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UNEP FI impact analysis tools for banks/investors

United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI)
This tool is designed for banks, investors and corporate clients and investee companies. The tool guides banks/investors through an impact analysis of their portfolios. Developed jointly with signatories from the PRB and UNEP FI, the tool helps banks/investors set targets.
Online tool/database

Biodiversity footprint for financial institutions: Exploring biodiversity assessment

The BFFI was designed to provide an overall assessment of the biodiversity footprint of the economic activities in which a financial institution is investing. This methodology paper outlines the steps involved in conducting a biodiversity footprinting assessment using the methods recommended by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency.
Research
16 July 2021

SBTN sector materiality tool

United Nations Environment Programme
The aim of the Sectoral Materiality Tool is to help users carry out a first screening of what types of environmental impact are potentially materially relevant to their sector and their company's activities, as part of Step 1a of the SBTN guidance.
Online tool/database

GIIN's IRIS

Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN)
IRIS+ provides streamlined, practical, how-to guidance on integrating social and environmental factors into investment decision making. It is free to use.
Online tool/database

Artificial intelligence and big holdings data: Opportunities for central banks

This report explores the potential of artificial intelligence and big holdings data for central banks. It highlights how asset demand systems and AI models improve policy decisions, optimise monetary interventions, and address financial risks. Applications include managing contagion, designing climate stress tests, and identifying crowded trades, enhancing economic resilience.
Research
30 October 2024

Transition today: A progress update - How investors can support climate transition across portfolios

Mercer
The report explores how investors can support climate transitions through decarbonisation, alignment with transition pathways, and investments in climate solutions. It emphasises systemic risks, scope 3 emissions, and capital mobilisation to developing economies, offering actionable strategies to integrate climate goals into investment portfolios.
Research
1 November 2024

Transforming global finance for climate action: Addressing misaligned incentives and unlocking opportunities

Global Sustainable Investment Alliance
The report identifies systemic barriers preventing the flow of capital to climate-positive projects. It introduces the PIVOT framework, outlining policy vacuum, misaligned incentives, valuation challenges, inactive ownership, and transition misalignment. The report provides actionable solutions for policymakers, investors, and stakeholders to align finance with the Paris Agreement.
Research
14 November 2024

Global Forest Watch

World Resources Institute
This platform provides access to near-real-time data and tools for monitoring forests worldwide. It offers satellite imagery, forest cover maps, and deforestation alerts, enabling users to track forest changes, analyse trends, and support sustainable forest management. The tool is invaluable for policymakers, businesses, and conservationists aiming to mitigate deforestation and promote forest conservation.
Online tool/database

Identifying natural capital risks and opportunities as part of designing an investment engagement strategy

Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)
This report helps investors integrate nature-related considerations into their investment strategies. It provides frameworks and methodologies for assessing biodiversity impacts and dependencies, promoting sustainable investment practices.
Research
8 May 2021

Finance sector supplement to the Natural Capital Protocol: Case study for BNP Paribas Asset Management

Capitals Coalition (CapsCo)
This case study explores the application of the Natural Capital Protocol in BNP Paribas Asset Management, providing investors with a practical framework for incorporating natural capital considerations into investment decision-making processes. It highlights methodologies for assessing natural capital dependencies and impacts, enabling more sustainable investment practices.
Research

BNP Paribas and the preservation of biodiversity

BNP Paribas
This document provides investors with a comprehensive overview of BNP Paribas' biodiversity position, illustrating how financial institutions can integrate biodiversity considerations into their investment policies. It serves as a guide for developing biodiversity-friendly investment strategies and aligning portfolios with environmental sustainability goals.
Research
4 May 2021

Aviva case study: Tackling deforestation – a central part of our climate and biodiversity efforts

Global Canopy
The Aviva case study demonstrates the company's efforts to tackle deforestation as part of their climate and biodiversity strategies. Aviva uses data from various sources to assess deforestation risks in its corporate holdings, real assets, and sovereign debt.
Research
30 January 2024

Assessing the nature-related issues of investees’ clients as a Colombian investment management consortium

Frontierra
Grupo SURA’s case study on nature-related issues applies TNFD's LEAP approach to assess deforestation risks within its agricultural investments across Brazil and Colombia. This initiative highlights the need for flexible, location-specific approaches, using geospatial tools and open-source data to identify and prioritise high-impact areas for sustainable risk management and disclosure.
Research
19 January 2024

Sustainability preferences: The role of beliefs

The study investigates how beliefs shape investor preferences for sustainable investments. Using incentivised survey methods, it finds that investors’ expectations of financial returns are higher for ESG-rated funds when aware of their ESG rating. This study highlights the biases in unincentivised surveys and the complex motivations driving socially responsible investments, suggesting that incentivised methods may better capture true investor beliefs about ESG fund performance.
Research
12 July 2024

Fiscal policy and sustainable finance: Enhancing the role of the financial sector in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

Asian Development Bank (ADB)
The report explores how fiscal policy can mobilise private sector finance for sustainable development in Asia-Pacific. It emphasises green guarantees, subsidies, and roadmaps, showcasing ASEAN+3 successes in aligning fiscal policy with climate action to attract private investment and encourage sustainable economic activities.
Research
13 June 2024

Activating private investment in adaptation: Turning capital flight risk into the next multibillion opportunity

Investor Group on Climate Change
This report highlights the need to scale private investment in climate adaptation to mitigate capital flight from vulnerable areas. It outlines barriers like resilience valuation and fiduciary concerns, and recommends actions for governments and investors to facilitate resilience innovation, regulatory support, and shared understanding of physical risks, ensuring long-term economic stability and community protection.
Research
7 November 2024
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