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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.
Article
15 April 2026

Tipping points: Decision making under deep uncertainty

J.P. Morgan Chase and Co.
Examines climate tipping points and their implications for financial decision-making under deep uncertainty. It outlines risks of abrupt, nonlinear climate shifts, limitations of traditional valuation models, and emerging approaches including scenario analysis, resilience planning and climate intervention, emphasising challenges in pricing, timing and managing long-term systemic risks.
Research
13 April 2026

Implications of the International Court of Justice’s Advisory Opinion on Climate Change for directors’ duties in relation to climate-related risks

Examines how the ICJ’s climate advisory opinion may elevate climate-related risks and regulatory pressures, increasing directors’ duty of care. Highlights litigation, disclosure, and transition risks, particularly for emissions-intensive sectors, and emphasises informed decision-making and accurate reporting to mitigate liability.
Research
20 April 2026

State of the sector series

Council on Smallholder Agricultural Finance (CSAF)
The State of the Sector is a series that provides annual analysis of the agricultural SME finance market, focusing on lending activity, market dynamics, and risk factors. It examines how financial institutions support small and medium-sized enterprises in agriculture and the broader ecosystem for sustainable and inclusive finance.
Benchmark/series
17 July 2025

Forever Wild

Issue Focused NGOs & Think Tanks
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.
Organisation
1 research item

Council on Smallholder Agricultural Finance (CSAF)

Finance Industry Groups
Council on Smallholder Agricultural Finance (CSAF) is a global alliance of impact-focused lenders supporting agricultural SMEs in developing markets. It promotes responsible lending, ESG principles, and industry standards while sharing data and insights to strengthen sustainable finance for smallholder farmers and inclusive agricultural value chains.
Organisation
1 research item

University of Oxford

Academic Institutions
University of Oxford is a world-leading university and research institution based in Oxford, England. Founded in the 12th century, it delivers teaching and interdisciplinary research across sciences, humanities and social sciences, advancing knowledge and innovation to address global challenges and inform policy, industry and society.
Organisation
1 research item

Find resources by SDG's

No Poverty

End poverty in all its forms everywhere
01

Zero Hunger

End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
02

Good Health and Well-being

Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
03

Quality Education

Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
04

Gender Equality

Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
05

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

Reduced Inequality

Reduce inequality within and among countries
10

Sustainable Cities and Communities

Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
11

Responsible Consumption and Production

Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
12

Climate Action

Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
13

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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