All Biodiversity articles
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White papersReport Impact Opportunities Equity, Q4 2024
In harnessing the power of nature, biosolutions offer sustainable ways to tackle the world’s most pressing environmental and societal issues – from restoring ecosystems, improving health, optimising land use, and advancing sustainable food systems for a healthier, more resilient planet.
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WebinarShedding light on dynamics and opportunities of Responsible Investment
Thursday, 13th February 2025 | 8:30 - 9:15 am GMT | 9:30 - 10:15 am CET
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White papersInvesting in Biodiversity
Markets to finance the protection, restoration and sustainable management of nature offer natural capital investors opportunities to improve biodiversity and generate a positive financial return.
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White papersA balancing act: how can sustainably managed forests offer investment opportunities while protecting forestland and safeguarding biodiversity?
While the notions of natural capital and nature-based solutions are spreading amongst the investment community, the initial focus has been on a forest’s ability to sequester and store carbon. When it comes to forests as a solution to the biodiversity crisis, very few investors new to forestry investing know what sustainable forest management endeavours to achieve, and why it can indeed be one of the answers to safeguarding biodiversity.
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White papersWhy engaging with companies on biodiversity matters more than ever
Human life and economic prosperity are dependent on the benefits provided by nature. Biodiversity loss puts the ecosystems upon which societies depend, as well as the global economy, at risk. Biodiversity loss also exacerbates global warming, meaning that preserving nature and biodiversity is a must for investors aiming to address climate change as the two threats are inextricably linked.
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White papersInvestor demand for biodiversity strategies steps up a gear
Biodiversity is increasingly becoming a key theme for investors, alongside wider climate and net zero considerations. The interaction between climate change and biodiversity – known as the climate/biodiversity nexus – is becoming a prominent topic of discussion, while continued growth in the number of dedicated biodiversity-related strategies in the market is also driving interest.
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White papersThe ‘why and how’ of integrating biodiversity into fixed income strategies
One of the fundamental features of biodiversity is that it reaches into every part of our lives – and that means the impacts of biodiversity loss are also felt across investment strategies. Looking specifically at fixed income, we see important reasons why investors should integrate biodiversity into their decision making.
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White papersThe ‘why and how’ of integrating biodiversity into listed equity strategies
Stemming the pace of biodiversity loss has rapidly become a critical point on the global agenda – it is a key challenge both in terms of environmental and social risks.
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White papersHow can investors assess and measure a company’s impact on biodiversity?
Biodiversity loss is an existential threat to both people and the planet. However, we believe listed assets investment strategies can help deliver significant positive impacts and help stem the deterioration of the world’s fragile ecosystems.
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White papersWhy should investors care about biodiversity?
Biodiversity is the variability of all living organisms from all sources, spanning all ecosystems across land and sea. It encompasses the characteristics of living systems and includes everything from the diversity within a species to the diversity between species, and of the ecosystems in which they live.
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White papersA balancing act – Investing in sustainable forestry while safeguarding biodiversity
While the idea of natural capital and nature-based solutions is spreading amongst the investment community, the initial focus has been on a forest’s ability to sequester and store carbon. However, few investors know what sustainable forest management seeks to achieve, and why it can indeed be one of the answers to safeguarding biodiversity.
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White papersInformed, active and collaborative: Considering natural capital as an investor
Our natural environment is at risk. Scientific consensus indicates that human activity has had significant impact on our ecosystems. From freshwater pollution and land system change to accumulation of chemicals and carbon, the challenges to the Earth’s resilience continue to escalate, increasing the risk to people and biodiversity.
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White papersAmundi Responsible Investment Views 2025
The responsible investment market normalization continues, in a year marked by additional transparency requirements and continued companies’ commitments
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PodcastESG Thema - Lessons learned from COP16 and COP29 for Sustainable Finance
The year 2024 marked a significant moment for global environmental discussions, with the convening of three major conferences, with two having already occurred – COP 16 for the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in October in Cali, Colombia; and COP29 for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in November in Baku, Azerbaijan – and a last one scheduled to take place December, also called COP16, but for the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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White papersAn unquenchable thirst
Competition for water is already a flashpoint in certain regions, and this is likely to intensify as the world warms and city populations grow. Joanne Beatty and George Watson explain how we engage with companies about their use of water, particularly in areas of scarcity.
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White papersMitigating risk with sovereign environmental, social, and governance bonds
Generating compelling investment returns while addressing the issues around climate change can be daunting. How can sovereign bond investors incorporate the growing investment risks? How can they quantify these risks and implement appropriate protections? And what about engaging with sovereign bond issuers?
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White papersThe new nature of business: integrating biodiversity into finance
As the world confronts climate change, the financial sector faces the challenge of preserving biodiversity - an essential factor for fostering a sustainable economy. By integrating biodiversity into decision-making and investment practices, financial institutions can help protect the planet’s natural resources while generating sustainable returns for investors and society. The economy’s dependence on nature makes biodiversity loss a significant risk for companies, especially as regulations tighten.
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White papersSpectrum Q3 2024: Marvellous medicine
Second only to AI for its ability to generate investor hype, the biotech sector offers opportunity and risk in equal measure. Read our latest Spectrum report to learn why our portfolio managers believe the investment case for life sciences is more than skin-deep.
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White papersESG Viewpoint: Nature Positive commitments: separating the green from greenwash
Over 1,400 companies are calling on governments to adopt policies to reach Nature Positive by 2030. 95 British businesses have signed up to a collective goal to be Nature Positive by 2030, and a third of the global mining industry has committed to reach Nature Positive by 2030 through the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM)123.
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White papersNew standards and frameworks arm investors in the battle against biodiversity loss
The global pledge to halt and reverse biodiversity loss – known as the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) – is helping to shape and accelerate government policy as well as corporate and investor action in terms of protecting the natural world. The GBF signals that while great strides have been made in terms of tackling the biodiversity crisis, much more still needs to be done.
