Systems. Strategy. Sustainability. Impact Finance. Business Model Innovation, Climate, Nature, Social Enterprise. Cambridge Inst. for Sustainable Leadership, Climate Safe Lending, Design Council, GFANZ, TOPO Finance, Volans, Carbon13. www.repattern.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesvaccaro.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesvaccaro.bsky.social/post/3lsvj3reinc23🎉 Celebrations: Yay for London! Take that New York! The ultimate climate week party is here now... err... not sure that was the victory we were aiming for ?!? https://www.linkedin.com/posts/james-vaccaro_finance-gap-policy-activity-7345498059994198017--XhO?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&rcm=ACoAAAPRJpgBsdvPp-83w3LGoa7DykEhokVLmws01 Jul 2025 10:39 +0000at://did:plc:gcazbmej6jfxgmj6wuc62q65/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsvj3reinc23https://bsky.app/profile/jamesvaccaro.bsky.social/post/3lrambw22a226Ocean bottom trawling is not just a bit fishy, it's proper disgusting. When the amount of bycatch that gets thrown back dead every year is the animal biomass of 9 billion cats 🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛*, it should be an outrage. Read more: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/james-vaccaro_designforplanet-unoceanconference-activity-7337774359618469888-jZxD?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&rcm=ACoAAAPRJpgBsdvPp-83w3LGoa7DykEhokVLmws10 Jun 2025 09:45 +0000at://did:plc:gcazbmej6jfxgmj6wuc62q65/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrambw22a226https://bsky.app/profile/jamesvaccaro.bsky.social/post/3lm7kwaqz3k23You can’t be effective in climate action through lifestyle, business practices or giving, when the financial institutions are using your money to unravel your progress many times over. There are alternatives. And better ones can be built. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/james-vaccaro_what-future-are-you-banking-on-connecting-activity-7313501827868618752-20yv?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&rcm=ACoAAAPRJpgBsdvPp-83w3LGoa7DykEhokVLmws07 Apr 2025 08:42 +0000at://did:plc:gcazbmej6jfxgmj6wuc62q65/app.bsky.feed.post/3lm7kwaqz3k23https://bsky.app/profile/jamesvaccaro.bsky.social/post/3llbfdlr42c2lAfter 5 years, it’s (still) time to talk about #capital rules. As part of passing on the legacy of the Climate Safe Lending Network, let’s take one last time to talk about the most taboo of topics: Financial Regulation & Policy. Read more: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/james-vaccaro_capital-capital-activity-7310252716763566081-vB_V?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&rcm=ACoAAAPRJpgBsdvPp-83w3LGoa7DykEhokVLmws26 Mar 2025 08:42 +0000at://did:plc:gcazbmej6jfxgmj6wuc62q65/app.bsky.feed.post/3llbfdlr42c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesvaccaro.bsky.social/post/3lk6lghcryc2xNet Zero Banking Alliance says a 1.5-degree target is no longer possible. Banking CEOs in North America have rowed back on transition commitments, showing incredibly feeble leadership. Many of their own bankers see the coming risks - just as they did before '08. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/james-vaccaro_banks-strategy-activity-7305509793522155520-r5cR?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&rcm=ACoAAAPRJpgBsdvPp-83w3LGoa7DykEhokVLmws12 Mar 2025 12:28 +0000at://did:plc:gcazbmej6jfxgmj6wuc62q65/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk6lghcryc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesvaccaro.bsky.social/post/3liyulguehs2dThe carbon emissions for my recent return journey by ferry to The Netherlands were 15kg. Exactly the same weight as my suitcase.🧳 Had I chosen to fly (see this post: lnkd.in/eDdSaYJC) it would have been 290kg. That’s 19 suitcases! 💼💼💼💼💼💼💼💼💼💼💼💼💼💼💼💼💼💼💼 Read post: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/james-vaccaro_this-is-me-as-taken-by-my-daughter-stepping-activity-7297907711713685504-Q3uE?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&rcm=ACoAAAPRJpgBsdvPp-83w3LGoa7DykEhokVLmws25 Feb 2025 12:31 +0000at://did:plc:gcazbmej6jfxgmj6wuc62q65/app.bsky.feed.post/3liyulguehs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesvaccaro.bsky.social/post/3lhb6rqi6tk24Infinite growth on a finite planet? Yes it's possible. If you're prepared to sacrifice the living planet - including its human inhabitants- on the altar of growth. And accept that wealth increasingly becomes more artificial. Thank you to #illuminem for publishing: https://illuminem.com/illuminemvoices/limits-to-growth03 Feb 2025 09:04 +0000at://did:plc:gcazbmej6jfxgmj6wuc62q65/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhb6rqi6tk24https://bsky.app/profile/jamesvaccaro.bsky.social/post/3lgpuhe4cos2jAre we the leaders we’ve been looking for? “What could we possibly do?” (I’ve heard this from very senior executives at banks with hundreds of billions, or even trillions, in assets). You’re not waiting for anyone other than yourself to show up. Read more: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/james-vaccaro_finance-banking-leadership-activity-7289584200989495296-Oud5?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios27 Jan 2025 11:44 +0000at://did:plc:gcazbmej6jfxgmj6wuc62q65/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgpuhe4cos2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesvaccaro.bsky.social/post/3lg64rlljok2rThe biggest Pump & Dump scheme today isn't #crypto coin crazes, it's the cheerleading for #fossilfuel expansion.   #PumpAndDump - pumping short term profits, while dumping the costs on to others - is throwing society under the bus. Read more: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/james-vaccaro_pump-dump-isnt-new-might-be-big-but-activity-7287023927808147457-zNOG?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios20 Jan 2025 10:25 +0000at://did:plc:gcazbmej6jfxgmj6wuc62q65/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg64rlljok2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesvaccaro.bsky.social/post/3lfq6vxzfv22kOpen letter to the US state Attorney Generals who stalled insurers from taking climate seriously in a bid to protect the interests of polluters. My question: will your intervention turn out be the least popular populist policy in history? https://repattern.org/dear-us-state-attorney-generals/14 Jan 2025 21:26 +0000at://did:plc:gcazbmej6jfxgmj6wuc62q65/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfq6vxzfv22khttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesvaccaro.bsky.social/post/3lbuaub6uec2fThe $1.3tr dollar question is how whether we pay 4% for climate justice: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/james-vaccaro_what-was-agreed-at-cop29-activity-7267181446979637249-I_TR?utm_source=share26 Nov 2024 14:31 +0000at://did:plc:gcazbmej6jfxgmj6wuc62q65/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbuaub6uec2f