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Insights into the creation and evolution of sustainable financial products, such as managed funds, green bonds, and ESG-linked loans, highlight innovations aligned with sustainability goals and benchmark evolving practices, consumer demand, and stakeholder expectations.

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Planet Tracker's nature scorecard

This Nature Scorecard examines over 470 corporates which are involved in nature-related frameworks and initiatives, rating each company based on the extent of their engagement.
Online tool/database

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

CSIRO's state of the climate reports

CSIRO
This series offers insights into Australia’s climate changes based on comprehensive research from the Bureau of Meteorology and CSIRO. Each report synthesises data on climate trends, impacts, and projections, guiding informed decision-making for sustainable environmental and economic resilience.
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Sustainable investing: Evidence from the field

This report surveys 509 equity portfolio managers on how they integrate environmental and social (ES) factors into investment decisions. Over 75% of respondents, including traditional investors, use ES factors, driven primarily by financial motivations. Constraints such as fund mandates influence these decisions, but most managers avoid sacrificing financial returns for ES performance.
Research
23 September 2024

WWF water risk filter

World Wide Fund for Nature (World Wildlife Fund – WWF)
The WWF Water Risk Filter is an online tool that helps businesses and investors assess, understand, and respond to water-related risks globally. It offers comprehensive data, including customised risk assessments and mitigation strategies, enabling informed decision-making to manage water risks effectively.
Online tool/database

WWF biodiversity risk filter

World Wide Fund for Nature (World Wildlife Fund – WWF)
The WWF Biodiversity Risk Filter tool helps finance professionals assess biodiversity-related risks to companies and portfolios. It provides data-driven insights to better understand exposure and dependencies on nature, supporting more informed decision-making in risk management and sustainable finance strategies.
Online tool/database

COBA's customer owned banking impact reports

Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler International (KPMG International)
This series offers concise, structured overviews of the impact of customer-owned banks in Australia. It highlights their role in promoting competition, supporting communities, and advancing sustainability, focusing on their economic, social, and environmental contributions.
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15 October 2024

Bioscience's annual state of the climate reports

This series offers an annual overview of climate trends, examining key indicators and events that impact the global environment. It provides insights into planetary vital signs, climate impacts, and extreme weather, making it an essential resource for finance professionals seeking to understand the implications of climate change on economic systems.
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Nature-related litigation: Emerging trends and lessons learned from climate-related litigation

Central Banks and Supervisors Network for Greening the Financial System
This report explores emerging trends in nature-related litigation, focusing on biodiversity, deforestation, ocean degradation, and plastic pollution. It highlights the legal risks for the financial sector and calls for increased monitoring. Lessons from climate-related litigation are applied to nature protection strategies, impacting regulatory and corporate practices.
Research
3 July 2024

Climate-related litigation: recent trends and developments

Central Banks and Supervisors Network for Greening the Financial System
The report highlights the growing volume and diversity of climate-related litigation. It outlines legal trends targeting financial and non-financial institutions and governments, with significant implications for financial risks and reputational damage. The report emphasises the potential increase in litigation tied to climate disclosure laws, greenwashing, and corporate responsibilities.

Research
1 September 2023

The effect of pricing instruments on CO2 emissions: Empirical evidence from Australia

The World Bank
The report evaluates Australia's short-lived carbon tax and renewable energy policies. It finds a 7% per capita emissions reduction from 2009 to 2018, with effects weakening after policy repeal. Coal exports increased during this period, potentially offsetting domestic emission reductions.
Research
24 June 2024

Plastics circularity investment tracker tool

The Circulate Initiative
The tool offers insights into private investments in plastics circularity globally from 2018 to 2023. It provides data by geography, investment categories, and solution types, enabling users to analyse trends and compare investments across regions and sectors.
Online tool/database

KnowTheChain's benchmark tool

Business and Human Rights Resource Centre
KnowTheChain’s benchmark evaluates corporate efforts to address forced labour in global supply chains. It assesses companies across sectors using indicators such as worker rights, transparency, and risk management. This tool helps finance professionals and investors identify risks and drive improvements in corporate labour practices, promoting ethical and responsible investment decisions.
Benchmark/series

UNEP's state of finance for nature series

United Nations Environment Programme
This series tracks global financial flows to nature-based solutions (NbS) and highlights the gaps between current investments and what is needed to address biodiversity loss, land degradation, and climate change. It examines both public and private sector funding, while also focusing on nature-negative financial flows.
Benchmark/series

Predatory fintech and the politics of banking

This report critically examines the rise of predatory fintech lending practices in the US. It highlights how fintech firms exploit regulatory gaps through partnerships with banks, resulting in high-cost loans that disproportionately impact financially vulnerable households. The report also discusses potential regulatory reforms to protect consumers from these harmful practices.
Research
24 May 2021

FINRA's Fund Analyzer

finra
The FINRA Fund Analyzer helps finance professionals assess fees, expenses, and potential savings for mutual funds, ETFs, and exchange-traded products. It provides detailed cost comparisons and projections to support informed investment decisions. Suitable for evaluating long-term fund performance and cost efficiency in the UK and Australian markets.
Online tool/database
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