Elizabeth Corse

“HOW: INVEST IN NATURE” This slide from Danielle Mulder’s fascinating talk yesterday about the BBC’s sustainability journey was a sight for sore eyes. The corporation is moving fast but responsibly towards a net zero, nature positive future for the business. I hope others will follow their commitment to deep decarbonisation (90%), avoidance of harm to nature, and treating offsets as a genuine last resort. I’ve since been wondering about the UK nature projects into which the BBC would be willing to invest. Danielle cited Nattergal Ltd as an example of a potential partner, and I can see why as they are pioneering a new business model seeking to bridge the gap between private investors and nature restoration. But that mechanism won’t work for UK-wide nature recovery. Not all land could nor should be redirected to that type of enterprise. Much investment will still need to be channelled to more “traditional” farmers, land managers, NGOs etc, for delivery of ecosystem restoration on their land, as part of their business. Not doing so could result in unintended consequences for rural communities, food production etc. I’ll be interested to see how the BBC tackles this as part of their nature-positive strategy. The Natural History Consortium #FON24 #FestivalOfNature

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What makes innovations work in Scotland? Impact, vision, community & ecosystem. Yesterday at the #makeyourinnovationswork podcast, I hosted Evelyn McDonald, CEO of the Scottish EDGE and a person of enormous energy who ignites the ideas of others. Key insight on how to nurture ideas within ecosystems, how social enterprises can fundraise for the sake of innovations and what makes Scotland a powerful growth spo with the UK. Social Entrepreneurship as a business model to innovate by design.  "I have to keep innovating as you do in any business because you need to keep innovating to keep your supporters engaged, to keep your stakeholders engaged, to keep people you know continuing to pay you to do what you do," says Evelen. She and her Team regularly walk in entrepreneurs' shoes when you need to adjust to the market on a regular basis and need to find a problem your customers willingly pay for. Innovate as you go. Since Scottish EDGE was launched more than 10 years ago, they have reinvented fundraising methods to keep their funding fund. Though it is the biggest business competition in the UK, crises and markets happen. Alumni pledges (1% of what they personally make on exit back to Scottish Edge), high net Scottish entrepreneurs support, sponsorship, etc., are used to secure Scottish EDGE work. Powerful community of alumni. One of the distinguishing features of the Scottish EDGE is that they support young and inexperienced entrepreneurs with 15000£ each per round. Once a part of Young EDGE, Amiqus has become the UK's leading compliance and onboarding platform, which is recommended for use by the UK government and is called "Fantastic Future Fifty 2024" by Tech Nation. It started from a spark. Running a business may be a lonely place to be. Though Teams, mentors, and partners are critical to demonstrating that your ideas mean something to others, the alumni community helps on the journey itself with information, advice, a network, and support. People are rushing from other countries to return to where their business came from. Impact matters. The last "Beyond the Return" report by Tech Nation, European Women in VC, and Founders Forum Group has shown - 88% of the VCs use an impact investing framework or tool to guide their investment decisions, with Western Europe being one of the most impact-oriented. Even more, founders are looking for impactful projects to work on, and it's pretty crucial for GenZ and younger generations to stand for some cause. The circular economy is one of the examples of how business models can become both scalable and impactful. So, there is room for another model as well. Impact helps to inspire critical stakeholders when you are an early-stage enterprise; it helps to spread the word and bring the right people on board. Feel free to come into round 24 with a 1.5 million pound prize pot starting the 14th of August. Make your #innovations work! #strategy #growth The link to the podcast is in comments

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People, Planet, Pint is coming around again - May 9th. The Mayoral election will be decided but what will that mean for climate change mitigation and adaptation in North Yorkshire? Come meet and discuss the: Environment & Energy: Transition to Carbon Negative – The transition to carbon negative is not just good for the environment, but can also support our businesses, people and communities:  Will the winner Monitor and measure the delivery of the Routemap to Carbon Negative. Will they Accelerate the drive to net-zero and a green, regenerative sustainable economy. Will they Implement The Circular Economy – Create a Waste Free Yorkshire! Will they support British leadership of a renewed clean industrial revolution is essential for economic revival and increased prosperity for British people. Will they have a visionary mission, with clarity of purpose and a clear target, well in advance of other developed economies, of net zero by 2030, which is also in line with the science. will they address the decline of nature in Britain must be switched to restoration immediately and our waterways protected from pollution. Looking forward to seeing you! https://lnkd.in/eF7D28qK

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🚨 Timely Reminder: The New Government Must Tackle Major Challenges Beyond Clean Energy! 🚨 The UK needs to ramp up investment and delivery across the board, two priority areas, two enablers: 1️⃣ Accelerate Scale-Up: The UK needs to significantly increase efforts—like boosting heat pump usage from 1% to 10% of homes. This is a @Tennex challenge we’re ready to tackle! 2️⃣ Decarbonize Public Buildings: Implement a comprehensive program to decarbonize public sector buildings. Despite great work being done, achieving a 10x scale-up is essential to meet our goals. It’s not just up to the government—asset owners and supply chains must elevate their ambition, investment, and delivery. 💡 Two key enablers: ✨ Lower Electricity Costs: Removing policy costs from electricity prices will drive industrial electrification and help households save on running costs with heat pumps over fossil-fuel boilers. ❓ One missing piece: Our power networks urgently need investment to support new clean energy infrastructure and local energy systems. Keep up the good work Climate Change Committee🌍 #Sustainability #NetZero #Retrofit https://lnkd.in/e8v_xmu5

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Don't spend hours searching for UK green energy suppliers without knowing what to look for. Here's a quick guide to help you understand your options and make a smart choice for a greener future. 1. BE AWARE OF GREENWASHING HEADS UP: Some suppliers might advertise "renewable energy" that's actually as little as 15% of their total supply HOW TO CHECK: Take a look at the supplier's fuel mix disclosure to see where their energy really comes from 2. MAKE A SMART CHOICE - Read the details carefully - Understand what each supplier's green tariff actually includes - Pick a supplier that matches your green energy priorities 3. TOP GREEN ENERGY SUPPLIERS IN THE UK ⚡️ Ecotricity - Offers green electricity from solar, hydro, and wind power ⚡️ 100Green (formerly GEUK) - Provides 100% renewable electricity and green gas ⚡️ Good Energy - Works with over 2000 independent generators, offers renewable biogas ⚡️ Octopus Energy - Partners with more than 300 UK green energy producers ⚡️ SO Energy - Allows customers to vote on their electricity sources Don't fall for misleading marketing. Be a smart consumer and ensure your switch to green energy truly makes an impact. Read our full guide here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eSrsxAeK Which of these suppliers do you think best fits your green energy needs? Let me know in the comments!

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📣 Is your Head of Marketing well-equipped to answer a sustainability-related interview question without getting called out for greenwashing? 💸 Does your #DirectorofFinance know what carbon pricing is? 🍽️ Can your #HeadofFood explain the pros and cons of different food-related ESG certifications? 🛒 Does your #HeadofPurchasing know which packaging types are ACTUALLY recyclable or compostable in your respective locations? You’ve probably heard folks say "Every role needs to be a sustainability role", and you might even ideologically agree. ...But how's that practical in an organisation of already seriously busy stakeholders? 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐰: 👏Pop your teams on a 1.5 hour ESG leadership course and equip them with an understanding of all the key concepts and terms needed to apply their respective areas of expertise to your overall ESG effort.👏 Will they be ESG experts by the end? 🌱 No - this is the start of a journey 🌱 Will they feel confident engaging on ESG issues and how they apply to their industry areas? 🌾 YES! 🌾 𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐥𝐥 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐭: - Instant up-skilling for key stakeholders in arguably the biggest emerging issues impacting our industry. - If you have a Sustainability Manager, your whole team will be well-equipped to work with them so they can drive forward impact effectively. - If you don’t have a Sustainability Manager, this is the best way to start integrating sustainability into everyone else’s roles. 𝐘𝐨𝐮'𝐥𝐥 𝐆𝐞𝐭: 👉 1.5hours teaching time (in person or online) 👉 Unlimited Q&A time - the team are welcome to ask as many questions as they need 👉 Lifetime access to a live, regularly updated ESG Leadership Cribsheet document to refer to whenever they need. Sound handy? Pop me a message to schedule yours. #Businessdevelopment #ESG #Foodsustainability #HR #Foodmarketing #Foodfinance #Fooddevelopment #Foodpurchasing #Hospitality #Foodretail #Learninganddevelopment #Upskilling #Sustainableleadership #Futureoffood #Greenwashing #Carbonpricing #ESGEducation #NetZero

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🎉 I am so pleased to be working for Ocean Energy Pathway as their new Chief of Staff. It's a privilege to be in a position where I can use my expertise to help encourage the offshore wind industry to prioritise nature as it expands globally into new markets. Just over 2 months into the job, it's clear that there is a lot that remains unknown and many questions that we need to ask ourselves: 🐠 Is it realistic to draw environmental parallels between the North Sea (where marine life has been decimated by egregious bottom trawling) and Brazil or the Philippines where biodiverse coral reefs continue to thrive? 🦐 Do we need to try and "recover" marine life around offshore wind farms if they will eventually be decommissioned? Or would that attract more marine life and lead to further unanticipated negative impacts? 🦈 Is "marine net-gain" realistic? Should we be more pragmatic and accept that there will be losses and focus on prioritising doing all we can to minimise those, recognising that you can never recover biodiversity to what it once was? 🐡 How can we ensure that we don't compromise progress towards global targets to protect 30 per cent of our oceans while scaling the offshore wind sector? 🌊 We are facing two global crises: the biodiversity crisis and the climate crisis and we have two separate global targets for each of these which could lead us to work in isolation which would be a grave mistake. We will not solve the climate crisis without conserving biodiversity and we will not conserve biodiversity without tackling the climate crisis. 🌍 We need to work together to progress on both fronts and collaboration is key, but we need to move quickly. 🐟 I don't anticipate an easy road ahead. I am looking forward to the challenge and feeling grateful for the opportunity to play a part in it all and to be working with a great team. Charles Ogilvie OBE Will Mead Amy Finlayson Navneet Khinda Chidinma Nwodo Paul Novelle Abiha Khan Julie Yamamura Akihiko Kurashina Oliver Dauert Roberta Cox Caroline Hoogendoorn

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