Green Matters – December 28, 2020

A personal note from the Green Matters Team at Willow,

Thank you sincerely for joining us this year as we shared with you some of the headlines that caught our eyes, informed the trends we see developing, and kept us all conscious as investors.

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For our last newsletter of 2020 we wanted to keep it light and share a guided meditation from the Willow Team. Wishing you a happy, healthy new year!
 

Meditation: Breath in, smile, now let it go. 

• A guided mediation for loving change from the Willow team [20 min] (youtube)

2020: What at year… 

• 7 wins that gave us hope for the environment in 2020 (natgeo)

• A look at the remarkable women+ who made 2020 (ellevest)

• Around the world, people yearn for significant change rather than a return to a “pre-COVID normal” (ipsos)

Carbonomics: The real emerging market. 

• Companies taking strong climate action rose 46% this year (bloomberg)

• Japan adopts green growth plan to go carbon free by 2050 (ABC)

   

Trends: Shifting like the weather.

• Food futurology: How will we be eating 10 years from now?(foodnavigator) 

• Firms want to adjust supply chains post-pandemic, but changes take time (wsj)

• Each new generation has a harder time overcoming the wealth of their parents (vocal)

Blockchain: The digital push forward continues.

• Why blockchain is the solution to sustainable energy (medium)