Investing in Landscape Transformation
Large-scale investment funding is missing in action when it comes to transforming landscapes. In 2023, North Star Transition and its partners have continued to find out how to unlock this critical piece of the funding puzzle. Jyoti Banerjee reports on our investigations.
Wales chooses #FutureGen architect to speed up Net Zero transition
Jane Davidson has been appointed to lead the Wales Net Zero 2035 group to help the country speed the transition to Net Zero. Jyoti Banerjee, appointed to the group, explores the challenges ahead to imagine a fairer, more sustainable Wales.
Wales Transition Lab plots its next steps
In April, our Wales Transition Lab team enjoyed an excellent opportunity to meet some of the Lab’s participants at the wonderful Spark building in Cardiff. Jyoti Banerjee reports back on the new ideas and hopes being brought into the Lab.
North Star Transition announces strategic partnership with Apella Advisors
Jenny Scott and Jyoti Banerjee have known each other for years. Now the organisations they co-founded, Apella and North Star Transition, are entering a strategic partnership to accelerate systems change.
Driving systems Change: North Star Transition partners with Mott MacDonald
A partnership between North Star Transition and Mott MacDonald brings together our unique Transition Lab systems change chops with their infrastructure, environmental and digital expertise.
Unlocking Landscape Change - Building a Bridge between the Environment and Finance
How can we fund the transformation of landscapes? Jenny Scott reports back from a meeting North Star Transition co-hosted on behalf of Anglian Water with financial institutions and policy-makers on the challenges and opportunities of funding landscapes at scale.
Localising Food Sourcing in NHS Wales
NHS Wales buys £22m worth of food annually to serve in its hospitals. Very little of that spend serves environmental, social or local economy needs. Arnav Jain reports on a North Star Transition study on how to localise food sourcing in Welsh hospitals to maximise its impact.
Accelerating Systemic Transformation - Wales case Study
North Star Transition has been invited to share its learnings from the Wales Transition Lab at a IIEP / ASU-Thunderbird webinar on Nov 10, 2021, entitled “Accelerating Systemic Transformation: A Case Study from Wales.”
Finance Transition Dialogue #1: What’s the Problem here?
Risk pricing models, governance, culture, externalities, silos, regulatory capture, shareholder value, fear, need for empowerment, lack of diversity, limited supply of investable assets: these are just some of the concerns put forth at the first of North Star Transition’s series of Finance Transition Dialogues. Matthew Phan investigates.
Ambitions for a Nation: Wales Transition Lab
Since October 2020, a group of 35 thought leaders across Wales have listened to each other and imagined a country that future generations could thrive in. Victoria Topham reports back on the four founding ambitions of the Wales Transition Lab. Witness nation-scale change in action.