinions from both our own experts and other great movers and shakers on the climate scene and read uplifting stories from our climate protection projects across the world. Have an idea or topic you'd like to learn more about? Get in touch - our experts will have it covered!

South Pole: 17 years of innovating for carbon markets and climate finance

South Pole: 17 years of innovating for carbon markets and climate finance

Renat Heuberger
The love-hate relationship between nature and fashion
21 March 2023

The love-hate relationship between nature and fashion

Santiago Martinez

The fashion industry and nature have a mutually beneficial relationship. Yet the impacts that the industry can cause, from biodiversity loss to carbon emissions, can be problematic. Several fashion brands and initiatives are setting an example for a more positive way forward, and forward-thinking companies are focusing on their biodiversity impacts and dependencies.

The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD):  Here’s how you can prepare for the new EU regulation
17 March 2023

The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD): Here’s how you can prepare for the new EU regulation

Anna Lövquist, Magnus Kagg

The new CSRD legislation and the European Sustainability Reporting Standards will affect around 50,000 EU companies. It’s set to be a central topic for everyone in the coming years, not just CFOs and sustainability managers. Is your company ready for the transition?

Online shoppers want to save money and contribute to climate action: here’s how ecommerce can help deliver on both
17 March 2023

Online shoppers want to save money and contribute to climate action: here’s how ecommerce can help deliver on both

Trevor Leslie, Megan Griffiths

Combining climate impact reduction and offsetting is ecommerce’s greatest strength when it comes to delivery.

Why your e-commerce business needs a sustainable check-out option
22 February 2023

Why your e-commerce business needs a sustainable check-out option

Michael Eder, Zyrah Montebon

So much business takes place online: the challenge is standing out from the crowd. How do you convert online browsers into customers and keep them loyal to your e-commerce brand? The answer is: tuning into consumer trends to boost engagement and drive sales – and sustainability is top of that list of concerns.

Verzicht auf Entwaldung: So können Unternehmen die FLAG-Richtlinien umsetzen und ihre Lieferketten zukunftssicher gestalten
15 February 2023

Verzicht auf Entwaldung: So können Unternehmen die FLAG-Richtlinien umsetzen und ihre Lieferketten zukunftssicher gestalten

Marc von Niederhäusern, Christopher N. H. Schwarz

Ab April 2023 gelten für FLAG-Unternehmen neue Richtlinien für SBTs. Hier beantworten wir die wichtigsten Fragen und richten den Fokus speziell auf entwaldungsfreie Lieferketten.

paris agreement nature blog
08 February 2023

What companies need to know about the new ‘Paris Agreement for Nature’

Alexandra Frank, Liliana Martínez

The Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) was signed by 196 governments at COP15, providing pathways for action in the private sector. How do companies set targets, disclose, and adjust their impact? This blog details nature-related action.

Aircraft
07 February 2023

Carburants verts : une solution pour des voyages en avion plus durables?

Hugo Gitton

Responsable de près de 3% des émissions mondiales de GES, le secteur aérien fait l’objet de nombreuses critiques en France. Pour atteindre les objectifs fixés, de nouvelles technologies sont développées dont les carburants durables pour les avions, (Sustainable Aviation Fuels en anglais), ou SAF.

Navigating the ups and downs of the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) market: how to set your company up for success
03 February 2023

Navigating the ups and downs of the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) market: how to set your company up for success

Carolyn Addy, Paul Hill

South Pole’s experts shed light on key factors impacting PPA buyers as a result of the global energy crisis and explain how to meet these new challenges.

How to use low-carbon hydrogen in your decarbonisation strategy
27 January 2023

How to use low-carbon hydrogen in your decarbonisation strategy

Matt Sprague, Gokce Mete

In this article, South Pole’s low-carbon hydrogen & industry transition expert, Gokce Mete and Associate Director and Principal Consultant for Climate Strategies, Matt Sprague, discuss how companies can integrate low-carbon hydrogen into their net zero journeys and some of the challenges they may face.

Creating lasting impact in a complex environment - A look behind the curtain of the Kariba REDD+ forest carbon project
27 January 2023

Creating lasting impact in a complex environment - A look behind the curtain of the Kariba REDD+ forest carbon project

Christian Dannecker

South Pole has been involved in the Kariba REDD+ in Zimbabwe since 2010, when it was being developed as one of the world's first large scale deforestation avoidance climate action projects. It has now been in operation for over a decade, helping to keep a vast area of forest intact by generating credits to be sold in an often volatile carbon credit market.

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