Lauren Burnhill
@laurenopv.bsky.social
Sustainable finance, impact investment, gender, social inclusion, climate & all kinds of other good things. Environmental & social impacts aren’t externalities, they’re opportunities.
Despite the prevailing "we don't need no ESG" climate in the US, climate is, in fact, a significant risk for US equities - at least according to Green Central Banking's @emmathomasson.bsky.social. So are EU ESG regulations a source of alpha? Could well be.
greencentralbanking.com/2025/07/15/c...
greencentralbanking.com/2025/07/15/c...
Portfolio managers beware: climate risk to stocks to be bigger than expected
Call for better modelling to capture real climate risk for funds
greencentralbanking.com
July 26, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Despite the prevailing "we don't need no ESG" climate in the US, climate is, in fact, a significant risk for US equities - at least according to Green Central Banking's @emmathomasson.bsky.social. So are EU ESG regulations a source of alpha? Could well be.
greencentralbanking.com/2025/07/15/c...
greencentralbanking.com/2025/07/15/c...
The Devastation Bill - Brazil's shift from climate leader to terminator.
What ESG professionals need to know ⬇️
onestopesg.com/esg-news/bra...
What ESG professionals need to know ⬇️
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Brazil's Devastation Bill: What ESG Professionals Need to Know About the 2025 Environmental Rollback
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July 26, 2025 at 10:19 AM
The Devastation Bill - Brazil's shift from climate leader to terminator.
What ESG professionals need to know ⬇️
onestopesg.com/esg-news/bra...
What ESG professionals need to know ⬇️
onestopesg.com/esg-news/bra...
Performative DEI. It's real & it's a problem.
"DEI has become a central part of public, private, and nonprofit discourse, appearing in strategic plans, leadership messaging & institutional values. But ... it’s time to confront an uncomfortable truth"
impactentrepreneur.com/the-dei-disc...
"DEI has become a central part of public, private, and nonprofit discourse, appearing in strategic plans, leadership messaging & institutional values. But ... it’s time to confront an uncomfortable truth"
impactentrepreneur.com/the-dei-disc...
The DEI Disconnect | Impact Entrepreneur
Why performative efforts are eroding trust—and what it takes to build lasting equity.
impactentrepreneur.com
July 25, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Performative DEI. It's real & it's a problem.
"DEI has become a central part of public, private, and nonprofit discourse, appearing in strategic plans, leadership messaging & institutional values. But ... it’s time to confront an uncomfortable truth"
impactentrepreneur.com/the-dei-disc...
"DEI has become a central part of public, private, and nonprofit discourse, appearing in strategic plans, leadership messaging & institutional values. But ... it’s time to confront an uncomfortable truth"
impactentrepreneur.com/the-dei-disc...
The ICJ says countries have an obligation to fight climate change. If only they had the power to enforce that ruling!
The idea that countries that have contributed the most to climate change should be pay reparations? Probably reasonable but definitely challenging.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The idea that countries that have contributed the most to climate change should be pay reparations? Probably reasonable but definitely challenging.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Vanuatu Wins Landmark Legal Battle Over Climate Change Impact
One of the world’s most vulnerable countries to the fallout from climate change has won a landmark legal battle, giving countries new ammunition to pursue some of the planet’s biggest emitters.
www.bloomberg.com
July 24, 2025 at 12:35 PM
The ICJ says countries have an obligation to fight climate change. If only they had the power to enforce that ruling!
The idea that countries that have contributed the most to climate change should be pay reparations? Probably reasonable but definitely challenging.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The idea that countries that have contributed the most to climate change should be pay reparations? Probably reasonable but definitely challenging.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The courts think it’s okay to deport people, even to countries other than their own? I am beyond appalled, more than horrified.
Land of the free, home of the brave? Once upon a time but no longer 😭
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/23/u...
Land of the free, home of the brave? Once upon a time but no longer 😭
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/23/u...
Supreme Court Lets Trump Deport Migrants to Countries Other Than Their Own
www.nytimes.com
June 24, 2025 at 6:14 AM
The courts think it’s okay to deport people, even to countries other than their own? I am beyond appalled, more than horrified.
Land of the free, home of the brave? Once upon a time but no longer 😭
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/23/u...
Land of the free, home of the brave? Once upon a time but no longer 😭
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/23/u...
Nearly 400,000 open jobs; not enough skilled blue collar labor. “For every 20 positions, there’s one qualified candidate, says one manufacturing CEO.”
Administration plans to onshore manufacturing & eliminate immigrants will likely worsen the situation.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/23/b...
Administration plans to onshore manufacturing & eliminate immigrants will likely worsen the situation.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/23/b...
Why Factories Are Having Trouble Filling Nearly 400,000 Open Jobs
www.nytimes.com
June 24, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Nearly 400,000 open jobs; not enough skilled blue collar labor. “For every 20 positions, there’s one qualified candidate, says one manufacturing CEO.”
Administration plans to onshore manufacturing & eliminate immigrants will likely worsen the situation.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/23/b...
Administration plans to onshore manufacturing & eliminate immigrants will likely worsen the situation.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/23/b...
In some cultures, women still face immense social pressure to show their “value” by becoming mothers. Is it any wonder then that a cult of pseudo babies would arise? Sure there are other reasons the dolls are popular but this one makes me sad.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Hyper-realistic baby dolls spark moral panic and legislation in Brazil
About 30 bills concerning these figurines, known as ‘reborn’ dolls, have been introduced across the country
www.theguardian.com
June 23, 2025 at 7:00 AM
In some cultures, women still face immense social pressure to show their “value” by becoming mothers. Is it any wonder then that a cult of pseudo babies would arise? Sure there are other reasons the dolls are popular but this one makes me sad.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Worried about heat deaths or happy for a “bit of sunshine”?
Britain isn’t the only country experiencing a heatwave or in need of a national adaptation plan.
How many will die in extreme weather due to the actions of well-funded climate deniers?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Britain isn’t the only country experiencing a heatwave or in need of a national adaptation plan.
How many will die in extreme weather due to the actions of well-funded climate deniers?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on extreme weather: build national readiness – or let everyday life keep breaking down | Editorial
Editorial: Britain faces rising climate threats, yet lacks a country adaptation plan. Urgent, coordinated investment is needed to protect lives and infrastructure
www.theguardian.com
June 23, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Worried about heat deaths or happy for a “bit of sunshine”?
Britain isn’t the only country experiencing a heatwave or in need of a national adaptation plan.
How many will die in extreme weather due to the actions of well-funded climate deniers?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Britain isn’t the only country experiencing a heatwave or in need of a national adaptation plan.
How many will die in extreme weather due to the actions of well-funded climate deniers?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Ok, so they might not work. Nevertheless, the desire & intent to protect every resident is breathtakingly beautiful.
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ma...
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ma...
Why does Switzerland have more nuclear bunkers than any other country?
The long read: Switzerland is home to more than 370,000 nuclear bunkers – enough to shelter every member of the population. But if the worst should happen, would they actually work?
www.theguardian.com
May 30, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Ok, so they might not work. Nevertheless, the desire & intent to protect every resident is breathtakingly beautiful.
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ma...
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ma...
Reposted by Lauren Burnhill
New short-term climate scenarios from the Network for Greening the Financial System ignore innate economic and financial volatility and understate transition risks, says economic consultant @markcliffe.bsky.social >> greencb.co/3Zcv5Vt
Simplistic NGFS climate scenarios are stuck in 'model land'
New short-term climate scenarios ignore innate economic and financial volatility, and understate transition risks, says economic consultant Mark Cliffe.
greencb.co
May 14, 2025 at 9:24 AM
New short-term climate scenarios from the Network for Greening the Financial System ignore innate economic and financial volatility and understate transition risks, says economic consultant @markcliffe.bsky.social >> greencb.co/3Zcv5Vt
Not colonialism but "migration with permission". Nevertheless, some retirees assimilate and treat their new countries well, others, not so much.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/07/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/07/m...
Is It Colonialism When Europeans Retire in Cheaper Countries?
www.nytimes.com
May 12, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Not colonialism but "migration with permission". Nevertheless, some retirees assimilate and treat their new countries well, others, not so much.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/07/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/07/m...
In 2023, Nguema led a coup that ended 60 years of dynastic dictatorship in Gabon. In April 2025, he won more than 90% of the vote in the first democratic elections since 1967, which have been hailed as transparent & peaceful.
90% popular support. That's mind-blowing!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
90% popular support. That's mind-blowing!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Gabon election: Coup leader Oligui Nguema wins poll by huge margin - BBC News
This was the first presidential vote since the near-six-decade-long Bongo dynasty was overthrown.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 5, 2025 at 8:27 PM
In 2023, Nguema led a coup that ended 60 years of dynastic dictatorship in Gabon. In April 2025, he won more than 90% of the vote in the first democratic elections since 1967, which have been hailed as transparent & peaceful.
90% popular support. That's mind-blowing!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
90% popular support. That's mind-blowing!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reposted by Lauren Burnhill
Blended finance transactions in emerging markets amounted to $24 billion last year – far below what’s needed for global sustainable development goals.
@britishintinv.bsky.social and BCG reviewed 65 blended finance funds and identified five models to replicate.
impactalpha.com/how-to-simpl...
@britishintinv.bsky.social and BCG reviewed 65 blended finance funds and identified five models to replicate.
impactalpha.com/how-to-simpl...
How to simplify blended finance in order mobilize private capital
Only a few people in the world can afford to be fitted for a bespoke, tailored suit. It is a very expensive, complex, ...
impactalpha.com
April 24, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Blended finance transactions in emerging markets amounted to $24 billion last year – far below what’s needed for global sustainable development goals.
@britishintinv.bsky.social and BCG reviewed 65 blended finance funds and identified five models to replicate.
impactalpha.com/how-to-simpl...
@britishintinv.bsky.social and BCG reviewed 65 blended finance funds and identified five models to replicate.
impactalpha.com/how-to-simpl...
Why would gig workers lean right? Internalizing the message that they are entrepreneurs - not workers or exploited or poor – is instrumental to navigating a world in which the individual bears all risks, & must sustain self-esteem despite hardship & overwork.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
In Brazil, the right creates precarious workers, and precarious workers prefer the right – but the cycle can be broken | Rodrigo Nunes
Rodrigo Nunes, a senior lecturer in political theory, explains how delivery drivers are taking to the street to demand better pay and conditions, while worker-owned delivery app services are thriving
www.theguardian.com
April 25, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Why would gig workers lean right? Internalizing the message that they are entrepreneurs - not workers or exploited or poor – is instrumental to navigating a world in which the individual bears all risks, & must sustain self-esteem despite hardship & overwork.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Sheltering in a tube station is so yesterday. The next wartime safety hub is 7-11.
US - Russian aggressive posturing & acts on the world stage potentially open the door for China to move against Taiwan. The Taiwanese are taking proactive security measures.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
US - Russian aggressive posturing & acts on the world stage potentially open the door for China to move against Taiwan. The Taiwanese are taking proactive security measures.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
‘Don’t panic, but don’t relax’: Taiwan’s plan ‘to use 7-Eleven chains’ as wartime hubs
From energy security to boosting internet connections, Taiwan is working on ways to protect its population if China attacks
www.theguardian.com
April 12, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Sheltering in a tube station is so yesterday. The next wartime safety hub is 7-11.
US - Russian aggressive posturing & acts on the world stage potentially open the door for China to move against Taiwan. The Taiwanese are taking proactive security measures.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
US - Russian aggressive posturing & acts on the world stage potentially open the door for China to move against Taiwan. The Taiwanese are taking proactive security measures.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
"Taking a sledgehammer to a growing sector of the nation’s auto industry is a terrible idea...It will cost jobs immediately and severely hamper the nation’s ability to remain competitive as demand for clean vehicles grows worldwide.”
Winning? 🤔
www.emergingtechbrew.com/stories/2025...
Winning? 🤔
www.emergingtechbrew.com/stories/2025...
Princeton analysis: Killing IRA’s EV tax credits would decimate US EV, battery manufacturing
“Taking a sledgehammer to a growing sector of the nation’s auto industry is a terrible idea,” Jason Walsh, executive director of the BlueGreen Alliance, said.
www.emergingtechbrew.com
April 11, 2025 at 1:23 PM
"Taking a sledgehammer to a growing sector of the nation’s auto industry is a terrible idea...It will cost jobs immediately and severely hamper the nation’s ability to remain competitive as demand for clean vehicles grows worldwide.”
Winning? 🤔
www.emergingtechbrew.com/stories/2025...
Winning? 🤔
www.emergingtechbrew.com/stories/2025...
Data centers use huge amounts of energy. That's an environmental problem. Data City proposes a solution - the “world’s largest” green energy behind-the-meter hub for data centers which will help the US “win the AI race.' Can it change Trump's stance on REN?
www.emergingtechbrew.com/stories/2025...
www.emergingtechbrew.com/stories/2025...
Data City, Texas, aims to power acres of data centers via renewable energy
The energy hub will be built outside Laredo on 50,000 acres of land and aims to help the US “win the AI race.”
www.emergingtechbrew.com
April 11, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Data centers use huge amounts of energy. That's an environmental problem. Data City proposes a solution - the “world’s largest” green energy behind-the-meter hub for data centers which will help the US “win the AI race.' Can it change Trump's stance on REN?
www.emergingtechbrew.com/stories/2025...
www.emergingtechbrew.com/stories/2025...
Amid discussions of sovereign rights, this point is worth noting: "The dilemma is compounded by the fact that these companies have implemented DEI initiatives often in response to requests from other international partners, not just the U.S."
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portugaldecoded.substack.com/p/business-l...
Business leaders reject U.S. push against diversity
The U.S. government has sent letters to companies in Portugal that provide goods and services under federal contracts, urging them to dismantle their diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.
portugaldecoded.substack.com
April 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Amid discussions of sovereign rights, this point is worth noting: "The dilemma is compounded by the fact that these companies have implemented DEI initiatives often in response to requests from other international partners, not just the U.S."
portugaldecoded.substack.com/p/business-l...
portugaldecoded.substack.com/p/business-l...
Reposted by Lauren Burnhill
For the most part, sprawl means those of us who are nondrivers (youth, disabled people, people aging out of driving) are stuck at home or reliant on favors from family and friends to meet our basic needs. This shouldn’t be our future.
Not a single time in this article glorifying the need for sprawl to address the US's affordable housing crisis is there a mention of the vast transportation costs of sprawling living patterns. Nor is there mention of the fact that sprawl is directly linked to disinvestment in urban cores.
America Needs More Sprawl to Fix Its Housing Crisis
The word has become an epithet for garish, reckless growth — but to fix the housing crisis, the country needs more of it.
www.nytimes.com
April 10, 2025 at 1:52 PM
For the most part, sprawl means those of us who are nondrivers (youth, disabled people, people aging out of driving) are stuck at home or reliant on favors from family and friends to meet our basic needs. This shouldn’t be our future.
One can only hope that SCOTUS responds by requiring the return of Mr. Garcia who was wrongly & unlawfully deported. It shouldn't have required a court decision in the first place, but if outside of the purview of a district court, surely SCOTUS can set things right.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/u...
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Block Order Requiring Return of Wrongly Deported Migrant
The government said Judge Paula Xinis, who ordered that the administration return the migrant, Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, by Monday, had engaged in “district-court diplomacy.”
www.nytimes.com
April 7, 2025 at 4:59 PM
One can only hope that SCOTUS responds by requiring the return of Mr. Garcia who was wrongly & unlawfully deported. It shouldn't have required a court decision in the first place, but if outside of the purview of a district court, surely SCOTUS can set things right.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/u...
MLP's embezzlement conviction automatically prevents her from running for President for 5 years. Sound concept, but what's with 5 years? After that, criminals are absolved of wrongdoing? If this concept had been true in the US, what would the world look like today?
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/w...
Le Pen Barred From French Presidential Run After Embezzlement Ruling
The court decision barred the far-right leader Marine Le Pen from seeking office for five years, jeopardizing her plans for the 2027 election. She can appeal.
www.nytimes.com
March 31, 2025 at 11:31 AM
MLP's embezzlement conviction automatically prevents her from running for President for 5 years. Sound concept, but what's with 5 years? After that, criminals are absolved of wrongdoing? If this concept had been true in the US, what would the world look like today?
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/w...
Some problems are so big, we only managed to look small pieces. Plastic waste gets much attention, but it's the tip of the trash iceberg. Maybe we used to be able to ship our trash to other countries with impunity. Even if that remains true, is that a real solution?
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/o...
Opinion | The Story You’ve Been Told About Recycling Is a Lie
The world’s poorer nations have never stopped being receptacles for the West’s rubbish.
www.nytimes.com
March 31, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Some problems are so big, we only managed to look small pieces. Plastic waste gets much attention, but it's the tip of the trash iceberg. Maybe we used to be able to ship our trash to other countries with impunity. Even if that remains true, is that a real solution?
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/o...
"Framing homelessness as a personal failing didn’t just make it easier to dismiss; it was also less politically threatening. It obscured the socioeconomic roots of the crisis & shifted blame onto its victims."
I don't want Greenland. I want more affordable housing!
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/o...
I don't want Greenland. I want more affordable housing!
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/o...
Opinion | America Is Pushing Its Workers Into Homelessness
The working homeless are casualties of our prosperity.
www.nytimes.com
March 31, 2025 at 10:53 AM
"Framing homelessness as a personal failing didn’t just make it easier to dismiss; it was also less politically threatening. It obscured the socioeconomic roots of the crisis & shifted blame onto its victims."
I don't want Greenland. I want more affordable housing!
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/o...
I don't want Greenland. I want more affordable housing!
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/o...
Reposted by Lauren Burnhill
In an era of constrained budgets, development finance institutions won't replace aid— but they can step up and finance development where it's needed most.🌏
@charlesjkenny.bsky.social explains:
www.cgdev.org/blog/how-dev...
@charlesjkenny.bsky.social explains:
www.cgdev.org/blog/how-dev...
How Development Finance Institutions Can Help in a Time of Aid Austerity
Aid agencies across Europe and North America are seeing their budgets slashed. Replenishments to multilateral agencies from the International Development Association (IDA) through Gavi to the Global F...
www.cgdev.org
March 26, 2025 at 10:49 PM
In an era of constrained budgets, development finance institutions won't replace aid— but they can step up and finance development where it's needed most.🌏
@charlesjkenny.bsky.social explains:
www.cgdev.org/blog/how-dev...
@charlesjkenny.bsky.social explains:
www.cgdev.org/blog/how-dev...