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Status and relevance of environmental issues for finance and business

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  1. Underfinanced, underprepared: Inadequate investment and planning on climate adaptation leaves world exposed

    The 2023 report highlights the urgent need for more financing and planning to address the negative impact of climate change on human life, the economy, and the environment. With contributions from numerous individuals, this report assesses international progress in adaptation planning and financing.
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  2. Do socially responsible firms walk the talk?

    2 November 2023
    The paper called for a focus on delivering value to all stakeholders rather than just shareholders, was met with scepticism. This paper finds no evidence that signatories, many of America’s largest firms, engaged in stakeholder-centric practices before or after signing. Furthermore, signatories violate environmental and labour laws more frequently than their peers.
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  3. Managing nature risks and investing in the opportunities: Top tips for pension fund chairs and trustees

    This report provides top tips to pension fund chairs and trustees on managing nature risks and investing in opportunities. With insights from industry professionals, it highlights the importance of nature for long-term market returns and discusses emerging regulation to guide action, while offering practical advice on how to identify risks and integrate nature into stewardship plans.
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  4. Recommendations of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures

    This report aims to provide a unified approach to the disclosure of natural dependencies, impacts and risks for financial institutions and corporates. As the issue of natural loss and climate change continues to grow, a harmonised way of tackling these risks needs to be agreed to safeguard against material impacts.
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  5. Catalytic capital: A key to aligning infrastructure investments with climate mitigation in emerging markets

    This report provides a roadmap for directing more institutional capital toward climate infrastructure financing in emerging markets. It identifies the importance of using catalytic capital and outlines four themes crucial to its effective use: targeting, speed, support, and analysis. The report offers recommendations for how to address climate challenges through targeted catalytic interventions.
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  6. Investors can assess nature now: A guide to assessing water and deforestation issues in investment portfolios

    13 September 2023
    First Sentier Investors presents a five-step approach for sector and company-level assessments of nature and biodiversity with a focus on freshwater and forests.
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  7. Market review of environmental impact claims of retail investment funds in Europe

    This report explores the environmental impact claims made by European retail investment funds and assesses their accuracy and possible ramifications. Findings reveal a high prevalence of misleading claims and a need for better guidance and regulation to address the issue. Short and long-term recommendations are proposed.
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  8. The implications of behavioural science for effective climate policy

    This report explores the implications of behavioural science for effective climate policy and focuses on eight main sectors, such as diet change, adaptation and aviation, with recommendations for further empirical research. The report underscores the importance of understanding human behaviour and how insights can be used in climate policy development for effective implementation.
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  9. Earth beyond six of nine planetary boundaries

    9 September 2023
    Six of nine planetary boundaries are exceeding safe thresholds, with ocean acidification and aerosol loading at tipping points. Maintaining functional biosphere integrity requires controlling human appropriation of net primary production. Earth system modelling illustrates the need to consider anthropogenic impacts on Earth in a systemic way.
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  10. Geopolitics of the energy transition: Critical materials

    This paper explores strategic approaches for ensuring a sustainable energy transition by investigating the geopolitical aspects of critical materials including their supply chain, responsible efficiency, emergence of new technologies, their impact on labour rights, as well as suggesting ways to mitigate their risks and boost cooperation between countries.
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  11. Banking on climate chaos: Fossil fuel finance report 2023

    The 2023 edition of the Banking on Climate Chaos report reveals that since 2016, the world’s 60 largest banks have provided $5.5tn in fossil fuel financing. Renewable energy financing has increased, but fossil fuel expansion remains unchanged, preventing emissions from declining. To meet net-zero targets, banks must end lending and underwriting to fossil fuel expansion immediately.
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  12. The debt-fossil fuel trap: Why debt is a barrier to fossil fuel phase-out and what we can do about it

    2 August 2023
    This paper explores the links between indebtedness and fossil fuel exploitation in developing countries. The briefing concludes with recommendations for achieving debt justice, preserving the environment, and tackling climate change.
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