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As the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) was being held last week, a timely new report by the Green Finance Institute revealed that a minimum of £44 – £97 billion of investment is required to deliver the UK’s nature-related ambitions over the next 10 years. The investment is needed to secure key nature-related outcomes in the UK – such as biodiversity protection and restoration. The gap in…
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The Scottish Forum is to be a partner with Global Ethical Finance Initiative (GEFI) who are organising a satellite event at Ross Priory, Loch Lomond during COP 26. The event, entitled ‘Finance for Nature in Nature’, will run from from Monday 1st November to Friday 5th November 2021. The Scottish Forum has been invited to be a core partner in…
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The Scottish Forum recently submitted our priorities to the Advisory Council who are overseeing the National Strategy for Economic Transformation, as part of the Chief Economist Directorate of The Scottish Government. This was in response to their recent consultation seeking priorities for a new ten year economic strategy. The Advisory Council is composed of business leaders, academics and economists who will help shape and…
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Time has certainly flown since my appointment in August 2019, and few could have predicted the extraordinary times that this period would entail with the global pandemic. I hope that all of our members, and colleagues, friends, and families, have been as safe as possible during this period. I am sure, like me, you are looking forward to some more…