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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
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.

Innovate, iterate and take action NOW - 2023 must be the year of true climate impact for all
04 January 2023

Innovate, iterate and take action NOW - 2023 must be the year of true climate impact for all

Renat Heuberger

After a tumultuous year, South Pole CEO Renat Heuberger looks ahead to what challenges and opportunities 2023 holds for true climate impact.

Agriculture’s problem child: rethinking the management and application of fertiliser
15 December 2022

Agriculture’s problem child: rethinking the management and application of fertiliser

Anvita Srivastava

Fertiliser use is responsible for a large amount of global emissions, but understanding fertiliser use in your value chain and making certain interventions can have a large impact.

We’ve unpacked COP27 – now it’s time for impact
29 November 2022

We’ve unpacked COP27 – now it’s time for impact

Nadia Kahkonen, Isabel Hagbrink

COP27 has come to an exhausting end and the international community is mulling over what was accomplished. While many of the agreements are welcomed, what was actually achieved? South Pole’s experts unpack COP27 and what it means for corporate leaders who want to have a true climate impact.

Technological carbon removals: necessary solutions for global climate action
28 November 2022

Technological carbon removals: necessary solutions for global climate action

Dylan Marks

Technological carbon removals are a complex but crucial solution for climate action. South Pole experts reflect on the challenges and opportunities in scaling these important climate technologies.

Sustainable Fashion
16 November 2022

How the fashion industry can cotton on to sustainable supply chains

Karine Basso, Julie Bobon

We have summarised some of the key initiatives and levers of action for apparel and textile companies that want to stay fashionable in times of change. Let’s talk about setting and achieving SBTs, supply chain action and nature-based solutions.

Simplifying and amplifying best practice in using carbon credits for climate action
10 November 2022

Simplifying and amplifying best practice in using carbon credits for climate action

Naomi Swickard

South Pole has developed simple principles that explain the benefits of using carbon credits, based on existing best practice and recommendations by the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and the Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative (VCMi), among many others, turning technical guidance into accessible language, with easily understandable talking points.

Systems transformation: keeping the big picture in mind when it comes to climate action
28 October 2022

Systems transformation: keeping the big picture in mind when it comes to climate action

George Favaloro

The calculations are clear: climate change is costly and businesses need to simultaneously protect their value chains and drive emission reductions in their operations and beyond.

Credit: Ryan Brown for UN Women, Flickr   UN General Assembly (UNGA) Hall in New York where the 77th session of the UNGA took place on 13-22 September
21 October 2022

Gearing up for COP27: four priorities for Egypt’s climate “implementation” conference

Giusy Pellegrini, Aurora D'Aprile

COP27 will be a crucial test: will countries make good on their climate promises as they decide how to implement the Paris Agreement?

Hoisting the FLAG: the SBTi’s target-setting approach to land-intensive sectors goes live
28 September 2022

Hoisting the FLAG: the SBTi’s target-setting approach to land-intensive sectors goes live

The South Pole Agricultural Value Chains team

Companies in the Forest, Land use and Agriculture (FLAG) sector now have a new bar for what real ambition looks like when it comes to climate action, following the release of the SBTi’s new guidance.

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