What happened at COP 28?

After 30 years, COP28 has etched itself into history as the first summit to include fossil fuels in the final text agreement, addressing the long-standing elephant in the room: further fossil fuel development is incompatible with climate goals. However, questions remain about whether the pledges alone can make real-world change.

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What is the Blue Economy?

Today may mark Blue Monday, but we wanted to spread some cheer by exploring the wonders of the 'Blue Economy'.

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Announcing Our New COO/CIO

Mike Reed joins Etcho's mission to seamlessly connect wealth with values. Mike will join the company in June 2023 as we look to propel our offering in the family wealth management space. 

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Future of Conservation: Biodiversity

In our series ‘Future of...’, we take a look at what is shaping the future of certain industries. Here, we look at the offsets industry, which has come under scrutiny in recent times, and the innovation in the space, focusing on biodiversity.

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Future of fuel: Hydrogen

In our series ‘Future of...’, we take a look at what is shaping the future of certain industries. Here, we look at the future of fuel and dive into Hydrogen fuel. We look at the background and explore a couple of leading initiatives and organisations.

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Future of fuel: Aviation

In a new series ‘Future of...’, we take a look at what is shaping the future of certain industries. Here, we look at the future of fuel, and the way aviation fuel is changing. We look at the initiatives, innovations and companies striving for a greener future for aviation fuel.

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Future of food: Soil Regeneration

In a new series ‘Future of...’, we take a look at what is shaping the future of certain industries. Here, we look at the future of food, and we caught up with Fred Krefting to ask him about soil regeneration and how methods of farming are changing in the UK and why.

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On the horizon: Planetari

In our latest edition of 'On the horizon', we caught up with Cindy Forde, Founder and CEO of Planetari. Planetari is an organisation that aims to empower children with the knowledge and skills to be innovators, entrepreneurs and global citizens who protect the planet and ensure a brighter future. 

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On the horizon: S4S Technologies

On the horizon is a brand new series where we meet businesses, initiatives and people at the forefront of creating a brighter tomorrow.

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On the horizon: Beam

On the horizon is a brand new series where we meet businesses, initiatives and people at the forefront of creating a brighter tomorrow.

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What is Impact Investing?

In our recent blog post, we introduced the concept of ESG and what this term means for investors. Here, we introduce impact investment, what it means and look into its growth in recent years and whether investors can genuinely make a financial return when investing in impact.

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What is ESG?

It’s no secret that the world of investing loves an acronym, and over the last decade, the use of ‘ESG’ has become a somewhat household name within the space. However, what does it actually mean, and is ESG the same as Impact Investing and Socially Responsible Investing?

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What is Carbon Offsetting?

Carbon offsetting compensates for carbon dioxide emissions produced by industry or from general human activity through schemes that help to balance out the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Offsetting is an internationally recognised way to take responsibility for unavoidable carbon emissions.

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What is Net-Zero?

With more and more companies signing up to 'Net-Zero', we thought it might be good to explain what it means in practice.

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