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This report, Nature for Boards: A Primer, offers a timely framework for integrating nature into corporate governance. It highlights that nature-related risks and opportunities are not peripheral concerns but pivotal to long-term business resilience and value creation.   Many sectors depend on complex, global supply chains that rely on healthy natural systems. Nature-positive strategies enhance resilience and reduce risk by securing supply chains, mitigating disaster impacts, and safeguarding insurability. These strategies are not just about managing risks but also about unlocking opportunities—an estimated $10 trillion in market potential by 2030, according to the World Economic Forum.   For boards, this could mean embedding nature into company strategies, aligning with emerging frameworks, and setting ambitious nature-positive goals.

Individual material topic consideration and siloed strategies need to evolve to embrace connected thinking, collaboration and brave new business models. This paper is packed with stats and examples of the nexus between water, biodiversity, energy, food production and waste, and how important it is to consider them together. Good job John O'Brien and team! #issb #sustainability #strategy #materiality

Calling Nature Finance Leaders in Cali / COP16: 🌿 NATURE2: UNLOCKING INSTITUTIONAL INVESTMENT IN NATURE 🌿 📅 Tuesday, October 29th, 2024 📍 Nature House, COP16 We are looking for the leading voices in nature finance to join us for the last remaining seats at this pivotal moment for scaling institutional investment into nature. Why this matters: Nature-positive investing is no longer a 'nice-to-have.' It is an urgent priority if we are to close the nature financing gap and meet the Global Biodiversity Framework targets. Nature2 is convening global leaders from finance, government, and policy at COP16 to break down the barriers that have held back institutional capital from flowing into nature-positive assets. This event is structured to address four critical areas: 1️⃣ Better Governance and Voice 2️⃣ Fiduciary responsibility 3️⃣ Portfolio allocation 4️⃣ Cultural movement In the morning, we'll dive deep into better governance, as well as the enabling policy and regulatory environment. We need to ensure alignment between government, communities and financial systems to create a fertile ground for nature-positive investments. In the afternoon, we’ll present the Nature Financing Playbook, discussing fiduciary responsibilities and actionable portfolio strategies to build investor confidence. We’ll close the day with a culture-first reception, focusing on the role of community and cultural momentum in driving systemic change. If you’re a leader in nature finance and looking to shape the future of this movement, please reach out. With only a couple seats left, we want to ensure all the right leaders are with us at this transformative conversation. #nature #natureinvesting #tarsier This is a Tarsier, my favorite bit of nature

Evergreen, but ever-changing. Since 2015, our core concerns for Engagement remain Energy Transition (Environment), Fair Work Conditions (Social), and Business Ethics (Governance). But within these, we continually face examples, and changing specifics, which call for new tactics. ‘𝘌𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘦’ with our case newest collaborative initiatives, such as biodiversity and plastics, and discover how we're shaping the future of responsible finance. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/euDM_HKi Together we continue #Investing4Tomorrow #SustainableInvesting #ActiveInvestors

There can be no 'Net Zero' without Nature... Time for businesses to wake up to safeguarding Nature & Biodiversity. Why? 1. Risks: Nature underpins our global economy with over half of the world’s GDP dependent on nature 2. Opportunities: Investing in nature could unlock $10tr (€9.2tr) of business opportunities annually and create ~400Mn jobs by 2030. Great call to action by Akanksha Khatri at World Economic Forum Leaders like Tony Goldner at Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) & Dean Muruven at Boston Consulting Group (BCG) are creating practical frameworks to help businesses take real action. https://lnkd.in/gHgsM-rd

Governments, investors and civil society are mobilizing around a global goal to transition to a nature-positive economy by 2030. This presents a challenge and an opportunity for corporates to future-proof their strategies and support action to reverse nature loss. A new user guide from Pollination with input from WWF-Australia provides clear and practical advice for how corporates can begin creating nature-positive strategies, based on six simple principles that can underpin a successful shift towards nature-positive outcomes. 🌱🐝 The 6 principles outlined in the paper are: 1️⃣ – Integrate objectives for people, nature and climate 2️⃣ – Apply a holistic definition of nature 3️⃣ – Apply the mitigation hierarchy to contribute to nature-positive 4️⃣ – Make a systemic contribution to nature-positive 5️⃣ – Identify and act in priority locations 6️⃣ – Work toward an overall net gain in nature Momentum for #NaturePositive is growing. Businesses and corporates cannot ignore the urgent need to act for nature. Read more and download the report 👉 https://lnkd.in/gXZYimZt Business for Nature Laura Waterford Mila Cerecina Olivia Back Joshua Bishop Charlie Parer Duane Fraser Tim Cronin Guy Michael Williams Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) Science Based Targets Network Erin Billman Arabella Stickels Kathryn Birch Renu Sabbarwal Kathryn Birch Aaron Vermeulen David Bloch Gavin Edwards Tom Wainwright Anna Ririnui Melis Ford

Here is something we've been working on for a while now. The announcement is finally out! 🥇 We are proud to share that we have achieved the World's First Independently Accredited Method for Evidencing Ecosystem Restoration from Accounting for Nature Ltd 👉 https://lnkd.in/eXi7F23u 🌳 The Terrestrial Ecosystem Condition Method is a ground-breaking achievement for environmental stewardship, that allows businesses to report on the impact their investments in nature have achieved and disclose impactful ESG outcomes. #pressrelease #announcement #news #ecosystem #investment #esg #business

What are nature transition plans and why do we need them? Amazing work done by my colleague Nicolas Poolen, who is co-authoring the report below. #naturetransitionplans #wwf #tnfd #netzero #resilient #naturepositive

Both expectations and requirements for disclosures on financially material climate-related and nature-related risks and opportunities is accelerating. 🌟 Don't underestimate the speed at which 'good practice' will turn into 'mandatory requirements' - proactive preparation will serve better than reactive response. 🌟 ➡ It took a long time to come to 'good practice' standards for disclosure of material climate risks (via TCFD). ➡ Then, Financial Regulators provided mandatory requirements (starting with ECB's Guide). ➡ Then, market regulators provided mandatory requirements (starting with FCA). ➡ Then, 'good practice' on material nature-related risks (via TNFD). ➡ Then, wider adoption of requirements on climate disclosures (IFRS implementation); mandatory requirements in many countries and growing. ➡ Then, TPT offered a 'good practice' standard on climate transition plans. ➡ Now, 'good practice' on nature transition plans (from WWF). Next up: ⏩ Mandatory requirements for disclosure of nature-related risks and opportunities. ⏩ Adoption of TPT as mandatory disclosure requirements. ⏩ Adoption of Nature Transition as mandatory disclosure requirements.

Scaling #Carbon Solutions: Strategies and Challenges for a #SustainableFuture Join us for a dynamic panel discussion where panelists will share invaluable insights on how companies can adopt sustainable practices while maintaining profitability, emphasizing the importance of considering environmental impacts in financial decision-making. They'll explore strategies for effective participation in carbon markets, addressing complexities in carbon trading, and maximizing the impact of carbon removal initiatives. In addition, they will offer expert perspectives on investment opportunities in carbon removal technologies with insights into the challenges and potential of scaling up carbon removal solutions globally. They'll shed light on the potential of agricultural innovations in mitigating climate change and discuss how stakeholders across sectors can contribute to this critical endeavor. Don't miss an engaging discussion that promises to inspire action and drive meaningful change. cc: Cotierra, Carbon Removal Partners, Tset Sasan Hashemi Thomas Käslin Magnus Drewelies Benjamin Schulz Get your TOA24 Tickets <https://lnkd.in/dxq2qNHB>