Laudes Foundation

🏢 To transition to a fair, green, and inclusive economy, we must transform our built environment. Buildings account for nearly 40% of emissions and are the largest asset class globally, involving millions in construction and maintenance. 🤝 We foster collaboration among cities, industry, investors, workers, and residents to influence practices and policies. Our interventions support partners in showcasing urban development best practices that ensure affordability, reduce emissions, and create equitable spaces. 🌟 Our focus areas: · Building performance: Engaging with investors, developers, designers, and public authorities. · Whole Life Carbon Emissions: Emphasizing circularity and sufficiency. · Social impacts: Addressing labor rights and resident impacts. · European countries: Leveraging our networks to drive a just transition. 🔗 Join us in transforming buildings for a sustainable future. Click the link below to learn more and get involved. #SustainableFuture #GreenBuilding #InclusiveEconomy #UrbanDevelopment #ClimateAction #JustTransition #CircularEconomy #RealEstate #SocialImpact #Decarbonisation.

🌿 As one of the founding members of the Regenerative Production Landscape Collaboratives (RPLCs), now covering one million hectares across four cotton-producing countries globally, we reflect on the progress and lessons learned from this unique multistakeholder initiative.     💰 In our 2023 Annual Report, we feature early impacts and milestones from the programme, and reflect on what else it will take to transform business models towards regenerative agriculture and sustainable sourcing: https://lnkd.in/d_nTDzWm    🤝 Reach out to our Fashion programme to learn more and contribute to the global movement on regenerative landscapes. IDH WWF-India WWF - Pakistan Action for Social Advancement (ASA), Bhopal Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Helvetas #Regenerative #Landscapes #AnnualReport

🤝 Laudes Foundation has the privilege of working with leading practitioners across industries to champion the acceleration to a green, fair and inclusive economy. ✨One such trailblazer is Rwitwika Bhattacharya, CEO of Swaniti Global who sat down with us to generously offer deeply personal insights on what her work in the labour rights field means to her, and how it contributes to the transition. 📰 Read her responses to ten questions for some golden nuggets of wisdom: https://lnkd.in/e3r3Tt28

🔑 Real estate investors need a clear pathway to reduce operational carbon emissions, aligned with the 1.5°C goal of the Paris Agreement. 🤝 In 2020, we partnered with the CRREM - Carbon Risk Real Estate Monitor, as the first science-based pathway for operational building emissions. 📈 Today, CRREM is used by investors managing over EUR 6 trillion globally. A recent Knight Frank survey found 74% of UK investors use CRREM before purchasing assets, with over half requiring it for acquisition due diligence. 🌍 This success highlights the industry's commitment to sustainable investment. Find this story and more in our annual report. #Sustainability #RealEstate #ClimateAction #CRREM #Investment #ParisAgreement #GreenBuilding

Calling all housing innovators and climate champions! 📢 Laudes Foundation is seeking proposals for national/regional consortia to tackle a critical challenge: How do we decarbonise residential real estate while ensuring social inclusion and affordability? 🏡 The Problem: The need for new housing is pressing, yet current construction methods threaten to consume our carbon budgets. We need innovative solutions that balance environmental sustainability with affordability. 💡 The Opportunity: We're offering €650,000 - €700,000 to fund at least two and no more than three national coalitions in France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, and the United Kingdom. 🤝 The Call to Action: We want to hear from you if you're passionate about creating affordable, sustainable housing. Submit your proposals by Friday, August 23. 🔗 Learn More: For full details and submission guidelines, please read the full RFP using the link below. Let's build a future where everyone has a safe, affordable, and sustainable place to call home. #affordablehousing #sustainablehousing #climateaction #socialinclusion

Delighted to read our long-time partner Organic Cotton Accelerator’s 2023 Annual Report, launched yesterday: https://lnkd.in/gHDGSf-Q   Among other achievements, it points to a staggering 24% increase in their Contributor count, as they welcomed 15 new members to their platform representing Suppliers, Manufacturers, Brands, Retailers and Civil Society Organisations.   Props to OCA for their relentless efforts towards uniting the fashion sector around a shared vision of a transparent, responsible and robust supply chain, and enabling all actors within the supply chain to achieve their respective sustainability objectives. #OCA #annualreport #impact #organiccotton #cottoneffect #fromfieldofashion #sustainability

We are pleased to feature a partner story that gives us cause for optimism ✨ Michael Shank, Ph.D., Director of Engagement at Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance (CNCA) advocates for moving from a monologue to a dialogue in climate action. 📖 His story emphasises the need to shift from preaching to co-creating solutions, bridging the gap between climate awareness and meaningful action. This approach leads to more inspired and empowered communities and lasting climate outcomes. Visit our site to read the full story and see how CNCA and Laudes Foundation are transforming climate conversations into impactful change. 🌱   #ClimateAction #CommunityEngagement #Sustainability #InspiringStories #ClimateChange #DialogueNotMonologue #CoCreateChange 

📰 Empowering Journalism for a Just Transition 🌍 We're proud to partner with Thomson Reuters Foundation (TRF) to amplify the need for a green, fair, and inclusive economy through impactful journalism. 📈 2023 in #Bangladesh: Increased volume and quality of climate change stories.  Engaged policymakers and international fashion leaders.  Hosted events and leveraged digital media to reach new audiences. ✨ Impact: Inspired local media investigations on low-carbon economic zones.  Featured follow-up reports in the Daily Star and other major outlets.  Widely shared coverage on job protection in the garment sector, referenced in the "Higher Ground? Fashion's Climate Breakdown" report. 🌿 Together, we're fostering informed public discourse and driving industry action.     📢 Find out more about this partner and others in our 2023 Annual Report. https://lnkd.in/dTZGFxts #SustainableJournalism #JustTransition #ClimateAction

Unlocking fashion's transformation 🔓 Fashion for Good was conceived to drive the fashion industry to be a force for good. Our Director of Industry Programmes Amol Mehra caught up with Fashion for Good's Managing Director Katrin Ley to dive into their renewed strategy, focusing on enabling the widespread adoption and scale of innovations and the four unlocks to driving fashion's transformation. Read more in our first #InConversationWith... to learn about Katrin's path to Fashion for Good, their next moves and what she sees for the future of fashion. #FashionforGood #ForceforGood

🤝 Convenings that bring together tangible solutions, a spirit of collaboration, intent, and action are critical, and that’s what this year’s #FutureFabricsExpo supplied in large doses. 2024 marks the 11th year of the expo initiated by Laudes Foundation partner The Sustainable Angle, which continues to showcase next-gen solutions to the industry with over 5000 exhibitors this year. 💬 Driving the conversation around scaling circular systems around waste reduction, our Director of Industry Programmes Amol Mehra moderated a panel session with our partner Fashion for Good, together with Circle-8 Textile Ecosystems, NewRetex A/S and Paradise Textiles, unpicking the barriers and levers to unlock with brands, suppliers and manufacturers. The conclusions: - Collaboration is critical to taking ideas from seed to scale - Joint commitments, financing and coordinated action across the value chain is required - For innovators it’s critical to focus on continuous impact and optimising R&D - Brands need to signal demand, make and honour commitments, set and embed KPIs throughout the organisation - Supportive policy and regulation, alongside an evolving capital stack that scales with innovators is vital. 🔗 Read more about our work in the fashion industry on our renewed website. https://lnkd.in/e7jwk9c5 #CircularFashion #NextGen