About | Contributor | Fergus Nelson

Fergus Nelson

I am currently studying a Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Sustainability and Environment at UTS. I’m particularly interested in biodiversity, renewable energy and emerging sustainable technologies.

PROFILE

I have a vested interest in sustainable finance and became an Altiorem volunteer to gain invaluable insights and to be at the front of a relatively new yet increasingly important field. I am the Treasurer of the Sustainability Alliance of Students and Staff (SASS) at University of Technology Sydney.

RECENTLY PUBLISHED BY FERGUS NELSON

Tracking the transition

Asia Research & Engagement (ARE)
This report examines the impact of China’s coal-fired power companies, and their inaction in responding to climate change. The report presents China’s six largest listed power companies and their associated CO2 emissions, as well as recommendations for investors to act on.
Research
3 October 2019

A market review of nature-based solutions: An emerging institutional asset class

Finance Earth
This report presents a global review of nature-based solutions (NbS), identifying and analysing 88 existing NbS investments between 2002 to 2021. The report identifies common trends of existing investments, both opportunities and barriers to NbS investments and suggests recommendations to institutional investors and policymakers.
Research
20 May 2021

New nature economy report II: The future of nature and business

World Economic Forum
This report provides an applicable agenda for businesses to contribute to the development of practical roadmaps that address the most important drivers of nature loss and build a nature-positive future. It is the second part of a three-part New Nature Economy Report series.
Research
18 July 2020

Finance Earth

Commercial Organisations
Finance Earth is a mission-driven social enterprise, working in partnership with world-leading environmental organisations to protect and restore nature by utilising market-based mechanisms and implementing bespoke financial tools. They help create projects – and the investment vehicles to fund them – that balance positive outcomes for nature, communities and investors.
Organisation
1 research item

Sierra Club

Issue Focused NGOs & Think Tanks
By bringing similarly-minded people together, Sierra Club works to champion solutions to the climate crisis. They view the climate crisis as not only an environmental but a social justice issue and work to amplify diverse voices to defend everyone’s right to a healthy world.
Organisation
2 research items

BankTrack

Finance / Corporate Focused NGOs & Think Tanks
BankTrack is an international tracking, campaigning and civil support organisation (CSO) targeting private sector commercial banks and their financing activities. They are an integral part of the global community of CSOs focused on the financial sector as a whole (multilateral/national development banks, export credit agencies, private and institutional investors).
Organisation
2 research items

Reclaim Finance

Issue Focused NGOs & Think Tanks
Reclaim Finance aims to make finance work for people and the planet by using research and campaigning to shift some of the world's largest financial institutions away from investment in fossil fuels. In collaboration with Friends of the Earth France, Reclaim Finance's focus includes banks, insurers, investors and rating agencies.
Organisation
1 research item

World Economic Forum

Government Sponsored / Multilateral Organisations
World Economic Forum (WEF) is an independent international organisation committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas. Incorporated as a not-for-profit foundation, WEF is tied to no political or national interests.
Organisation
8 research items

Rainforest Action Network

Issue Focused NGOs & Think Tanks
Rainforest Action Network (RAN) preserves forests, protects the climate and upholds human rights by challenging corporate power and systemic injustice through frontline partnerships and strategic campaigns. RAN campaigns to stop deforestation, defund climate change and support grassroots movements and affected communities.
Organisation
1 research item

Oil Change International

Issue Focused NGOs & Think Tanks
Oil Change International is a research, communications, and advocacy organisation focused on exposing the true costs of fossil fuels and facilitating the ongoing transition to clean energy. Through collaboration and policy analysis, they work within larger movements to build a fossil-free future.
Organisation
3 research items

Indigenous Environmental Network

Issue Focused NGOs & Think Tanks
The Indigenous Environmental Network is an alliance of grassroots Indigenous Peoples within the United States whose mission is to protect the sacredness of Mother Earth from contamination and exploitation by strengthening, maintaining, and respecting traditional teachings and natural laws.
Organisation
1 research item

RECENTLY POSTED BY FERGUS NELSON

What's the TNFD?

The Task Force on Nature-Related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) provides a framework for organisations to report and act on evolving nature-related risks and opportunities, thus supporting a shift in global financial flows away from nature-negative outcomes and toward nature-positive outcomes. This article provides an update on the development of the TNFD and explains why it matters to investors.
Article
7 September 2022