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One week today! 🗓️ Join us for a webinar with Angus Davison and Richard Mills on the Haygrove UK farm followed by a Q & A. Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/enKrXAqh 📍 Tuesday 30th July at 4pm (GMT +1) If you can't attend, register and we'll send you the recording afterwards. Key Discussion Points:  1. Challenges in Growing: Understand the major obstacles faced by growers, including climate, market, and labour volatility. 2. Resilience Strategies: Hear how Haygrove mitigates macro-environmental risks through capital investment and prioritising sustainability. 3. Investing in Growing Systems: Discussion on the long-term considerations and ROI for investing in Growing Systems. 4. Technological Innovations: Explore the value of adopting new technologies for optimising growing conditions and improving yield and quality. 5. Future of Growing: Hear predictions on the future landscape of growing, including opportunities for early adopters and potential industry shifts.

Public scrutiny, media attention, and the impact of extreme weather events have thrust water and wastewater services into the national spotlight over recent years. While negative headlines often paint an incomplete picture, it’s undeniable challenges exist. However, this narrative isn't the whole story. The water sector is actively driving positive change. This year's UKWIR Annual Review, covering our activity over 2023/24, celebrates our collective efforts to improve services, reduce environmental impact, and shape a more sustainable future. To have a read, follow this link: https://lnkd.in/e35KK2GM

I am eager to share Hamish McRae's insightful perspectives on the future of governance and society within my professional network. His ideas provoke important considerations and potential solutions for our current challenges. By exploring these concepts, I aim to initiate meaningful discussions and inspire collective action toward building a fairer and more prosperous future. I strongly resonate with Hamish McRae's vision for a decentralized and participatory democracy, anticipating that technological advancements will foster greater citizen engagement and direct democracy, leading to more inclusive and representative governance. This is aligned with my belief in the importance of diverse perspectives in decision-making processes. McRae's insights on societal structures also align with my professional aspirations. He foresees continued urbanization, with cities evolving into hubs for innovation and entrepreneurship. Additionally, he predicts a shift toward a flexible and adaptable workforce, empowering individuals to pursue multiple careers and interests. This vision resonates with my aspirations for a dynamic and purpose-driven career. McRae's emphasis on responsible leadership and ethical considerations deeply resonates with me. He underscores the need to address issues such as inequality, privacy, and environmental sustainability to forge a truly prosperous and just future. I share his belief in prioritizing empathy, compassion, and social responsibility in the pursuit of progress and innovation. Reference McRae, H. (1994). The world in 2050: How to think about the future. HarperCollins. #HamishMcRae #FutureOfGovernance #SocietalShifts #InclusiveDemocracy #ResponsibleLeadership #SustainableFuture

Very inspiring and thought-provoking key notes and panelist interventions during this first of 3-days of Nature-based Solutions Conference 2024 – growing positive change! The GoNaturePositive! team is present in Oxford and following online 😊. 1st session discussed how to scale Nature-based Solutions with integrity. Unai Pascual in keynote talked about the elements that would truly make a NbS transformative force in society, focusing on the need for collective responsibility and action to obtain real changes in values, power relations, norms and rules. Social and environmental justice, protecting people and nature from harm, are at the core of transformational NbS. Also, complex systems thinking is needed, especially to understand and address the underlying drivers of nature negative actions, and value pluralism on how we perceive our relationship with nature and have respect for other worldviews. Very refreshingly, Unai Pascual strongly suggested to ditch the idea that we can solve our climate and biodiversity crises by balancing social, economy and nature. No, our world needs to recognize the economy is embedded in the biosphere and not external to it! Joe W Bull, Siobhan McQuaid, Dharm Kapletia, Doan Nainggolan, Niak Sian Koh, Jomme Desair, Dr. Benjamin Kupilas, Isobel Fletcher #NbSConferenceOxford #growingpositivechange 

Why is #EnvironmentalEconomics more relevant than ever? In today’s world, where sustainable development is essential, combining economic growth with environmental protection is more crucial than ever. 📈🌱 We asked Edvard Johansson, Professor at at the School of Business and Economics at Åbo Akademi University, to share his insights. Read about his thoughts and how we can create a sustainable future! 👉 https://lnkd.in/ejC7Rswj

Quite a team, quite a week. The climate-related events of 2024 and especially these of this week are stark reminders of the importance of our collective effort on adaptation: only in France, farmers suffered from one of the worst harvest on record, and Kirk made landfall bringing exceptionally high precipitation increasing the risk of poor harvest for sunflower and maize in the places where these had not already been harvested. Getting the team on the same trajectory and aiming for the same objectives is key to our ability to contribute to make the agricultural sector more resilient, especially for farmers and the financial institutions supporting the sector. Continuing on our 100-day planning strategy, finres team met in Paris this week to prepare our plan for the next quarter, leading us to the end of 2024. Expect some exciting news on several fronts: the use of LLMs in scientific assessments, global yield mapping, understanding of adaptation blockers in agriculture from a behavioural perspective, unprecedented yield and climate data quality and resolution, new countries and products. A big 🙏🏻 to the team: Schaeffer Michiel Dan Xie Caroline Vu Louis d'Hautefeuille Yann Bouffanais Mathilde Duvallet Vhiny-Guilley Mombo Yona Uzan Joe Freeman Ben Martineau Mohamed ALKASSEM Mike Girling Sidiki Sanogo Raj Rani Jehanne Reboud and onwards!

On November 27, EMILI's Managing Director, Jacqueline Keena, and Manager of Public Policy & Stakeholder Engagement, Kyle Hiebert, met with Manitoba's first ever Minister of Innovation and New Technology, Hon. Mike Moroz. Minister Moroz has been tasked with helping Manitoba businesses adopt new technology to boost their competitiveness, while also supporting the development of AI in the province, among many other things. EMILI will be working closely with the minister and his office through Jacqueline's role chairing the AI Tech & Jobs Committee within the Premier's Business and Jobs Council, while also offering insights into the many ways digital agriculture can be a pillar of Manitoba's future-oriented green economy.

Now more than ever, we must keep our eyes on the prize of what we must do to ensure a world where we all can have access to opportunity and a safe and healthy planet. This week, I had the privilege of joining Jobs for the Future (JFF) at their annual Horizon conference to document the journey of five entrepreneurs who are leading the way in job creation for the green economy. (Shout out to Taj Ahmad Eldridge, the flyest investor and leader in climate) Tinia P., one of the entrepreneurs I've had the opportunity to follow, is turning food waste into valuable nutrients for the agriculture industry and training up a new workforce in the process. Learn more about five fascinating innovators helping us to reimagine blue-collar work into green-collar careers: https://buff.ly/3zOvMdQ.

I am thrilled to share that I have successfully completed "The Introduction to Nature, Business, and Finance" course, created by the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Through this course, I have gained a deeper understanding of how nature impacts businesses and economies, as well as the risks and opportunities tied to biodiversity loss. The insights into the TNFD recommendations provide actionable steps for integrating nature into financial and business decision-making. It is clear that nature is not just a backdrop to our activities—it is the foundation of our economies. Recognizing this, I am eager to apply these skills in real-world scenarios to drive nature-positive outcomes, support sustainable business practices, and contribute to a resilient financial system. As we move toward a future aligned with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, I believe we all have a role to play in embedding nature into decision-making processes. Let’s build a sustainable future together! 🌱