Spring GDS takes SAF approach to decarbonise deliveries opinion Fayaz Hussain 28 Jan 26 0 The origins of deliveries can be traced back to pharaohs in Egypt but package deliveries today are on a different scale altogether. Estimates show that… Read more
Ambition to execution: Zaffra’s bid to make eSAF bankable opinion Fayaz Hussain 21 Jan 26 0 The word Zaffra can mean different things across different cultures – from victory in Arabic to harvest in Spanish. But for Bjorn Breckx, head of… Read more
Metafuels’ journey from funding to commercialisation opinion Fayaz Hussain 12 Jan 26 0 More than halfway through the current decade, let’s start by going to its start. In 2020, three former carbon capture engineers were plotting a contrarian… Read more
WFW writes the playbook on eSAF deals opinion Fayaz Hussain 22 Dec 25 0 When law firm Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) was asked to advise on Europe’s first large-scale eSAF investment – Project Endor in Vradenburg, Denmark –… Read more
SBTi’s new standards address SAFc opinion Fayaz Hussain 15 Dec 25 0 When Bitcoin first appeared as a tangible asset class, accountants were lost on how to classify it on balance sheets. Should it be reported as… Read more
Taking stock of book and claim opinion Fayaz Hussain 8 Dec 25 0 For decades, if you were buying stocks you had to take delivery of paper certificates. This was a massive problem for brokers when daily trading… Read more
BioLedger wants to regain trust in sustainability reporting opinion Fayaz Hussain 1 Dec 25 0 Consider this hypothetical situation. A trader with an office and sustainability certificate receives a 15,000-tonne shipment order for crude palm oil priced around $1,000 per… Read more
Future Energy Global wants to be the catalyst for SAF opinion Fayaz Hussain 24 Nov 25 0 In their seminal work ‘Catalyst Code’ published in 2007, economists David S. Evans and Richard L. Schmalensee identified a powerful but overlooked category of business:… Read more
No fake tears as Cemvita finds new use for glycerine opinion Fayaz Hussain 17 Nov 25 0 ‘Why, why, why?’ Robert DeNiro’s iconic outburst in Raging Bull while punching the dimly-lit prison cell is a masterclass in acting. It won him the Oscar for best… Read more
Why eSAF is in line for an EU boost opinion Fayaz Hussain 11 Nov 25 0 Off the coast of Peru’s capital Lima lie islands famous for mountains of bird poop or guano. Classified as natural reserves by the Peruvian government,… Read more
SAF is ‘most scalable lever’ to cut aviation emissions, says Airbus opinion Fayaz Hussain 27 Oct 25 0 It’s easy talking the sustainability talk but more difficult to walk the walk. Airbus looks like it is doing both successfully. From increasing its use… Read more
Hawaiian Airlines says Aloha to sustainability boss opinion Fayaz Hussain 21 Oct 25 0 Diana Birkett Rakow, senior vice president of public affairs and sustainability at Alaska Airlines is set to become the CEO of Hawaiian Airlines – the… Read more
OXCCU’s series B filling the missing middle opinion Oscar Henderson 3 Oct 25 0 Forget Oxford University’s 1000-year history, world renowned architecture and famous graduates. Tourists only really go to the city to see Harry Potter filming locations. In… Read more
Partnerships win at SAF Investor and Ryder Cup opinion Oscar Henderson 26 Sep 25 0 The Ryder Cup, the biennial Europe versus US tournament, is the highest calibre team event you can win in golf. Europe’s 15-13 victory at Bethpage Black,… Read more
PA Consulting Cacophony to Symphony report shows SAF needs to sing from the same hymn sheet opinion Oscar Henderson 19 Sep 25 0 Beethoven’s fifth symphony is one of the best known pieces of classical music. Most people recognise it from the opening movement. But music historians say… Read more