Apr 9, 2017

Nº53 - Sustainable Solutions

Revue

Tim van der Weide

April 9 · Issue #53 · View online

Your weekly focus on sustainable solutions to make Corporates, Cycling & Ourselves better + all that overlaps! from @Timvdweide, ex-bikeshop owner, agent @andmoraal and consultant @ERMinsight.

Hello,

One of the nice things of publishing a weekly newsletter is that I get to learn from great articles every week. The challenge every week is to find those articles that have scientific backing, not just feel good and doom-and-gloom stories.

This week: Impact funds, impact entrepreneur, smart watches for bankers, cyclists’ hunt for data, private equity ESG survey and reputational risks.

Till next week!

💸 1. Former World Bank officials launch $1billion fund for SDG investing in Latin America

impactalpha.com – Share

BlueOrange Capital aims to bring $10 in private capital for every $1 in public investment, starting with Latin America and the Caribbean.

🍲 2. From Michelin Star to Fastfood: Impact investing?

story.californiasunday.com – Share

Disillusioned with fine dining, one of the world’s great chefs took on fast food. It has been harder than he ever imagined.

🏦 3. Why Dutch bank ING swapped client lunches for gym trips and used smart watches to track staff well-being

www.businessinsider.nl – Share

Yep this is a bank. Think about your intern sales processes, did you just become more conservative than a bank?

🚴 4. Cyclists Hunt for an Edge. This Time, It’s Data, Not Drugs

www.bloomberg.com – Share

Spain’s Telefónica is trying analytics to steer its team to victory in upcoming races. Nothing new per se, but interesting read.

💥 5. ESG risks beginning to impact unlisted markets: survey

www.ipe.com – Share

But buyers reported as only doing ‘occasional’ ESG due diligence on deals. As an adviser to unlisted markets primarily, I’m just leaving this here.

What’s more:

- Employment has long provided an outsized source of meaning for those living in the Western world. But it doesn’t have to.

- Private equity put on notice over wage concerns. PE under scrutiny in Australia by pension funds. What’s fact and what is fiction remains a challenge for the PE industry.

- A Periodized Approach to Carbohydrate Intake During Training and Racing. How to deal with the carbs when training. Eating is cheating?

Opinions in this newsletter are solely those of Tim van der Weide and do not necessarily represent views of those quoted or cited, ERM or its partners or clients.

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