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Impact measurement and verification
Resources for developing metrics and frameworks to measure, monitor, implement and verify the environmental, social, and financial impacts of investments.
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CDP Water Watch Impact Index
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.
TNFD Tool Catalogue
Building on insights from the nature-related data catalyst, the TNFD has created a beta version of an online searchable Tools Catalogue, providing an overview of tools that organisations can use to apply to each phase of the LEAP approach. The catalogue will be continually updated.
TESSA
This Toolkit for Ecosystem Service Site based Assessments (TESSA) provides practical guidance on how to identify which services may be significant at a site of interest, what data are needed to measure them, what methods or sources can be used to obtain the data and how to communicate results. It assesses and values ecosystem services, supporting natural capital accounting and investment decisions.
Sustainability Policy Transparency Toolkit (SPOTT)
SPOTT supports the finance sector and supply chain stakeholders to manage ESG risks through transparency assessments of soft commodity producers and traders. It helps evaluate ESG practices of companies, guiding responsible investment decisions.
Forest Declaration Dashboard
The Forest Declaration Dashboard is a monitoring tool that tracks global progress towards the 2030 goals of halting and reversing deforestation. It offers data and insights across themes such as forest conservation, sustainable development, finance, and governance, aiding stakeholders in assessing and enhancing forest-related initiatives.
Global Food and Nutrition Security Dashboard
The Global Food and Nutrition Security Dashboard, developed by the World Bank, G7, and partners, offers timely, high-quality data on food crises at both country and global levels. It provides insights into food insecurity, nutrition, and related indicators, supporting informed decision-making and policy development.
Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool (IBAT)
IBAT is a live geospatial tool to identify where operations and supplier locations sit in areas of interest, like key biodiversity areas. Great screening tool, with an alert feature and visual outputs. It provides biodiversity data to support risk assessments and informed decision-making in investments.
Fair Supply extinction risk assessment tool
This tool assesses biodiversity risks in supply chains, enhancing sustainable sourcing and investment practices. It is designed to help users map impacts to species extinction along supply chains or investment portfolios, using an adaptation of the STAR metric. (Primary proxy: Species extinction risk)
UNEP FI impact analysis tools for banks/investors
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.
Net Environmental Contribution (NEC) metric
This tool measures the environmental impact of economic activity, company, or sector, to deliver a net contribution value on -100% to +100% scale, using physical data from across the value chain. It can be applied at company, portfolio, index, product/source levels. Includes qualitative and quantitative criteria on biodiversity.
Global impact database's biodiversity impact data
This database offers comprehensive biodiversity impact data, enhancing ESG reporting and investment decisions. Biodiversity dataset can be used to assess the biodiversity impact of B2B interactions, investment portfolios and funds. Currently, it is being used by forward-thinking institutions – including a large Dutch bank and a large Dutch asset manager – to investigate the biodiversity impact of portfolios. (Primary proxies: Land use, water pollution, air pollution)
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.
SBTN sector materiality tool
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.
Forecast policy scenario + nature: Preparing financial markets for climate- & nature-related policy & regulatory risks
Integrated climate and nature policy forecasting data and matrix, developed by Inevitable Policy Response, downloaded through the PRI. The document outlines forecasted policy responses that include both nature and climate policies.
Living Planet Index
This index provides metrics and indices to assess the health of planet's biodiversity. It is widely used to inform policy and conservation efforts.
IMPACT World+
IMPACT World+ is a globally regionalised method for life cycle impact assessment (LCIA), integrating multiple state-of-the-art developments as well as damages on water and carbon areas of concern within a consistent LCIA framework. Most of the regional impact categories have been spatially differentiated and all long-term impact categories have been subdivided into shorter-term damage (the first 100 years after the emission) and long-term damage categories.