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Dear ala kot,
In this first newsletter of 2026, we conclude that serious investors remain focused on impact, despite market turbulence and growing anti-ESG rhetoric. Also in this edition, an interview with fund manager Sonja de Ruiter and senior investment manager Kay van der Kooi about Battery Energy Storage Systems and a discussion about what is left of the climate ambitions of the financial sector.
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Serious investors remain focused on impact, but they also give a clear message: capital must deliver tangible results and decision-making needs to speed up, argues Dick van Ommeren in his latest column. “The opportunities exist. The capital exists. What’s required now is conviction, speed and the courage to move from intent to action.”
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Battery storage is the perfect solution to counter grid congestion, according to fund manager Sonja de Ruiter and senior investment manager Kay van der Kooi of Triodos Energy Transition Europe Fund. They see an important role for institutional investors to provide the required funding.
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The Global Risks Report by the World Economic Forum is adamant. Climate change, biodiversity loss and depletion of natural systems remain the main risks in the long term. But in the short term trade conflicts, strategic dependencies, power politics surrounding raw materials and technology set the agenda. The logic of power determines the urgency, argues Hans Stegeman.
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Banks and asset managers are at a crossroads as climate ambitions waver. Can new strategies and legal action reignite the financial sector’s commitment to real climate progress? Despite setbacks, positive signals are emerging.
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