Dear Academy users,
today is June 21, happy Solstice Day! It is also the sixth annual #ShowYourStripes Day - a time when meteorologists and other climate communicators around the world raise awareness of our warming planet by displaying colorful visuals of climate change.
An opportune moment, thus, to put together a few words and visuals inspired by the remarkable sustainability transition journey we have embarked on as societies, the changes this may bring to the shape of economic activities to come, the structure of future financial systems and the new challenges for risk management.
The blog post Electrifying the Doughnut: Simplified Visions of Sustainable Finance is a journey into well known visualizations such as Planetary Boundaries and the Doughnut Economy that have eloquently and succintly raised public perceptions about complex issues around economic sustainability.
It raises the question: Can we create more quantitative and practical versions that can be used in the context of developing sustainable finance tools and risk management? What simplifications and tradeoffs are needed? How can we reconcile and present diverse information such as spatial distribution of production and consumption, complex supply chains, energy mix and, ultimately, responsibility for transitioning towards a sustainable economy.
Enjoy!
