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Nature target setting framework for asset managers and asset owners

Finance for Biodiversity Foundation
The framework seeks to create a shared understanding and common language for investors on target setting, while steering private financial flows in alignment with the mission of the Global Biodiversity Framework to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030. It focuses on listed equity and corporate bonds.
Research
3 July 2024

Connecting finance and natural capital: A supplement to the Natural Capital Protocol

Capitals Coalition (CapsCo)
This supplement provides financial institutions with a framework for integrating natural capital considerations into their decision-making processes. It offers practical guidance on assessing and valuing natural capital dependencies and impacts, helping institutions manage risks and identify opportunities related to natural capital. It includes methodologies for incorporating natural capital into investment analysis, lending, and insurance underwriting, ultimately promoting sustainable finance practices.
Research
17 April 2018

Our commitment to nature: Supporting biodiversity and sustainable land use through engagement

Federated Hermes
This paper outlines Federated Hermes' expectations and engagement priorities for sectors characterised by having high biodiversity impacts and dependencies. These include consumer goods and retail, agrochemicals, mining and materials, oil and gas, utilities, real estate and construction, and finance.
Research
2 February 2021

The state of Indigenous Peoples’ and Local Communities’ lands and territories

World Wide Fund for Nature (World Wildlife Fund – WWF)
This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the current status and challenges faced by Indigenous peoples and local communities in managing their lands and territories. It highlights the importance of these lands for biodiversity conservation, climate resilience, and cultural heritage. This report supports investors in integrating biodiversity into investment decision-making by providing crucial insights into the stewardship of Indigenous lands. It informs engagement and stewardship activities with corporations, and, through the provision of data about the importance of these lands for the provision of ecosystem services, aids in assessing biodiversity impacts and dependencies, and highlights the importance of sustainable land management.
Research
3 June 2021

Australia's State of the Environment 2021

Australian Government
This website hosts the Australia State of the Environment Report, which provides comprehensive assessments of the condition of Australia's environment. The report covers various themes, including biodiversity, land, inland water, coasts, marine environment, atmosphere, and heritage. It offers valuable insights into environmental trends, pressures, and management actions, supporting informed policy and decision-making for sustainable development.
Online tool/database

Act now! The why and how of biodiversity integration by financial institutions

Finance for Biodiversity Foundation
This is an operational guide bringing together information that financial institutions need to be aware of when embarking on the process of biodiversity integration. It includes information on what other financial institutions are doing, regulations and policies, relevant scientific insights, and developments in the field of biodiversity measurement approaches. This guide aims to support all financial institutions in integrating biodiversity in their decision-making irrespective of their level of maturity on biodiversity.
Research
10 December 2022

Beyond 'business as usual': Biodiversity targets and finance - Managing biodiversity risks across business sectors

United Nations Environment Programme
This report aims to enable a better understanding of the business sectors and financial mechanisms a risk from biodiversity destruction and lay the ground-work for target setting by the finance sector. It also supports investors in understanding the broader economic implications of biodiversity loss, offering insights and recommendations for integrating biodiversity into business and investment strategies.
Research
30 June 2020

Top 10 biodiversity-impact ranking of company industries

Finance for Biodiversity Foundation
This briefing paper employs four biodiversity impact measurement tools to provide biodiversity footprint scores of high-impact sectors and industries. It also provides investors with a ranking of companies based on their biodiversity impacts, helping identify high-impact areas and prioritise engagement and investment strategies.
Research
12 April 2023

Biodiversity in the balance: How nature poses investment risk and opportunity

The white paper summarises and presents key information about biodiversity risks and opportunities for investors, drawing from prominent publications by a range of international agencies. The paper re-produces popular charts from papers such as the Millennial Ecosystem Assessment, WEF Nature Risk report series, and the WEF Global Risk Report to highlight the key investment/business case for biodiversity.
Research
11 January 2024

UN Environment Programme's emissions gap report series

United Nations Environment Programme
This benchmark report, produced by the United Nations Environment Programme, assesses the discrepancy between projected and necessary global greenhouse gas emissions to meet the Paris Agreement targets. It highlights the urgent need for enhanced mitigation actions and tracks progress on national commitments and policy implementations.
Benchmark/series

Biodiversity measurement approaches: A practitioner's guide for financial institutions (4th edition)

Finance for Biodiversity Foundation
This guide provides a comprehensive overview of tools and methodologies for financial institutions to assess biodiversity impacts and dependencies. It includes practical recommendations, evaluations of twelve tools, case studies, and guidance on marine biodiversity. The guide supports nature-related risk management, aligning with frameworks like TNFD and EU Biodiversity standards.
Research
15 November 2024

Exploring nature impacts and dependencies: A field guide to eight key sectors

Ceres
This field guide helps investors identify and assess nature-related impacts and dependencies across eight key sectors. It provides sector-specific insights and strategies for integrating nature considerations into investment decisions.
Research
26 March 2024

Accountability for nature: Comparison of nature-related assessment and disclosure frameworks and standards

World Wide Fund for Nature (World Wildlife Fund – WWF)
This report provides an overview of the key methodological and conceptual trends among the private sector assessment and disclosure approaches on nature-related issues. It provides comparative research on seven leading standards, frameworks and systems for assessment and disclosure on nature-related issues
Research
31 January 2024

CDP Water Watch Impact Index

CDP
The CDP's water watch impact index tool makes a qualitative assessment of impact on freshwater resources at different stages of the value chain, based on independent and trusted academic, scientific and industry-recognized sources. Its focus on environmental impact distinguishes it from tools that measure business risks posed by water.
Online tool/database

Interconnected justice: Understanding the cross-border implications of climate transition policies

Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)
The report explores the concept of interconnected justice in global climate and nature transitions. It highlights the need for policies that integrate environmental, social, and economic dimensions, advocating multi-actor dialogues and frameworks to mitigate cross-border inequalities.
Research
14 November 2024

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
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