07 March 2023Climate Change, Publications, Risk, TCFD
Publications
Managing environmental, social and governance risks in life & health insurance business
As risk managers, insurers and investors, the insurance industry plays an important role in addressing environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues…
Harmful marine extractives: Deep-Sea Mining
The deep sea contains many of the most pristine ecosystems on our planet and plays a crucial role in regulating…
Harmful marine extractives: Offshore Oil & Gas
The science is clear, reaching “net zero” by 2050 will require a rapid, deep and sustained reduction in global greenhouse…
Nature in a haystack: Leveraging public nature-related data in disclosure frameworks
This report identifies the availability and suitability of publicly available nature-related data to support financial decision-making in five case-study countries.…
Prioritising nature-related disclosures: considerations for high-risk sectors
This report aims to assist financial institutions wishing to embark on the journey of assessing, measuring, and reporting on their…
Are you ready for nature-related disclosures?
This report presents the results of a corporate sector market readiness assessment on their journey to acknowledge nature-related risk management…
Harmful marine extractives: Dredging & marine aggregate extraction
Dredging and marine aggregate extraction are highly damaging to seabed habitats, leading to the loss and removal of species, and…
Testing a nature-related risk framework in the consumer staples sector
A new report from Global Canopy and UNEP FI identifies key challenges that corporates and financial institutions face in assessing, managing…
Diving Deep: Finance, Ocean Pollution and Coastal Resilience
A science-based, actionable toolkit for banks, insurers and investors to align decision-making with a sustainable blue economy. The Diving Deep Guidance helps financial institutions to break the pollution cycle, including plastics and other solid waste, and manage the impacts of coastal infrastructure projects such as seawalls, while exploring the potential of nature-based solutions including mangroves and reefs. Featuring inspirational photographs by Cristina Mittermeier.
Nature-positive finance guidance
The Financial Sector Guide for the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), which is geared towards all financial institutions, stakeholders and partners, aims to mobilise financial institutions to ensure a nature positive world, by fostering better understanding of nature’s importance for the financial sector, providing insight on the CBD process. The guide is the first of its kind between the CBD and partner organizations, and the financial sector.