Memery Crystal attends the Reset Connect conference

The Reset Connect conference is the UK’s largest sustainability ecosystem and green investment event, with a focus on supporting business, finance and industry in the renewable energy industry.

Talks covered sustainable finance and investment in the future; decarbonisation and the need to work collaboratively; and challenges and opportunities in the electric vehicle space.

Robert and Hannah’s top take-aways from the conference are:

• pension funds may find themselves under pressure to focus their strategies on the renewable space to expand the reach of sustainability in the investment world
• the electric car revolution requires a long-term strategy, with an emphasis on charging ports being placed in inner city areas where many short, energy-consuming journeys take place
• sustainability is not simply a tick-box exercise and entails a cultural shift that must become part of a company’s ethos
• shareholders have a role to help ensure company boards are being brave and committed to effecting positive change.

Memery Crystal advises a number of clients in the renewable and transitional energy sector, including the transitional gas company Chariot Limited (who Robert and Hannah advised on a $30 million fundraise last month) and the clean energy fuel cell tech company AFC Energy plc (who Robert advised on a £35 million fundraise last year).