Led by Xynteo in partnership with Avril, DB Schenker, Lantmännen, Scania, Shell and Yara, the coalition came together to present a unified voice to help EU policymakers drive a green recovery in Europe. Our mission to unleash the potential of the bioeconomy, accelerating Europe on its path to climate-neutrality and generating sustainable growth via a coalition platform to identify and create …
Regenerating for the people and at scale: A tale of three cities, part 3
Across the last nine months the Leadership Vanguard cohort of change makers have travelled the world to investigate the big challenges we face as a global society and the threat to the planetary ecosystem in which we live. In this final Field Report, we travel to Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) where the catalysts explore ‘how we can go from these small seeds to initiatives that do truly scale up, wide and deep?’
A coalition of purpose-driven organisations is pioneering collaborative growth for a sustainable future
With a steady economic growth rate that has eclipsed China’s for the last two years, India will also host heads of state from around the world at the G20 summit in September. With its enhanced profile, the nation also faces a greater responsibility to lead in addressing urgent global challenges and advancing the sustainable development goals. Vikaasa is pioneering the good growth India needs to meet its ambitions.
Pledges and commitments are no longer sufficient when it comes to net zero
Each year, World Environment Day is a moment to reflect, challenge ourselves, and recommit to taking planet-positive action. But merely ‘pledging’ is no longer sufficient. As we approach 2030, leaders and organisations must take tangible actions and provide transparent strategies to effectively reduce their environmental impact and work towards a sustainable planet.
Satish Pai takes over from Sanjiv Mehta as Chairman of the Vikaasa Executive Committee
Xynteo is thrilled to announce the appointment of Satish Pai, Managing Director, Hindalco Industries, as the new Chair of Vikaasa. Mr Pai succeeds previous Chair Sanjiv Mehta, who over the last five years has been instrumental in shaping Vikaasa’s people and planet-positive impact since its inception in 2017.
Regenerating for resilience: A tale of three cities, part 2
What does this idea of ‘regenerative business’ mean in practice, both for individual leaders, their organisations and those they serve? In the second of three Field Reports, our cohort of Leadership Vanguard change-makers travelled to Cebu in the Philippines to investigate a very different perspective on ‘place’, regeneration and resilience.
Xynteo Announces Majority Investment by Leon Capital
Press Release: London and Oslo, 20 February 2023 Xynteo, a strategic advisory firm exclusively dedicated to providing sustainability and energy transition services to some of the world’s largest companies has announced a majority investment by funds advised by Leon Capital LLP (Leon Capital). The family of the founder Osvald Bjelland remains a minority shareholder. The agreement includes the creation of an employee …
Major construction and cement players join forces with Xynteo to accelerate India’s decarbonisation efforts
Xynteo, a purpose-driven advisory firm, has launched the Build Ahead Coalition, a business-led alliance bringing together key industry majors –JLL, Godrej Construction, Lodha, JSW Cement, Stichting SED Fund and Shell India.
Q&A with Vipul Kumar, newly named Director of Vikaasa coalition in India
The latest IMF forecast predicts India’s growth to be the fastest growing major economy, with 9.5% for 2022. But how can India make sure its growth in 2022 and beyond is the right kind of growth?
Sustainability expert Emrah Durusut joins Xynteo
Aiming to accelerate decarbonisation at scale for global clients, sustinability expert Emrah Durusut joins Xynteo today as a Managing Director in our London office.
Three actions to decarbonise hard-to-abate value chains
Businesses are now under severe pressure to decarbonise. That won’t be easy – but it’s possible – if they quickly set to work with wider industry value chains and governments.
Let’s aim higher than survival
Even in crisis, proven tools give business leaders the power to shape pathways to future value. We’d like to offer some practices and tools to help business decision-makers explore the future.