by Bill Murphy | Apr 21, 2022 | Thought Leadership
In late 2021, Purpose Capital, Executive Director, Bill Murphy collaborated with Jennifer Wilkins to publish a tentative white paper, Investing In Degrowth. This paper received a great response and showed there is genuine interest in degrowth within the business...
by Nick Pacey | Feb 22, 2022 | Thought Leadership
Fossil fuels pollute the earth – So what? It’s normal… Right? Most of us understand that fossil fuels have a dramatic negative impact on the environment and are accelerators of climate change. However, many of us fail to comprehend the urgency and enormity of...
by Bill Murphy | Dec 12, 2021 | Thought Leadership
Many of us now accept that humanity is operating in a way that is causing climate change, increasing inequality and a more precarious future for our children. That way of operating is called growth, endless growth. But what’s the alternative? How can you invest in...
by Bill Murphy | Oct 12, 2021 | Thought Leadership
You are implementing an important environmental or climate related solution. You are ready to expand and scale it to make a real difference as part of your existing or new business/project. But you need investment and additional smarts. You want investors that share...
by Bill Murphy | Jun 16, 2021 | Thought Leadership
Things are ‘out of whack’ seems a fair summary of our state of affairs. Climate change, economic inequality, mass migration, conflict and human unhappiness. If our economic and political systems are supposed to prevent or address these things, clearly, they aren’t. Of...
by Bill Murphy | Apr 23, 2021 | Thought Leadership
At this point I’m sure most of us have heard about ESG. Here’s one definition:ESG stands for Environmental, Social, and Governance. Investors are increasingly applying these non-financial factors as part of their analysis process to identify material risks and growth...