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Sustainable Innovations: What Businesses Can Learn from the Intelligence of Nature
The article explores how businesses can draw inspiration from nature’s intelligence to drive sustainable innovation. It clarifies the concept of materiality in climate disclosures, distinguishing key ESG elements and offering practical guidance for reporting. By aligning business strategies with natural systems, organisations can better manage risks, enhance resilience, and create long-term value.
Sectoral roadmaps as the backbone of transition planning: Linking NDCs, finance and the real economy
Sectoral roadmaps translate national climate targets into sector-specific decarbonisation pathways, guiding policy, investment and corporate transition plans. They align real-economy activity with finance, reduce uncertainty, and support risk assessment and capital allocation, strengthening the credibility and implementation of whole-economy transition planning.
GRI Standards
The GRI Standards are globally recognised sustainability reporting guidelines enabling organisations to disclose economic, environmental and social impacts in a consistent and comparable way. They support transparency, accountability and informed decision-making by helping organisations identify, measure and communicate material ESG impacts and contributions to sustainable development.
IFC's performance standards on environmental and social sustainability
The IFC Performance Standards (2012) form part of the Sustainability Framework, setting requirements for clients to identify, manage, and mitigate environmental and social risks in financed projects. They comprise eight standards covering areas such as labour, resource efficiency, biodiversity, and community impacts, and are widely used as a global benchmark for responsible investment.
Finding Nature
Finding Nature is an Australia-based sustainability and ESG community supporting professionals and organisations through expert programs, events and podcasts. It fosters connection, knowledge-sharing and practical action to address climate, social and environmental challenges, helping participants build capability, drive culture change and achieve meaningful sustainability impact.
Amnesty International
Amnesty International (AI) is a global human rights organisation campaigning to end abuses and uphold freedoms worldwide.
Through research, advocacy and grassroots mobilisation, AI exposes violations, influences policy and supports victims, focusing on issues such as freedom of expression, justice, and protection from torture and discrimination.
Through research, advocacy and grassroots mobilisation, AI exposes violations, influences policy and supports victims, focusing on issues such as freedom of expression, justice, and protection from torture and discrimination.
Forever Wild
Forever Wild is an Australian initiative focused on protecting large wilderness landscapes through nature finance and community-based solutions. It develops investment models that support biodiversity, Indigenous communities and sustainable livelihoods, while promoting conservation, climate action and nature-based enterprise across globally significant ecosystems.
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Zero Hunger
End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
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Quality Education
Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
04
Clean Water and Sanitation
Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
06
Affordable and Clean Energy
Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
07
Decent Work and Economic Growth
Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all
08
Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
09
Sustainable Cities and Communities
Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
11
Life Below Water
Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
14
Life on Land
Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage
forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
15
Peace and Justice Strong Institutions
Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels
16
Partnerships to Achieve the Goal
Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development
17
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