Investing in a sustainability revolution
Keystone Positive Change’s Kate Fox on thinking about the world in 2050 to spot opportunities today.Background:Kate’s conversation with Malcolm Borthwick covers her work with the Deep Transitions Futures project, coordinated by the University of Sussex and Utrecht University and supported by Baillie Gifford.The project aims to identify patterns and insights from past ‘deep transitions’, such as the Industrial Revolution, to inform and guide our approach to identifying solutions to present and future challenges. These include climate change, social inequality, and biodiversity loss. The initiative seeks to develop strategies for fostering radical innovation. It engages investors, policymakers and researchers, among other stakeholders, to promote a transformative investment philosophy and drive systemic change.Resources:The second deep transition: Johan Schot’s theory of radical change (https://www.bailliegifford.com/?insights/ic-article/2022-q3-enlightenment-a-theory-of-radical-change-10015806)Deep Transitions Futures project (https://deeptransitions.net/future/about/)Previous Short Briefings on Long Term Thinking episodes (https://www.bailliegifford.com/en/uk/individual-investors/short-briefings-on-long-term-thinking)Follow us via:Twitter (https://twitter.com/bailliegifford)LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/baillie-gifford/mycompany/)Companies mentioned include:Beyond Meat (https://www.beyondmeat.com/en-GB/)Deere (https://www.deere.com/en/)Northvolt (https://northvolt.com/)Tesla (https://www.tesla.com/)Umicore (https://www.umicore.com/en/)