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SDCL’s Energy Efficiency Income Trust (SEEIT) more than doubled its market capitalisation, from £352 million ($491.2 million) to £760 million in the past year. So far the fund has made nine investments into energy efficiency and decentralised generation projects in the UK, Continental Europe, North America and Asia.
SEEIT published its first environmental, social and governance (ESG) report and found that over the 12 month period it has saved 156,000 tonnes of carbon emissions, produced 113,000 MWh of renewable energy, supported nearly 1,300 jobs and saved 44,500 MWh of energy, from its energy efficiency investments. It was also resilient to the fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic as its services were essential to the wider economy as demonstrated by that period having no material impact on the portfolio’s performance.
“SDCL are delighted to have been awarded Boutique investment manager of the year by Environmental Finance,” said Jonathan Maxwell, CEO and founder of SDCL. “I am extremely proud of what the team has achieved over the past year and this award is much deserved recognition of their hard work and dedication.”
One Environmental Finance Sustainable Investment Awards judge commended SDCL’s “very strong track record of directing significant capital to vital decarbonisation objectives and can evidence impressive impact”. And added it has “good in house expertise and integration”. While another judge concluded it was a “strong submission with clear focus on real-world impacts”.
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The U.S. and China affirmed their joint commitment to phasing down HFCs in line with the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol yesterday, following two days of talks between U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry and China Special Envoy for Climate Change Xie Zhenhua. The joint statement, part of a larger package of collaborative approaches to tackling the climate crisis, builds on the news of China’s decision to accept the Kigali Amendment last week.
Lolita Jackson, American business executive, to receive Honorary MBE
Honouree recognised for services to US and UK transatlantic relations
(NEW YORK – 18 MAY 2021): On behalf of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Antony Phillipson, British Consul General in New York and Her Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for North America, is pleased to announce that Ms. Lolita Jackson, former Special Advisor of Climate Policy & Programs, Office of the New York City Mayor, has been recognised by the UK Honours System. Ms. Jackson has been made an honorary Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) in recognition for her services to transatlantic business relations and climate diplomacy.
“I congratulate Lolita on her well-deserved honour,” said Mr. Phillipson. “For over a decade, she has championed UK-US relations across a wide variety of sectors. From climate finance to her former role as Chairman of the British American Project, Lolita’s tireless networking has provided the UK Government with invaluable support in the NYC-area and across the US.”
Since 2004, Ms. Jackson has been a firm friend of the British Consulate. As a fellow with the British American Project, she has helped the UK Government vastly expand their network of influencers across the US. She has also significantly enhanced UK-US ties through her leadership of the Royal Society of Arts in the USA; her work on climate resilience at the NYC Mayor’s Office (on which she has also boosted collaboration with the UK and been an advocate for UK climate goals); and her broader cultural links to the UK, and especially Scotland.
“I am thrilled to receive this honor. The very first trip I ever needed a passport for was to the UK over 25 years ago, and I have been engaging ever since with its people, its institutions and its culture through volunteer leadership and musical performance. From Edinburgh, to Cardiff, to Isle of Wight and all points in between – it has been a privilege to help foster relationships and engage deeply in British society.”
Ms. Jackson currently serves as Executive Director of Communications & Sustainable Cities with Sustainable Development Capital, LLP. She has been a fellow at the Royal Society of Arts since 2010, joining the Board of RSA US in 2013 and becoming US Chair in 2016. In this guise, she has hosted events throughout the US for fellows and interested parties, working with Consulates in Boston, Miami and San Francisco and the Embassy in Washington. She has also been a Trustee of the Children’s Aid Society Charity for more than 17 years. She is also a member of The Saint Andrew’s Society of New York.
The UK honours system recognises exceptional achievement and service to the nation, and includes non-British nationals who receive “honorary” awards for their important contribution to British interests. All British honours are awarded on merit, and honorary awards are conferred by HM The Queen on the advice of the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office. Ms. Jackson may forthwith use “MBE” after her name should she wish to do so.
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We are excited to introduce you all to Lolita Jackson, SDCL’s Executive Director of Communications & Sustainable Cities. Lolita is the link to governments around the world, and has recently been featured in Scotland’s main political magazine; Holyrood Magazine.
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Energy-efficiency projects may lack the excitement of wind turbines or hydrogen but offer solid paybacks for building owners based on existing technology.
