James Richens

Senior Content Lead

James is an experienced business journalist specializing in corporate sustainability, green finance and environmental policy who joined Trase in 2020. James is the managing editor and leads the content workstream for Trase, including insights, briefings and multimedia content. Before joining Trase he was editor of The Economist Group's World Ocean Initiative, research editor at Trucost, part of S&P Global, and sustainability editor of The ENDS Report. James holds a degree in Politics from the University of Strathclyde (BA).

Insights by James Richens

News
4 Dec 2024

Forest IQ and Trase help investors implement TNFD

Robeco, Schroders, Federated Hermes and Storebrand are among the financial institutions that have used Forest IQ – which uses Trase data – to assess their deforestation exposure, enabling them to implement recommendations of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures.

News
14 Nov 2024

Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru revealed as deforestation hotspots

Deforestation in the Amazonian regions of Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru is of increasing concern due to the expansion of cropland for soy, cocoa, maize, rice and cassava, according to a new report by Chalmers University of Technology, Stockholm Environment Institute, Trase and WWF.

Central Brazil savannas soybean producing areas

Case study
2 May 2024

Trase and AdAstra: Powering action on carbon emissions from land conversion

Trase data enables organisations to map supply chains, understand risks and opportunities, inform decision making and communicate progress towards sustainability goals.

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