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Why is the protein aisle the front line of UK public health? 🩺 We often talk about personal choice, but the data shows that retailer activation is the real driver of dietary shift. New modelling from Systemiq Ltd. reveals that supermarkets have the power to avoid £108 million in annual NHS costs. For health professionals and policy-makers, this is the missing link: 🍎 Assortment: broadening the range isn't just about sales; it’s about increasing nutrient diversity and closing the UK's 11% fibre gap. 📍 Placement: integrating plant proteins into the main meat aisle nudges flexitarians toward heart-healthy, low-saturated-fat options without the friction of a separate specialist aisle. 🏷️ Promotion: driving toward price parity (projected by 2028) makes health and sustainability accessible to everyone, regardless of budget. Simple changes in supermarket operations can deliver a 33% uplift in plant-based sales. It’s time to view assortment and placement as essential public health interventions. 🔗 Summary: https://hubs.ly/Q04gX-zB0 📩 To request a private briefing on the findings, contact our team at corporate@proveg.org. #PublicHealth #Nutrition #FibreGap #HealthyRetail #ChoiceArchitecture #ProVeg #Systemiq

𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆: 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗹-𝗜𝗤 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 Steel can decarbonise. But the transition must navigate fragmented policy and weak green demand signals, rising trade frictions, and intensifying economic security and competitiveness imperatives. Our new Steel-IQ whitepaper reveals four forms of inertia that will shape the transition and dictate asset competitiveness over the coming decades: carbon-intensive capacity lock-in, political resistance to decoupling of iron and steel production, feedstock scarcity and quality, and OEM bottlenecks. Drawing on Steel-IQ, Systemiq’s open-source model of the global iron and steel sector, this paper offers a transparent view of the practical choices facing industry, policymakers, investors, and the wider transition ecosystem. ▶️ Read the full whitepaper: https://lnkd.in/eY3Xczk7 ▶️ Access the one-page executive summary: https://lnkd.in/eD4X5n3Q Reach out to the team at Steel-IQ@systemiq.earth to discuss implications for your organisation. #Steel #GreenSteel #GreenIron #IndustrialDecarbonisation #EnergyTransition #NetZero #IndustrialPolicy 

At the World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings, FSD Africa, The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet, and #Systemiq, in collaboration with #Mission300, brought together leaders from the development finance community, governments, bilateral donors, and civil society to discuss scaling jobs and skills investments through international climate and development finance.   Anchored in Africa's energy workforce, the discussion surfaced insights with implications well beyond the continent. Drawing on the 𝗝𝗼𝗯𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝘆 report and FSD Africa's forthcoming 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗝𝗼𝗯𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 report, a few findings stood out.   𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮'𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘁. The continent could account for around 30% of global energy job creation over the next decade, and as many as 50 million jobs in energy and power by 2050. Africa holds around 60% of global renewable energy potential, yet today accounts for just 2% of the global renewable energy workforce. Getting workforce development right here has major implications for livelihoods, economic development, and global climate progress.   𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱. Around 85% of green jobs in Africa are expected to be informal by 2030. Over 80% of young people are off track to acquire the skills needed for employment. And the continent needs to create approximately 15 million jobs annually just to keep pace with new labour market entrants.   𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗱.  🔹 There is simply not enough investment in jobs, skills, and workforce transitions.  🔹 Resources are not always deployed where they will have most impact.  🔹 Money is not reaching the workers, small firms, and local training providers who need it most. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁. Promising models are already showing what good looks like - financing tied to employment outcomes, training built around real employer demand, capital structured to reach small firms and informal workers. The priority now is moving from isolated pilots to systematic deployment.   Our thought piece sets out what action could look like from MDBs, donors, and the wider group of enabling stakeholders: https://lnkd.in/ed4-AdJJ   To connect on this topic and the wider initiative, reach out to jobsandskills@systemiq.earth

How can circularity frameworks translate into policy action?   #Systemiq's Rob Wilson shares key insights from the WBCSD – World Business Council for Sustainable Development Annual Meeting in Montreux, where he moderated a panel on the Global Circularity Protocol and its role in helping businesses and policymakers move towards a shared framework, with the ambition to become the go-to action framework for circular business models. https://lnkd.in/eiatQKPk

Kenya’s energy transition must be climate-aligned, economically realistic and grounded in national development priorities.   #Systemiq is proud to collaborate with Office of Kenya's Special Envoy for Climate Change, Ministry of Energy & Petroluem and Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance to help shape pragmatic, inclusive and future-facing transition pathways for Kenya and the wider region.

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𝗜𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝘄-𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗹?   A growing number of projects in Brazilian industry are using proven technology, are commercially sensible and backed by strong companies. Yet too often, they still do not get built. The barrier is simple, but hard to solve: these projects struggle to clear internal hurdle rates, and decarbonisation rarely wins capital allocation on environmental impact alone.   As Anchor Partner of the Industrial Transition Accelerator (ITA) in Brazil, #Systemiq has co-authored a new insights briefing, 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗹, developed with Mission Possible Partnership and Brazil’s Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀: → Why optimisation and efficiency projects stand out as an immediate opportunity → How sustainability-as-a-service models can help companies improve efficiency and cut emissions without committing balance-sheet capital → What government, financial institutions, and the private sector can do to strengthen the investment case for clean industry   The analysis focuses on Brazil, but the dynamics apply to any emerging economy with strong clean industry potential needing financing models that turn viable projects into investable ones. If you work in industrial finance, development banking, corporate sustainability, or climate policy – this briefing is for you.    Read it here: https://lnkd.in/eBipx39p

Protein diversification: The primary lever for Scope 3 acceleration. 🌍 For UK retailers, reaching Net Zero depends on addressing the elephant in the room: meat and dairy emissions. A new report, conducted by Systemiq Ltd. and supported by ProVeg International, reveals that accelerating protein diversification can reduce a retailer's meat and dairy-related Scope 3 emissions by up to 16% by 2040. But the benefits aren't just environmental. A shift toward plant-rich portfolios delivers a triple-win for retailers: 🌱 Climate: 13-16% reduction in Scope 3 emissions. 🏥 Health: £108 million in avoided NHS costs annually due to lower saturated fat intake. 🌾 Resilience: Up to 7x higher land-use efficiency compared to traditional animal agriculture. By moving from ‘meat reduction’ to ‘strategic protein diversification’, retailers can hit their climate targets while improving the nutritional profile of the UK’s shopping baskets. 🔗 Summary: https://lnkd.in/exYehM2R 📩 To request a private briefing on the findings, contact our team at corporate@proveg.org. #NetZero #Scope3 #Sustainability #RetailLeadership #ESGReporting #ClimateAction #ProVeg