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Insights from Apparel
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Outdoor apparel company Patagonia’s ownership and governance model enables it to prioritise ecological objectives. The company emphasises the importance of grassroots activism as well as direct-to-consumer storytelling. Current priorities include harmonising impact objectives with financial performance, decarbonising supply chains, and effectively engaging with politically diverse stakeholders through strategic and unconventional partnerships.
Oatly positions itself as a climate solution company with at least 90% of its products qualifying as climate solutions. Oatly aspires to use its voice, partnerships and advocacy to challenge outdated norms, break down regulatory barriers and push for fair market conditions for a plant-centric food system that operates within the planetary boundaries. Scaling regenerative agricultural practices to address nature, climate and farmer livelihoods is key. Through climate labelling for consumers and advocating for this across all food and drink, Oatly focuses on transparency and awareness about the impact of food and drink. Outlining their focus on science-backed operational strategies, Oatly notes a short-term challenge: scaling rapidly versus reducing their climate footprint per litre annually.
Generation Investment Management
BUSINESS MODEL INNOVATION
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Insights from Finance
Triodos’s approach to banking is rooted in the dual mission of financing change and changing finance. The company’s focus is sustainable finance, advocacy for financial transparency, and ethical banking. They aim to enable and accelerate the most vital transitions, such as the food, energy and resource transitions. Triodos manages competitive pressures from traditional financial institutions and develops pricing structures that effectively communicate the value of their specialised financial services.
Generation’s investment thesis majors on sustainable and climate-conscious investments8, utilising strategic advocacy to influence change at the systems level within finance. The company is adept at spotlighting challenges posed by financial regulations, especially around transparency and compliance. Their strategy includes rigorous climate investment criteria emphasising emission reductions.
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