Rafael Savva
@rafsavva.bsky.social
Lecturer in Law, Lancaster University Law School
Pentland Centre for Sustainability in Business
Posts about corporate law and sustainable development, business news, and work. Views are my own
Pentland Centre for Sustainability in Business
Posts about corporate law and sustainable development, business news, and work. Views are my own
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📢Historic court win📢
A Court ruled yesterday that the Netherlands' climate policy was insufficient, and discriminated against islanders of Dutch-territory Caribbean island, Bonaire. 1/2
A Court ruled yesterday that the Netherlands' climate policy was insufficient, and discriminated against islanders of Dutch-territory Caribbean island, Bonaire. 1/2
January 29, 2026 at 2:24 PM
📢Historic court win📢
A Court ruled yesterday that the Netherlands' climate policy was insufficient, and discriminated against islanders of Dutch-territory Caribbean island, Bonaire. 1/2
A Court ruled yesterday that the Netherlands' climate policy was insufficient, and discriminated against islanders of Dutch-territory Caribbean island, Bonaire. 1/2
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📣 New podcast interview with our CEO on TBLI Radical Truth, discussing:
🟠 Catherine's roots in shareholder activism
🟠 The power of pensions
🟠 The future of fiduciary duty
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/78Tz...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/r...
🟠 Catherine's roots in shareholder activism
🟠 The power of pensions
🟠 The future of fiduciary duty
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/78Tz...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/r...
How Pension Funds Can Save the Planet: Stewardship vs. ESG | Catherine Howarth (ShareAction)
open.spotify.com
January 28, 2026 at 10:13 AM
📣 New podcast interview with our CEO on TBLI Radical Truth, discussing:
🟠 Catherine's roots in shareholder activism
🟠 The power of pensions
🟠 The future of fiduciary duty
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/78Tz...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/r...
🟠 Catherine's roots in shareholder activism
🟠 The power of pensions
🟠 The future of fiduciary duty
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/78Tz...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/r...
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How sustainable is football?
We're talking with @idlan.bsky.social on today's Transforming Tomorrow to discuss the carbon footprints for clubs and tournaments, the problems with football shirts, and the possibility for footballers to be influencers on green behaviour.
We're talking with @idlan.bsky.social on today's Transforming Tomorrow to discuss the carbon footprints for clubs and tournaments, the problems with football shirts, and the possibility for footballers to be influencers on green behaviour.
January 26, 2026 at 9:21 AM
How sustainable is football?
We're talking with @idlan.bsky.social on today's Transforming Tomorrow to discuss the carbon footprints for clubs and tournaments, the problems with football shirts, and the possibility for footballers to be influencers on green behaviour.
We're talking with @idlan.bsky.social on today's Transforming Tomorrow to discuss the carbon footprints for clubs and tournaments, the problems with football shirts, and the possibility for footballers to be influencers on green behaviour.
This story is an example in what’s broken in business–worker relationships across global supply chains: a bit of greenwashing, a bit of greenhushing, half-measures, and enormous inertia. As one of the people driving this case put it: “Unless there is some massive tragedy, nobody will do anything.”
Justice for Jeyasre: how a brutal murder led to a better deal for garment workers in India
After a 21-year-old employee was raped and killed by her supervisor in 2021, campaigners ensured conditions at the factory were overhauled. But its order book never recovered
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:40 AM
This story is an example in what’s broken in business–worker relationships across global supply chains: a bit of greenwashing, a bit of greenhushing, half-measures, and enormous inertia. As one of the people driving this case put it: “Unless there is some massive tragedy, nobody will do anything.”
Private equity backers offload record amount of old fund stakes
Private equity backers offload record amount of old fund stakes
Deals in which investors sell holdings in ageing funds set to hit $110bn
www.ft.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Private equity backers offload record amount of old fund stakes
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Every imperial power drums up paranoid fears to justify aggression and expansion. If one excuse looks too ridiculous to attempt, another will always be found.
January 4, 2026 at 10:35 AM
Every imperial power drums up paranoid fears to justify aggression and expansion. If one excuse looks too ridiculous to attempt, another will always be found.
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Erasmus+ an accessible and well-supported programme.
UK to re-join Erasmus+ – here are six benefits of the European exchange scheme
Erasmus+ an accessible and well-supported programme.
tcnv.link
December 18, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Erasmus+ an accessible and well-supported programme.
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· #AcademicSky ·
The chief executive of UKRI has said the agency will move away from “transactional” grant funding and encourage universities to specialise by committing to long-term strategic relationships with them, reports @robinbisson.bsky.social via @resprofnews.bsky.social
The chief executive of UKRI has said the agency will move away from “transactional” grant funding and encourage universities to specialise by committing to long-term strategic relationships with them, reports @robinbisson.bsky.social via @resprofnews.bsky.social
UKRI chief pledges shift from short-termism in research funding - Research Professional News
In RPN interview, Ian Chapman heralds specialisation drive for UK universities via “continuity and commitment”
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:33 AM
· #AcademicSky ·
The chief executive of UKRI has said the agency will move away from “transactional” grant funding and encourage universities to specialise by committing to long-term strategic relationships with them, reports @robinbisson.bsky.social via @resprofnews.bsky.social
The chief executive of UKRI has said the agency will move away from “transactional” grant funding and encourage universities to specialise by committing to long-term strategic relationships with them, reports @robinbisson.bsky.social via @resprofnews.bsky.social
In companies that turned mismanagement with confidence into strategy, the real kicker isn’t excessive pay. It’s the message to workers: ‘Fuel the corporate machine and maybe you’ll get a wage that won’t make you laugh-cry. Plus free coffee. And mugs, but don’t steal them, that’s an HR violation.”
How executive pay went galactic
Elon Musk’s $1tn incentive plan supercharges a long history of rewards driving up executive pay
www.ft.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:08 AM
In companies that turned mismanagement with confidence into strategy, the real kicker isn’t excessive pay. It’s the message to workers: ‘Fuel the corporate machine and maybe you’ll get a wage that won’t make you laugh-cry. Plus free coffee. And mugs, but don’t steal them, that’s an HR violation.”
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The expansion of global food supply chains can reduce food security, while improving regional food systems can improve food security.
How unsustainable global supply chains exacerbate food insecurity
The expansion of global food supply chains can reduce food security, while improving regional food systems can improve food security.
tcnv.link
December 2, 2025 at 11:53 AM
The expansion of global food supply chains can reduce food security, while improving regional food systems can improve food security.
Maybe it’s too late for me to read this 😂
How do I learn when to shut up in meetings?
It’s too late for me, but you can still follow my advice
on.ft.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Maybe it’s too late for me to read this 😂
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The @ec.europa.eu released its Sustainable Finance Disclosure SFDR review proposal, and it misses the mark.
️ ⚠️ Key disclosure rules are removed, engagement is overlooked and the new “transition” category still risks greenwashing rather than driving real change.
👉 shareaction.org/news/commiss...
️ ⚠️ Key disclosure rules are removed, engagement is overlooked and the new “transition” category still risks greenwashing rather than driving real change.
👉 shareaction.org/news/commiss...
Commission’s SFDR review misses the mark, risks fueling more…
We work across borders and systems to transform the financial sector and harness its potential to be a force for good.
shareaction.org
November 20, 2025 at 11:30 AM
The @ec.europa.eu released its Sustainable Finance Disclosure SFDR review proposal, and it misses the mark.
️ ⚠️ Key disclosure rules are removed, engagement is overlooked and the new “transition” category still risks greenwashing rather than driving real change.
👉 shareaction.org/news/commiss...
️ ⚠️ Key disclosure rules are removed, engagement is overlooked and the new “transition” category still risks greenwashing rather than driving real change.
👉 shareaction.org/news/commiss...
Presented my empirical research on Investor Stewardship’s “Expectations Gap” at the SLS Company Law & Sustainability Conference. The project’s findings show the existence of an “Expectations Disconnect” rather than a “Gap”: high-level principles don’t seem to translate into granular expectations.
November 8, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Presented my empirical research on Investor Stewardship’s “Expectations Gap” at the SLS Company Law & Sustainability Conference. The project’s findings show the existence of an “Expectations Disconnect” rather than a “Gap”: high-level principles don’t seem to translate into granular expectations.
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📢Research shows a 267% surge in #COP -related disinformation between July - Sept this year📢
A new report found despite recent research showing 80%+ of people support stronger climate action, increasing online disinfo (supercharged by AI) fuels hostility towards science🧵
www.dw.com/en/disinform...
A new report found despite recent research showing 80%+ of people support stronger climate action, increasing online disinfo (supercharged by AI) fuels hostility towards science🧵
www.dw.com/en/disinform...
Disinformation rife ahead of climate summit in Brazil – DW – 11/06/2025
As a majority of global citizens call for bold climate change policies, a new push for information integrity aims to neutralize the climate denial that has thwarted ambitious action.
www.dw.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:12 PM
📢Research shows a 267% surge in #COP -related disinformation between July - Sept this year📢
A new report found despite recent research showing 80%+ of people support stronger climate action, increasing online disinfo (supercharged by AI) fuels hostility towards science🧵
www.dw.com/en/disinform...
A new report found despite recent research showing 80%+ of people support stronger climate action, increasing online disinfo (supercharged by AI) fuels hostility towards science🧵
www.dw.com/en/disinform...
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REMINDER: Join us on Tues, 11 Nov, 2025, 11:00–12:00 at LUMS WP B007/online for a session on Turning points in Climate Justice: What recent International Rulings mean for sustainability? by Camilo Cornejo.
All LU staff and students welcome
Registration required-More info at: tinyurl.com/clmt-just.
All LU staff and students welcome
Registration required-More info at: tinyurl.com/clmt-just.
November 4, 2025 at 11:37 AM
REMINDER: Join us on Tues, 11 Nov, 2025, 11:00–12:00 at LUMS WP B007/online for a session on Turning points in Climate Justice: What recent International Rulings mean for sustainability? by Camilo Cornejo.
All LU staff and students welcome
Registration required-More info at: tinyurl.com/clmt-just.
All LU staff and students welcome
Registration required-More info at: tinyurl.com/clmt-just.
As someone early in my research career, I’m stunned by this. That’s a gut punch for academic freedom.
UK university halted human rights research after pressure from China
Exclusive: Leading professor at Sheffield Hallam was told to cease research on supply chains and forced labour in China after demands from authorities
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:48 AM
As someone early in my research career, I’m stunned by this. That’s a gut punch for academic freedom.
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🚨Climate litigation alert🚨
Canada's largest pension fund has been sued over alleged mismanagement of climate risk 🧵
ecojustice.ca/news/canadas...
#CDNpensions #ClimateRisk #FiduciaryDuty #ClimateFinance #PensionGovernance #NetZero #cdnpoli #ProtectOurPensions
Canada's largest pension fund has been sued over alleged mismanagement of climate risk 🧵
ecojustice.ca/news/canadas...
#CDNpensions #ClimateRisk #FiduciaryDuty #ClimateFinance #PensionGovernance #NetZero #cdnpoli #ProtectOurPensions
Canada’s largest pension investment manager sued
Young Canadians are taking the sixth largest pension fund manager in the world to court, claiming it is failing to protect their pensions from climate risk.
ecojustice.ca
October 28, 2025 at 2:35 PM
🚨Climate litigation alert🚨
Canada's largest pension fund has been sued over alleged mismanagement of climate risk 🧵
ecojustice.ca/news/canadas...
#CDNpensions #ClimateRisk #FiduciaryDuty #ClimateFinance #PensionGovernance #NetZero #cdnpoli #ProtectOurPensions
Canada's largest pension fund has been sued over alleged mismanagement of climate risk 🧵
ecojustice.ca/news/canadas...
#CDNpensions #ClimateRisk #FiduciaryDuty #ClimateFinance #PensionGovernance #NetZero #cdnpoli #ProtectOurPensions
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@livingwageuk.bsky.social has today announced its new Living Wage rates.
Alongside investors we work with in the Good Work Coalition, we continue to support the real Living Wage and encourage companies to protect their workers and businesses from the harms of low pay.
Alongside investors we work with in the Good Work Coalition, we continue to support the real Living Wage and encourage companies to protect their workers and businesses from the harms of low pay.
October 22, 2025 at 1:03 PM
@livingwageuk.bsky.social has today announced its new Living Wage rates.
Alongside investors we work with in the Good Work Coalition, we continue to support the real Living Wage and encourage companies to protect their workers and businesses from the harms of low pay.
Alongside investors we work with in the Good Work Coalition, we continue to support the real Living Wage and encourage companies to protect their workers and businesses from the harms of low pay.
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What are the energy costs of creating an AI avatar, or asking ChatGPT a question? How can we deal with heat generated by data centres? Professor Adrian Friday returns to #TransformingTomorrow to help Jan & @thepaulturner.bsky.social wrestle with these questions.
Listen & subscribe: pod.fo/e/3403ed
Listen & subscribe: pod.fo/e/3403ed
October 20, 2025 at 8:15 AM
What are the energy costs of creating an AI avatar, or asking ChatGPT a question? How can we deal with heat generated by data centres? Professor Adrian Friday returns to #TransformingTomorrow to help Jan & @thepaulturner.bsky.social wrestle with these questions.
Listen & subscribe: pod.fo/e/3403ed
Listen & subscribe: pod.fo/e/3403ed
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Apropos of nothing, I really do think UK journalists and politicians need some reminding that mass deportation of LEGAL immigrants, particularly those with permanent status, is far more extreme than even Trump's America and would basically place Britain completely on its own among democracies.
October 19, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Apropos of nothing, I really do think UK journalists and politicians need some reminding that mass deportation of LEGAL immigrants, particularly those with permanent status, is far more extreme than even Trump's America and would basically place Britain completely on its own among democracies.
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On this week's #TransformingTomorrow Kyla Raby, an antislavery pracademic at the Uni of South Australia, tells Jan + @thepaulturner.bsky.social about links btwn the Modern Slavery Acts of UK + Australia, and her work raising consumers' awareness of the topic.
Listen and subscribe: pod.fo/e/33c279
Listen and subscribe: pod.fo/e/33c279
October 13, 2025 at 10:03 AM
On this week's #TransformingTomorrow Kyla Raby, an antislavery pracademic at the Uni of South Australia, tells Jan + @thepaulturner.bsky.social about links btwn the Modern Slavery Acts of UK + Australia, and her work raising consumers' awareness of the topic.
Listen and subscribe: pod.fo/e/33c279
Listen and subscribe: pod.fo/e/33c279
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Shane Goodwin SMU Cox School of Business traces the pivotal shift from New Jersey to Delaware, revealing how #legal infrastructure—not just statutes—shaped long-term dominance in U.S. #corporategovernance.
Read: spkl.io/63321Aps9v
Subscribe: spkl.io/63326Aps90
#AcademicSky
Read: spkl.io/63321Aps9v
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#AcademicSky
October 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Shane Goodwin SMU Cox School of Business traces the pivotal shift from New Jersey to Delaware, revealing how #legal infrastructure—not just statutes—shaped long-term dominance in U.S. #corporategovernance.
Read: spkl.io/63321Aps9v
Subscribe: spkl.io/63326Aps90
#AcademicSky
Read: spkl.io/63321Aps9v
Subscribe: spkl.io/63326Aps90
#AcademicSky
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You have heard the EU bubble's new buzzword "deregulation" and you have no idea what it means?
Or even better, you know what it means and whant to know how to fight it?
That's why we joined forces with out friends at @lobbycontrol.bsky.social to create free lobby tour of Brussels about the D-word!👇
Or even better, you know what it means and whant to know how to fight it?
That's why we joined forces with out friends at @lobbycontrol.bsky.social to create free lobby tour of Brussels about the D-word!👇
October 8, 2025 at 12:41 PM
You have heard the EU bubble's new buzzword "deregulation" and you have no idea what it means?
Or even better, you know what it means and whant to know how to fight it?
That's why we joined forces with out friends at @lobbycontrol.bsky.social to create free lobby tour of Brussels about the D-word!👇
Or even better, you know what it means and whant to know how to fight it?
That's why we joined forces with out friends at @lobbycontrol.bsky.social to create free lobby tour of Brussels about the D-word!👇
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REMINDER: Join us on 9 Oct, 10AM-11AM at LUMS LT 16/online for a session on Incorporating sustainability into research practice: Gaining insight from different perspectives by Dr Valerie Seymour and Dr Georgiana Allison.
All LU staff & students welcome.
Registration info here: tinyurl.com/sus-res
All LU staff & students welcome.
Registration info here: tinyurl.com/sus-res
October 5, 2025 at 11:23 AM
REMINDER: Join us on 9 Oct, 10AM-11AM at LUMS LT 16/online for a session on Incorporating sustainability into research practice: Gaining insight from different perspectives by Dr Valerie Seymour and Dr Georgiana Allison.
All LU staff & students welcome.
Registration info here: tinyurl.com/sus-res
All LU staff & students welcome.
Registration info here: tinyurl.com/sus-res
The SEC chair claims laws like the CSRD and CSDDD require reporting on socially significant issues even if they’re not financially material. That’s not quite right - both laws hinge on materiality assessments, not blanket disclosure. on.ft.com/485W3DK
Wall Street regulator vows light touch and end to quarterly reporting
Paul Atkins says SEC will ‘remove its thumb from the scales’ while criticising European over-regulation
on.ft.com
September 29, 2025 at 7:21 AM
The SEC chair claims laws like the CSRD and CSDDD require reporting on socially significant issues even if they’re not financially material. That’s not quite right - both laws hinge on materiality assessments, not blanket disclosure. on.ft.com/485W3DK