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Towards financing large-scale holistic landscape restoration in Europe: Recommendations for EU policy actors to attain inspirational, social, natural and financial returns

Commonland
The report provides financing recommendations for large-scale holistic landscape restoration in Europe, addressing climate change, biodiversity loss, and food and water insecurity. It emphasises the effectiveness of landscape finance in promoting healthy ecosystems, offering practical frameworks for policymakers to accelerate impactful activities and align natural and community needs for comprehensive restoration.
Research
30 November 2023

UN Environment Programme's adaptation gap report series

United Nations Environment Programme
The Adaptation Gap Report series provides yearly updates on global progress in climate change adaptation. It assesses the status of adaptation planning, implementation, and finance, highlighting the increasing gap between the need for adaptation and the actions taken.
Benchmark/series

Reimagining country investing: A guide to capturing opportunities, managing risks and integrating sustainable-investment objectives

MSCI Inc.
The paper offers insights for global investors on the benefits of constructing a diversified portfolio with country and regional-market allocation. The paper analyses variables such as GDP growth, innovation, thematic and geographic-revenue exposure and macroeconomic risks, while highlighting the role of sustainable finance in the process.
Research
30 January 2024

The implications of AI across sectors and against 6 key ESG considerations

CSIRO
AI offers great positive impacts and risks. This report helps to understand the risks associated with developing and using AI tech. Scoping exercise identifies opportunities and threats across sectors. Six core ESG considerations including trust and security, data privacy, and sentience are evaluated for potential impact.
Research
17 May 2023

Ethically aligned design: A vision for prioritising human well-being with autonomous and intelligent systems

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
This report is a call-to-action for technologists to align creation of autonomous and intelligent systems to defined values and ethical principles prioritising human well-being. Emphasising the importance of embedding values and morals into these systems, it discusses a range of topics, including job automation, personal data protection, A/IS education, law, and more.
Research
6 December 2017

Earth system justice needed to identify and live within Earth system boundaries

This article considers how to integrate principles of justice within Earth’s system boundaries, specifically for climate, the biosphere, water and nutrient cycles, and aerosols. Using the Earth system justice approach, it discusses living within planetary limits whilst minimising significant harm to all people and ensuring equitable access to resources.
Research
19 June 2023

Mobilising climate investment in emerging markets: Opportunities for Australian pension and superannuation funds

Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC)
This report delves into the potential of pension funds in driving climate solutions in developing economies. Highlighting barriers like geopolitical risks and policy uncertainties, the report underscores collaboration, ESG standards, and internal expertise as pivotal for sustainable investments in these regions.
Research
28 April 2023

An equitable energy allowance for all: Pathways for a below 2◦ C-compliant global buildings sector

The article asserts that building energy codes must be derived from global climate change targets. Thus, an innovate global Building Stock Energy Model is developed to determine the required energy efficiency levels for building stocks of 138 countries in alignment with the Paris Agreement’s below 2°C climate change scenario.
Research
21 November 2022

A comprehensive overview of global biodiversity finance

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
This report aims to provide a comprehensive overview and an aggregate estimate of global biodiversity finance. It aims to provide an outline of government support that is potentially harmful to biodiversity and offers recommendations for improving the assessment, tracking, and reporting of biodiversity finance.
Research
6 April 2020

Integrity matters: Net zero commitments by businesses, financial institutions, cities and regions

United Nations (UN)
As the global community faces a climate crisis, the report recommends setting standards and criteria for achieving net zero emissions, addressing concerns about greenwashing, and calling for a just transition for developing countries. The report advocates for a collaborative 'ambition loop' to accelerate global efforts toward a sustainable future.
Research
8 November 2022

Recommendations of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures

Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD)
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.
Research
30 September 2023

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander best practice principles for clean energy projects

First Nations Clean Energy Network
Ten principles placing Australia's First Nations people and communities at the centre of clean energy projects. The Principles ensure that projects provide economic and social benefits, include cultural and environmental considerations, and provide employment opportunities. The Principles are for all stakeholders involved in clean energy projects, including investors and government.
Research
2 December 2022

Aggregate confusion: the divergence of ESG ratings

MIT Sloan School of Management
The research investigates the disagreement in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) ratings between rating providers. Three factors are identified: measurement divergence, scope divergence and weight divergence. The paper argues for a standardisation of ESG indicators and measurement procedures to reduce the discrepancy in ESG ratings.
Research
15 August 2019

British International Investment (formerly CDC Group)

Government Sponsored / Multilateral Organisations
British International Investment is the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor focused on solving development challenges. Their investments in green infrastructure, technology and other sectors, help create more sustainable and inclusive economies in Africa, Asia and the Caribbean, enabling people to build better lives for themselves and their communities.
Organisation
1 research item

SDG bonds and corporate finance: A roadmap to mainstream investments

United Nations Global Compact
This report describes how a market for mainstream investments that contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), could be created with enough liquidity, scale, and diversification, to attract a range of investors. It inspires and guides companies, governments, and cities, to benefit from better funding while implementing the Paris Goals.
Research
22 November 2018

A legal framework for impact: Sustainability impact in investor decision-making

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
The report examines whether laws within eleven diverse jurisdictions support institutional investors in pursuing sustainability outcomes, while at the same time earning a financial return. It discusses options available to policymakers for legal reform in order to facilitate investing for sustainability impact.
Research
31 July 2021
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