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<figure id="figure-lzd0edfpg7munnq9te" data-full-width="" class="selected"><iframe id="lzd0edfpg7munnq9te" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jeEkktOoGSM" class="w-full bg-gray-100 rounded-lg md:rounded-xl lg:rounded-2xl" style="aspect-ratio: 16/9;" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen="" data-url="https://youtu.be/jeEkktOoGSM" data-corners="default" data-fullwidth="true" data-mce-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jeEkktOoGSM" data-mce-style="aspect-ratio: 16/9;"></iframe></figure> ESG is often discussed in the context of regulation, reporting and disclosure. But sustainability becomes particularly interesting when it moves beyond reporting and starts influencing a much more fundamental business question:Where does capital go?In a new episode of the Fran ESG Podcast, Francine Carron speaks with Chukwudi Iwuozor, widely known as ESG Tuareg, about the relationship between ESG, investment decision-making, sustainable finance and development finance.The conversation moves beyond the question of what companies are required to report and explores how environmental and social considerations are used when investors assess risk, opportunity, resilience and long-term value.ESG through the eyes of an investor For companies, ESG requirements can sometimes feel like an expanding collection of policies, assessments, data requests and disclosures.Investors can approach the same information from a different perspective.They need to understand the environmental and social risks associated with an investment, whether those risks are managed effectively, and whether sustainability-related developments could affect a business's long-term performance.This is particularly important in development finance and emerging markets, where investment decisions can intersect with significant environmental, social and economic development considerations.During the podcast, Chukwudi explains how ESG enters the investment process and why effective environmental and social risk management matters.From compliance to value creation One central theme of the conversation is the need to move ESG beyond compliance.Compliance remains essential. But companies that view ESG exclusively through a regulatory lens may overlook its relationship with broader business issues, including:access to capital; operational and supply-chain risk; resilience; stakeholder relationships; investment decisions; growth opportunities; and long-term competitiveness. The question therefore changes from “What do we have to report?” to “What sustainability information matters when important business and investment decisions are being made?”That distinction is increasingly important for companies seeking investment or operating internationally.Africa and emerging markets The episode also looks specifically at Africa and emerging markets.Applying ESG frameworks developed largely around European or international capital markets to emerging economies requires an understanding of local realities, development priorities and business conditions.Francine and Chukwudi discuss where sustainability and investment can intersect across Africa, the role of development finance and the opportunities that can emerge when environmental and social considerations are incorporated into investment strategies.Rather than treating ESG purely as a constraint, the conversation explores its potential role in identifying stronger and more resilient investment opportunities.What should businesses take from this? Companies seeking capital should increasingly be prepared to explain not simply what their ESG policies say, but how they identify, govern, and integrate sustainability-related risks and opportunities into business decisions.That requires credible governance, reliable information and an understanding of how ESG connects with the economics of the business.For sustainability professionals, it also reinforces another important development: ESG expertise increasingly needs to connect with finance, strategy, risk and commercial decision-making.<h3>Listen to the Fran ESG Podcast 🎙️ Beyond Compliance: How ESG Shapes Investment Decisions Guest: Chukwudi Iwuozor&nbsp; ESG Tuareg Host: Francine Carron</h3>The new episode of the Fran ESG Podcast explores sustainable finance, development finance, environmental and social risk, investment in emerging markets and the evolving relationship between ESG and capital.🎧 Available on Spotify: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/7eS5M6yV1ttAfVSQG9JxJr?si=89WFj6kFQiGUUQ5M8YL_-Q" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-mce-href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/7eS5M6yV1ttAfVSQG9JxJr?si=89WFj6kFQiGUUQ5M8YL_-Q">Listen and Watch on Spotify </a>The Fran ESG Podcast is produced as part of ESG Consultancy’s commitment to sharing practical perspectives on sustainability from practitioners and experts worldwide.For ESG strategy, sustainability advisory, training and international ESG support, visit &nbsp;ESG Consultancy⁠ .

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SAF, Air Cargo, Mining & the New Rules of Global Market Access

ESG Consultancy Founder &amp; CEO<a data-mce-href="http://www.francinecarron.com" href="http://www.francinecarron.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Francine Carron </a>will speak at the Air Cargo &amp; Logistics Development China Forum 2026 in Shanghai on 22–23 September, addressing the growing commercial importance of ESG and Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) for the air cargo industry.Sustainable Skies: Navigating SAF Adoption &amp; ESG Transformation in Air CargoThe session will focus on a question that is becoming increasingly important for the global air cargo sector:How can companies move ESG and SAF from sustainability commitments into practical business implementation?Sustainability is no longer only a reporting or regulatory issue. It is increasingly connected to how customers select suppliers, how procurement decisions are made, how companies manage risk and how aviation prepares for its transition towards lower-carbon operations.ESG is becoming a commercial issue One of the central messages of my session will be simple:ESG is not a report. It is how you run the company.For air cargo companies, ESG can touch almost every part of the operation.Environmental performance includes energy and fuel consumption, emissions, vehicles and ground equipment, cargo facilities, packaging, waste and operational efficiency.Social performance includes health and safety, employee training and development, workforce stability and inclusion.Governance determines who is responsible, how targets are managed, whether sustainability is considered in procurement and whether the company can provide reliable evidence behind its sustainability claims.These issues are also becoming relevant when customers evaluate their logistics and air cargo partners.TIACA’s 2026 Sustainability Insights Report found that 70% of respondents incorporate sustainability into procurement decisions.This creates a very practical commercial question for the industry:What happens when your price is competitive, but you cannot answer your customer’s ESG questions?Connecting ESG with SAF The second major focus of the Shanghai session will be Sustainable Aviation Fuel.SAF is often discussed separately from ESG, but in practice the two are closely connected.Purchasing SAF is not simply a fuel decision. It involves procurement, finance, suppliers, customers, emissions accounting, sustainability claims and management responsibility.An ESG framework provides the structure through which these decisions can be managed and measured.At the same time, the challenges surrounding SAF are real. Supply remains limited, and costs remain substantially higher than conventional aviation fuel in many markets.Rather than ignoring those barriers, the industry needs practical commercial approaches for working with them.Practical SAF examples from around the worldAt Truckee Tahoe Airport in California, the airport transitioned its jet-fuel offering to a SAF blend. Its experience demonstrates how procurement strategy, partnerships, incentives and local market conditions can influence the economics of SAF adoption.In Singapore, SAFCo has developed a central procurement approach that aggregates demand rather than requiring every organisation to procure SAF independently.The first voluntary procurement trial brought together nine participants, including Changi Airport Group, Singapore Airlines, Scoot, Google and Temasek. Singapore’s Civil Aviation Authority describes the model as a way to aggregate demand and enable more efficient SAF procurement.For air cargo specifically, Finnair Cargo lets customers contribute to SAF and receive documented emissions benefits through a Book &amp; Claim approach.These models are different, but they demonstrate an important principle:The industry does not have to wait for the SAF challenge to disappear before it starts looking for solutions.Start with what can be done today Not every air cargo company can make a major SAF investment immediately.But sustainability transformation does not begin and end with SAF.Companies can already examine energy consumption, equipment utilization, waste, employee training, ESG responsibilities, sustainability data and supplier management.Larger investments — including fleet renewal, infrastructure, renewable energy, new technology and SAF — can then form part of a longer-term transition.The important thing is to know where the organisation stands today and what it needs to do next.See you in ShanghaiThrough ESG Consultancy and Haikou ESG, we support aviation and air cargo organisations with practical ESG strategy and implementation, sustainability assessment, TIACA BlueSky support, carbon management and sustainable procurement.Through <a data-mce-href="http://www.esgacademy.education" href="http://www.esgacademy.education">ESG Academy</a>, we provide practical ESG and sustainability training for aviation and air cargo teams.And through ESG Fuels, we support organizations exploring SAF and low-carbon fuel opportunities.<a href="https://mailchi.mp/esg-consultancy.be/cargoforumshanghai" data-mce-href="https://mailchi.mp/esg-consultancy.be/cargoforumshanghai">https://mailchi.mp/esg-consultancy.be/cargoforumshanghai</a>Conference program: <a data-mce-href="https://www.wernosa.com/col.jsp?id=107" href="https://www.wernosa.com/col.jsp?id=107" data-mce-selected="inline-boundary">https://www.wernosa.com/col.jsp?id=107</a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/esg-consultancy_aircargo-esg-saf-activity-7506402415575986178-jjas?utm_medium=ios_app&amp;rcm=ACoAAARvSQEB9WA67KimgDSrcvrWfOE7J5FxHg0&amp;utm_source=social_share_send&amp;utm_campaign=copy_link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-mce-href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/esg-consultancy_aircargo-esg-saf-activity-7506402415575986178-jjas?utm_medium=ios_app&amp;rcm=ACoAAARvSQEB9WA67KimgDSrcvrWfOE7J5FxHg0&amp;utm_source=social_share_send&amp;utm_campaign=copy_link">More on Linkedin</a><figure id="figure-qamnrdfdpdmu6pnn83"><img id="qamnrdfdpdmu6pnn83" src="https://cdn.durable.co/covers/crqyCn7xTfvxiST8KvQkWoTXCvKNMGL6B65bDfR5YMqjrLypDWZnAxVAYxfHeuZV.jpg" alt="" title="" class="object-cover bg-gray-100 rounded-lg md:rounded-xl lg:rounded-2xl" style="aspect-ratio: 16/9; object-position: center center;" data-corners="default" data-aspect="16:9" data-caption="" data-positionx="undefined" data-positiony="undefined" data-fullwidth="false" data-mce-src="https://cdn.durable.co/covers/crqyCn7xTfvxiST8KvQkWoTXCvKNMGL6B65bDfR5YMqjrLypDWZnAxVAYxfHeuZV.jpg" data-mce-style="aspect-ratio: 16/9; object-position: center center;"></figure>

Francine Carron to Speak on ESG and SAF Transformation in Air Cargo at Shanghai Forum 2026

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<h3>Can Tourism Become a Force for Conservation?</h3> What if travelling could do more than take us somewhere beautiful? What if tourism could protect biodiversity, create livelihoods, strengthen local communities and give people an economic reason to conserve the places they call home?That is the conversation at the heart of the latest Fran ESG Podcast.In our new episode, I travel—at least through conversation—back to Rwanda with Innocent Twagiramukiza, Founder of Green Hills Ecotours, to explore what sustainable tourism looks like when it moves beyond good intentions and becomes something practical.Sustainable Tourism Is About More Than Being “Green” Sustainable tourism is sometimes reduced to eco-lodges, reusable bottles or asking hotel guests not to wash their towels every day.Our conversation goes much further.For Innocent, responsible tourism means considering the impact tourism has on nature, local culture, livelihoods and the communities receiving visitors.And that raises an important ESG question:Who actually benefits from tourism?If visitors enjoy extraordinary landscapes and wildlife while the surrounding communities see little economic benefit, can we really call that tourism sustainable?When Conservation Creates Opportunity One of the most powerful parts of our conversation concerns the relationship between tourism and conservation.Tourism can undoubtedly put pressure on ecosystems when it is poorly managed. But it can also create an economic incentive to protect them.When tourism creates jobs and revenue for communities living around important natural areas, conservation acquires a very different meaning.People are no longer being asked simply to protect nature because someone else says they should. Protecting that environment can become connected to their own livelihoods and the future prosperity of their communities.That is where sustainable tourism becomes particularly interesting from an ESG perspective: environmental protection and social development begin reinforcing one another.Putting Local Communities at the Centre Innocent’s approach through Green Hills Ecotours is based on giving travellers an authentic experience of Rwanda while creating opportunities for the people who live there.That means looking beyond the traditional tourist itinerary and connecting visitors with local communities, culture, agriculture and entrepreneurship.Experiences such as coffee and tea tours allow visitors to understand where products come from and meet some of the people behind them.Instead of communities simply existing in the background of someone’s holiday photographs, they become active participants in the tourism economy.And that matters.Sustainable tourism should not only minimise negative impacts. It should create positive ones.Brewing a Better World Perhaps one of my favourite parts of our conversation is Innocent’s story about coffee.His work eventually led him to create Better World Coffee, connecting Rwanda’s coffee culture with tourism and community development.Coffee is something millions of us consume without thinking very much about the journey behind it.But behind every cup are farmers, communities, land, water, livelihoods and an entire value chain.By allowing travellers to experience that journey—from the farm towards the finished cup—tourism can create a connection between the consumer and the producer that rarely exists in conventional supply chains.It is a small example of a much bigger sustainability principle:When we understand where something comes from, we begin to understand its true value.What Can Travellers Do?Sustainable tourism isn’t solely the responsibility of governments, hotels or tour operators.Travellers make choices too.Where do we stay?Who organises our excursions?Where do we eat?What do we buy?Do we choose locally owned businesses?Do the people whose culture, landscapes and wildlife we have travelled thousands of kilometres to experience actually benefit from our presence?Responsible travel does not necessarily mean giving up extraordinary experiences.It means becoming more conscious about who and what our travel supports.What Tourism Can Teach Us About ESG Although this episode focuses on tourism, I think its message goes much further.The best sustainability strategies do not treat the E, the S and the G as three separate boxes.Protecting an ecosystem can create economic opportunity.Creating local livelihoods can strengthen conservation.Responsible business models can generate commercial value while producing positive social outcomes.That is ultimately what ESG should be about: understanding these connections and building better business models around them.<a data-mce-href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/7MhjNGIZnz8mMUG7HHfLko?si=gew9AqN1REqfh3Gxva2VgQ" href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/7MhjNGIZnz8mMUG7HHfLko?si=gew9AqN1REqfh3Gxva2VgQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">🎙️ Listen to the New Fran ESG Podcast</a> In this episode, Innocent Twagiramukiza, Founder of Green Hills Ecotours, and I discuss:<ul><li>what sustainable tourism really means;</li><li>how tourism can contribute to conservation;</li><li>protecting wildlife and biodiversity;</li><li>ensuring local communities benefit from tourism;</li><li>Rwanda’s experience with responsible tourism;</li><li>the business case for sustainability;</li><li>what travellers themselves can do differently;</li><li>and how Better World Coffee connects tourism, agriculture and community livelihoods.</li></ul> If you work in ESG, tourism, hospitality, conservation, community development or responsible business—or you’re simply someone who loves travelling—I hope this conversation makes you think a little differently about your next journey.<a data-mce-href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/7MhjNGIZnz8mMUG7HHfLko?si=gew9AqN1REqfh3Gxva2VgQ" href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/7MhjNGIZnz8mMUG7HHfLko?si=gew9AqN1REqfh3Gxva2VgQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">🎧 The Sustainable Tourism episode of the Fran ESG Podcast is now available on Spotify.</a>And perhaps the question to take with you on your next trip is a simple one:Will the place I visit be better because I was there? &nbsp; <a href="https://carrongesggroup.com/media" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-mce-href="https://carrongesggroup.com/media">https://carrongesggroup.com/media</a> The Fran ESG Podcast brings together sustainability leaders, entrepreneurs, researchers and practitioners from around the world to explore what ESG looks like in practice.The podcast is hosted by <a data-mce-href="http://www.francinecarron.com" href="http://www.francinecarron.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Francine Carron</a>, Founder and CEO of ESG Consultancy. <figure id="figure-pr48c5r03vmt1fape6"><img id="pr48c5r03vmt1fape6" src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/5fMKGfNhfGPIbB7FB3jUG9mld6CG7L9ZufryGkyGqSkcjPJbSLG56WJctbudPD7N.png" alt="" title="" class="object-cover bg-gray-100 rounded-lg md:rounded-xl lg:rounded-2xl" style="aspect-ratio: 16/9; object-position: 50% 40%;" data-corners="default" data-aspect="16:9" data-caption="" data-positionx="50%" data-positiony="40%" data-fullwidth="false" data-mce-src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/5fMKGfNhfGPIbB7FB3jUG9mld6CG7L9ZufryGkyGqSkcjPJbSLG56WJctbudPD7N.png" data-mce-style="aspect-ratio: 16/9; object-position: 50% 40%;"></figure>For ESG strategy, international sustainability advisory, training and practical ESG implementation, visit <a data-mce-href="http://www.esg-consultancy.be" href="http://www.esg-consultancy.be" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-mce-selected="inline-boundary">www.esg-consultancy.be</a>

New Fran ESG Podcast:Can Tourism Become a Force for Conservation?

Time for an upgrade: Welcome to Carron® ESG Group 🌍<figure id="figure-3ohoslbhnmt1dvq6m"><img id="3ohoslbhnmt1dvq6m" src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/3Zt93FoDE2sr7PkDxmM6dGgkVcREkbf2mNJW6v0KXq6ECl5kILV5L7nxAm5aSAs4.png" alt="" title="" class="object-cover bg-gray-100 rounded-lg md:rounded-xl lg:rounded-2xl" style="aspect-ratio: 16/9; object-position: center center;" data-corners="default" data-aspect="16:9" data-caption="" data-positionx="undefined" data-positiony="undefined" data-fullwidth="false" data-mce-src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/3Zt93FoDE2sr7PkDxmM6dGgkVcREkbf2mNJW6v0KXq6ECl5kILV5L7nxAm5aSAs4.png" data-mce-style="aspect-ratio: 16/9; object-position: center center;"></figure>What started with ESG Consultancy has kept growing.New ideas became services. Services became businesses. And suddenly, we had reached the point where we needed one place to bring everything together.So we created <a data-mce-href="http://www.carronesggroup.com" href="http://www.carronesggroup.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Carron ESG Group</a>.One group connecting our specialist businesses:🌿 <a data-mce-href="http://www.esg-consultancy.be" href="http://www.esg-consultancy.be" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ESG Consultancy</a> — ESG strategy, implementation &amp; market access 👥 <a data-mce-href="http://www.esgemployment.com" href="http://www.esgemployment.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ESG Employment</a> — executive search &amp; specialist ESG talent 🎓 <a data-mce-href="http://www.esgacademy.education" href="http://www.esgacademy.education" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ESG Academy</a> — practical ESG training &amp; capability building 🌍 ESG Sourcing — sustainable sourcing &amp; responsible supply chains ✈️ ESG Fuels — sustainable fuels &amp; clean-energy transition 🤝 Conshire — international trade, sourcing &amp; market access 🌱 Premium Carbon Credits — high-integrity carbon-market solutionsEach business has its own expertise and purpose, but they are increasingly connected by the same clients, markets, knowledge and international network.The new group website makes that structure much clearer — and gives us room for whatever comes next.Our work now connects Europe, Asia and Africa, and I am incredibly excited to see where the next stage takes us.Welcome to <a data-mce-href="http://www.carronesggroup.com" href="http://www.carronesggroup.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Carron® ESG Group</a>.One Group. Sustainable Solutions. Global Impact.<a data-mce-href="http://www.carronesggroup.com" href="http://www.carronesggroup.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.carronesggroup.com⁠&nbsp;</a>Read more here: <a data-mce-href="https://carrongesggroup.com/blog/time-for-an-upgrade-welcome-to-carron-esg-group" href="https://carrongesggroup.com/blog/time-for-an-upgrade-welcome-to-carron-esg-group">https://carrongesggroup.com/blog/time-for-an-upgrade-welcome-to-carron-esg-group</a>or on <a data-mce-href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/carron-esg-group_time-for-an-upgrade-welcome-to-carron-esg-activity-7496148969341734912-VTC8?utm_medium=ios_app&amp;rcm=ACoAAARvSQEB9WA67KimgDSrcvrWfOE7J5FxHg0&amp;utm_source=social_share_send&amp;utm_campaign=copy_link" href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/carron-esg-group_time-for-an-upgrade-welcome-to-carron-esg-activity-7496148969341734912-VTC8?utm_medium=ios_app&amp;rcm=ACoAAARvSQEB9WA67KimgDSrcvrWfOE7J5FxHg0&amp;utm_source=social_share_send&amp;utm_campaign=copy_link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-mce-selected="inline-boundary">LinkedIn</a>&nbsp;#CarronESGGroup #ESG #Sustainability #SustainableBusiness #GlobalBusiness #MarketAccess

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