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Li-ion batteries: the new frontier

•Surging demand for electric cars has driven lithium prices to stratospheric levels •As supply has fallen behind the curve, procurement is a key focus for auto makers •They are also investing heavily into battery manufacturing – vying for a competitive edge Elon Musk just made the headlines with his acquisition of Twitter. What if his […]

The ultimate resource

•Limited supply and increasing demand: such are the dynamics of the water market •Climate change only worsens the picture, heralding shortages and conflicts •The need -and investment opportunity- for better infrastructure/efficiency is great With the war in Ukraine, access to energy and agricultural commodities is an immediate worry and, quite understandably, the subject of much […]

SPHERE week on ESG

Next Sphere ESG Conference in Zurich (April 5) & Geneva (April 7): Alexander Roose, Head of Equities & co-PM of DECALIA Sustainable SOCIETY will discuss impact investing through the value chain analysis.

Greener buildings

• More efficient heating/cooling systems are paramount in fighting climate change • Technology, regulation & investment are helping drive down “operational carbon”… • …making “embodied carbon” the next frontier for building industry – and investors Alongside their many other geopolitical, economic and human ramifications, the dramatic events in Ukraine have pushed the oil price above […]

Sustainable SOCIETY: DECALIA’s new thematic strategy

The Swiss based asset manager DECALIA SA (“DECALIA”) launches a multi-thematic equity strategy, investing in companies that will shape tomorrow’s society. The strategy is co-managed by Alexander Roose & Quirien Lemey and invests in the seven themes regrouped by the acronym SOCIETY (– Security, O2 & Ecology, Cloud & Digital, Industry 5.0, Elder & Wellbeing, […]

Vintage has become SO trendy!

Second-hand online exchanges are thriving, thanks to the pandemic but not only. Going forward, they stand to play a key role in a more circular economy… …as well as being an attractive – high margin/return/growth – investment space. The move towards a more circular economy is far from just a short-term fad. Unlike many other […]