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Resources for developing metrics and frameworks to measure, monitor, implement and verify the environmental, social, and financial impacts of investments.

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Fossil to Clean — business action checklists

We Mean Business
The Fossil to Clean Business Action Checklists provide sector-specific guidance for companies to transition from fossil fuels to clean energy. Developed by the We Mean Business Coalition, the tool outlines key actions aligned with science-based targets and global climate goals. It supports practical implementation of climate commitments.
Online tool/database

CA100+ net zero benchmark

Investor Group on Climate Change
​Climate Action 100+ focuses on 169 companies crucial to the global net-zero emissions transition. The tool provides assessments of these companies' alignment with climate goals, aiding investors in evaluating climate-related financial risks and opportunities.
Online tool/database

A roadmap to disclosure

Energetics
​Energetics' interactive roadmap assists organisations in preparing for mandatory climate reporting under AASB S2. It offers a structured approach to understanding climate risks and opportunities, tailored to individual organisational readiness and objectives. The tool supports the development and execution of effective climate disclosure plans.
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Assessing nature-related issues of key value chain clients as a Brazilian Asset Manager

Global Canopy
This case study details JGP's participation in piloting the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) LEAP approach. The study focuses on assessing JGP's exposure to tropical deforestation through companies connected to the agriculture sector in its investment portfolio.
Research
19 January 2024

Channeling private finance into habitat banking schemes in England

This case study outlines the use of hybrid bonds to finance organic dairy farms. It provides investors with insights into sustainable agriculture investments that promote environmental stewardship and offer attractive financial returns.
Research
26 March 2024

Impact investment unlocking equity for scaling the use of agriculture by-products for sustainable livelihoods

This blueprint provides a model for using private finance to develop compensatory habitats through habitat banking. It demonstrates how investors can generate returns while contributing to biodiversity conservation and habitat restoration.
Research
27 March 2024

Investment blueprint: Transforming degraded land into productive forests through blended finance

This case study offers a blueprint for impact investment in sustainable cocoa supply chains. It highlights strategies for improving environmental and social outcomes in cocoa production, providing investors with opportunities to support sustainable agriculture while achieving financial returns.
Research
27 March 2024

Conservation investment blueprint: Forest Resilience Bond developed based on the case study of Blue Forest Conservation

This blueprint provides a model for using blended finance to support agroforestry projects. It illustrates how investors can combine public and private capital to develop sustainable agroforestry practices, achieving both economic and environmental benefits.
Research
10 March 2021

Conservation investment blueprint: Forest landscape conservation, restoration, and sustainable timber production

This blueprint contributes to the conservation and restoration of forest ecosystems – achieved by investors purchasing forests, or purchasing land and reforesting; with the express goal of sustainably managing those forests in adherence to relevant sustainability or management certifications.
Research
10 January 2019

Conservation investment blueprint: Smallholder forestry vehicle - Kilifi, Kenya

This blueprint provides investors with a framework for supporting community forestry projects. It emphasises the role of community engagement in sustainable forest management, offering strategies to achieve both financial returns and conservation outcomes.
Research
7 December 2020

Investment blueprint: Channeling private finance into nature rewilding projects

This case study offers investors a blueprint for developing smallholder forestry projects. It highlights successful investment strategies that support sustainable forestry practices among smallholder farmers, promoting economic development and environmental conservation.
Research
27 March 2024

Conservation investment blueprint: Cleaner production in the textile sector - Büyük Menderes

The report outlines a conservation investment blueprint aimed at reducing water and chemical pollution in Turkey’s Büyük Menderes River Basin by improving cleaner production practices in the textile sector. It details financial models, stakeholder incentives, and replicability to enhance ecosystem health while maintaining industry competitiveness and regulatory compliance.
Research
7 December 2020

Conservation investment blueprint: Environmental impact bond for green infrastructure - coastal resilience

This case study outlines the Environmental Impact Bond (EIB) model for funding coastal resilience projects. It focuses on Louisiana’s wetland restoration to mitigate storm damage and land loss. The EIB attracts private investment, enabling earlier project implementation, cost savings, and ecological benefits. It aligns financial incentives with conservation goals through performance-based returns.
Research
10 January 2019

Sustainable development report interactive map

Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN)
The Sustainable Development Report's interactive map evaluates the progress of all 193 UN Member States towards the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Each country's performance is scored, with 100 indicating full achievement. Users can explore individual goals and assess transboundary impacts through the Spillover Index.
Online tool/database

TNFD nature-related risk and opportunity registers

Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD)
The TNFD risk and opportunity registers outline different categories of nature related risks and opportunities, indicate useful information to record for each risk and opportunity identified and provide connections to other categories of metrics and prioritisation criteria outlined in the TNFD LEAP approach. The TNFD risk and opportunity registers provide a template that can be completed by an organisation as they work through the Assess phase.
Research
18 October 2023

&Bloom's New Zealand Climate Standards Toolkit

&Bloom
The New Zealand Climate Standards (NZCS) Toolkit, based on guidance from the External Reporting Board (XRB), supports entities in adopting climate-related disclosure standards. It provides a question directory, principles, and a glossary to facilitate compliance. Emphasising judgement over a checklist approach, it aims to prepare stakeholders for effective climate reporting.
Online tool/database
6 May 2024
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