There are 5.5 million small businesses in the UK, accounting for three-fifths of employment and around half of the turnover in the UK private sector. We need to drive down the cost of technologies such as electric vehicles and heat pumps; small businesses have a crucial part to play in doing so due to their ability to be highly innovative and agile. Their capacity for innovation will be critical in producing the renewable technologies required to meet net zero targets.

It is therefore vital that we place small businesses at the heart of the conversations around mobilising finance. Policies, frameworks and regulations that only consider how large corporations can reduce their footprint are not sufficient. Currently, there is a significant effort to resolve the question of how best to measure sustainability, but translating governmental policy goals into meaningful actions at a business level is far from straightforward.
 
COP26 is possibly the last real opportunity for governments around the world to respond constructively to these challenges we all face. It’s time to prove ourselves fit for purpose.”
 
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Sustainable Capital (recognised on the NASDAQ Sustainable Bond Network) is a UK-based green bond issuance platform  which offers a flexible, quick-to-market solution for green and sustainable businesses. Sustainable Capital PLC is a cost-efficient solution for high-impact projects which comply with international green bond standards.
 
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Professor Kevin Haines, Director of Sustainable Capital PLC has a distinguished background in academia, having spent over 20 years leading departments at the University of Swansea and the University of Trinidad and Tobago. In his role at Sustainable Capital, he joins the dots between the world of finance and the world of academia, acting as an intermediary to create opportunities so that firms can create great returns for investors whilst doing great work for the planet.
 
Doctor Scott Levy, Founder of Sustainable Capital PLC has spent more than 25 years working in Financial Services around the world. Scott specialises in asset-backed securities, securitisation, debt capital markets, structuring, Islamic finance and asset management. Scott has founded several financial service companies including Bedford Row Capital, the debt capital market specialist which is consistently ranked in the top 100 by Bloomberg. Scott is a Senior Member of Wolfson College, Cambridge and an advisor to the UK Islamic Finance Council (UKIFC), working on the alignment of Islamic Finance with Sustainable Development.
 
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Smartkas
An ICMA-compliant Smart Agricultural Green Bond to finance the development and construction of five Smart Farm facilities in Monaco, Munich, Amsterdam, London and Toulouse. All locations are secured by off-take agreements and supported by the local government.
 
Altech
The disruptive technology employed by Altech to produce 99.99% High Purity Alumina (HPA) reduces CO2 production by 46% and energy consumption by 41%. It is a key material in the manufacturing of the booming EV market and this new technology has a positive impact on the whole value chain.
 
Orestes
Orestes combines impact investing, greenium and sustainable development in an easily accessible actively managed portfolio with a focus on returning cash to investors. Ethical investing above all else with subsequent focus on liquidity and inflation linked performance. ESG investing with a difference; impact and outcomes.
 
E4S
Energy Storage’s (ES) focus is to serve the increasing consumer demand for clean sustainable base load energy, through providing valuable energy storage and power efficiency solutions at grid scale.