Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies

Deciphering coccolith formation: advanced microscopy insights from the biomineralization of Gephyrocapsa huxleyi

Abstract Coccolithophores are unicellular marine phytoplankton that produce complex and intricately shaped mineralized scales called coccoliths. Coccoliths are produced in an intracellular vesicle where crystal nucleation occurs, from which several individual calcite units develo...

Facing Goliath with the ESG-slingshot: a financial tale of sustainable investing

This paper examines the social imaginary of ESG investing. I first contextualize ESG in the shifting state-market dynamics and changing flows of capital brought about by the rise of asset manager capitalism, household financialization and the de-risking state. I then draw on the...