Elizabeth Vander Meer’s Post

Ninety One has launched a Sovereign Biodiversity index, providing a quantitative way for investors to assess nature and biodiversity risks at a national level https://lnkd.in/ebyNbdTm #biodiversity #sustainableinvestments #index

At COP16 Colombia, experts cast doubt on global biodiversity offsetting, highlighting the importance of local, like-for-like habitat preservation as a more effective strategy. This aligns with RS Metrics’ ESGSignals biodiversity data, which helps organizations focus on real-time, localized insights to support biodiversity and ecosystem resilience. Our environmental, climate, and physical risk data can be valuable for companies tracking and investing in biodiversity health where it truly matters. #BiodiversityData #SustainableInvesting #ESG Explore more at: https://hubs.li/Q02XPnTq0

At COP16 Colombia, experts cast doubt on global biodiversity offsetting, highlighting the importance of local, like-for-like habitat preservation as a more effective strategy. This aligns with RS Metrics’ ESGSignals biodiversity data, which helps organizations focus on real-time, localized insights to support biodiversity and ecosystem resilience. Our environmental, climate, and physical risk data can be valuable for companies tracking and investing in biodiversity health where it truly matters. #BiodiversityData #SustainableInvesting #ESG Explore more at: https://hubs.li/Q02XPnd-0

At COP16 Colombia, experts cast doubt on global biodiversity offsetting, highlighting the importance of local, like-for-like habitat preservation as a more effective strategy. This aligns with RS Metrics’ ESGSignals biodiversity data, which helps organizations focus on real-time, localized insights to support biodiversity and ecosystem resilience. Our environmental, climate, and physical risk data can be valuable for companies tracking and investing in biodiversity health where it truly matters. #BiodiversityData #SustainableInvesting #ESG Explore more at: https://hubs.li/Q02XPngT0

How biodiversity credits could help to conserve and restore nature https://lnkd.in/eseKi8YN Biodiversity-credit markets could succeed in ways that, so far, carbon-credit markets have not — as long as the right rules of play are in place from the start.

How biodiversity credits could help to conserve & restore nature. https://lnkd.in/gNNXamWi. Also: COP16 UN Biodiversity negotiations: Why the US won’t join this treaty. https://lnkd.in/gSrtVbNw

We all know that carbon credits are fundamentally different to biodiversity credits. Location specificity is the common separator cited, but another significant difference is the temporal dimension. Removing or offsetting carbon from the atmosphere is an act of change at a single point in time. Natural assets produce ecosystem services, which are gifts that can keep giving indefinitely if effectively maintained. Eric Wilburn talks about why a subscription-based model (i.e. a credit that is minted annually) might make more sense when implementing biodiversity credits with long-term relational benefits.

Interesting study on #biodiversity and it's connection to our #economy published by Sitra. It is important to give a price tag to these vital services provided by nature. This study shows that there are many good examples already in place, ready for copy and paste actions. "Without a robust and resilient nature there is no economy. Realising this, public and private institutions around the world are rapidly developing frameworks and tools to address biodiversity loss. This study is a collection of 17 examples where economic mechanisms have been applied with the goal of limiting biodiversity loss associated with land-use change and promoting nature-positive activities. The cases are diverse, including both mandatory and voluntary mechanisms and schemes led by those in the public and private sectors. The cases have been characterised into three main groups: the polluter pays principle; payments for ecosystem services; and voluntary solutions in the private sector." https://lnkd.in/g46KDNfX

Biodiversity credit markets are opening up new ways to fund conservation efforts by letting companies invest directly in ecosystem protection. This innovative approach holds great potential yet comes with challenges—how do we define biodiversity credits? How do we ensure that investments lead to real conservation gains? These questions were front and center at #COP16, where leaders and experts explored the path forward. As we seek sustainable, effective solutions for protecting nature, biodiversity credits may be a powerful tool—if developed with clear standards and accountability. #COP16 #Biodiversity #ConservationFinance #SustainableDevelopment https://lnkd.in/eseKi8YN

🌍 Can biodiversity credits drive global restoration efforts? The creation of the International Advisory Panel on Biodiversity Credits (IAPB) is a major milestone, expanding perspectives and mobilizing a broad coalition of countries beyond the initial Franco-British framework. The recent #COP16 in Cali demonstrated the growing global interest in this collective effort. The framework established by the IAPB brings crucial international recognition. It defines what a high-quality biodiversity credit should look like. It builds on efforts and contributions from many stakeholders including World Economic Forum and Biodiversity Credit Alliance. It is however only a first step. We now need to address the challenge of market structuring. The demand side is key: the involvement of large companies is essential. I am also convinced that, by often treating carbon and biodiversity credits separately, we are missing an opportunity to promote a « nature credit » model that combines both, as companies are only beginning to grapple with the complexities of carbon credits. The example of the Green Bonds Principles, which have successfully structured a market, offers a compelling model for the next phase of the IAPB's work. #BiodiversityCredits #GreenTransition #SustainableFinance #GreenInnovation #ClimateGoals Sylvie Goulard Dame Amelia Fawcett DBE, CVO David Vaillant Read the #IAPB framework 👉🏼 https://lnkd.in/e_Wky7xf