Abundance 2021 vision: investing to build the fabric of a green society, together.
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Abundance 2021 vision: investing to build the fabric of a green society, together. Abundance Follow Jan 21 · 4 min read

In normal times, we might spend January looking forward to the year ahead, and setting goals to create better versions of ourselves. But if 2020 has taught us anything, it has been just how much we rely on the people around us to achieve our own personal goals.

At Abundance, we believe that we should be thinking not only about a better self, but also a better society — one which can respond together to the challenges of the future. The past year has tested our collective resolve, but it has also shown the value of investing in future resilience.

To meet the challenges of climate, inequality and sustainability needs a combination of political leadership, public will and private capital. And no small amount of it. The OECD estimates that $6.3tn needs to be invested globally each and every year to reach the targets in the Paris Agreement. In the UK context PwC suggests £400bn will need to be put into the green economy in the next decade alone.

There is great cause for optimism. The inauguration of President Biden brings climate action to the White House with the promise of the US returning to the Paris Climate Accord and billions of dollars of green investment. COP26 gives the UK the chance to follow suit and place the climate at the top of its policy agenda. And there is unprecedented public support for climate action, which can finally start to mobilise the billions held by individuals and financial institutions towards building that better future.

Your money can power the green industrial revolution

Although the scale of the challenge ahead may seem daunting, this is far from the only time society has grappled with such a transition. Since the Industrial Revolution, big transformations have been achieved in the name of progress. Fortunes were made creating the infrastructure which makes up the modern world, but in the past, it came at a price for the planet. This new industrial revolution will be very different — with a clear purpose to ensure long term sustainability guiding investors.

We have talked a lot about the ‘transition’ — the need to transform all areas of our economy, not just energy supply, to align with our Net Zero goal. This means rethinking and rebuilding how we supply our food, how we travel, how we heat our homes, how we recycle the products we use — even how we ensure that everyone has access to the fast internet and broadband which we have come to rely on to work and live in this difficult year. And it is important that this transition is one in which all communities feel the benefit, not just a lucky (or wealthy) few.

What does this mean for our 2021 investments?

As politicians realise that we — the public — are impatient for progress on the climate crisis, so a growing number of businesses — not just the first movers and ethical leaders — gain the confidence to accelerate their own plans. And this has fed through to our investment pipeline. We have never had such a diversity of opportunities in our pipeline of potential projects as we have coming into 2021.

We have always offered our investors a way to put their money to work to build a greener future. In 2021 that means backing companies and councils leading the green industrial revolution. We are working on exciting opportunities in new areas such as sustainable food production, EV charging and battery storage, as well as familiar sectors like green social housing and innovative green energy solutions. We aim to launch 3 of these investments before Easter — keep an eye out for more details by email in the coming weeks.

We know that many of you have been looking for investment opportunities from Abundance while we have been working on our 2021 programme. This means our marketplace has been busier than ever — with over £1 million traded in the past 6 months. The marketplace offers a different way for you to diversify your portfolio with Abundance — you can find out more details by following the links when you log into your account.

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