All Nature articles
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Blog postEU law combats forest loss, helps investors identify supply chain risks
Martin Stavenhagen and Jonathan Ho of the PRI’s policy team explain how the EU’s new deforestation law hands investors an important tool for reducing emissions.
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Policy reportDiscussion paper: The human rights and nature nexus
Policy reform options to address synergies and trade-offs.
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Case studySAIL Investments: High impact climate, biodiversity and natural capital
Shortlisted for PRI Awards 2024: Recognition for Action – Climate
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Blog postEngagement on nature and biodiversity: The imperative for investors
Investors’ ownership and investment decisions can profoundly impact nature and biodiversity.
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Case studyNuveen: Nature Stewardship Initiative
Shortlisted for PRI Awards 2024: Recognition for Action – Nature
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Case studyAXA IM Alts: Financing natural capital restoration
Shortlisted for PRI Awards 2024: Recognition for Action – Nature
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Case studyEcoEnterprises Fund: 25 years of biodiversity investing
Shortlisted for PRI Awards 2024: Recognition for Action – Nature.
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Case studyGresham House: Habitat banks as a new investment opportunity
Shortlisted for PRI Awards 2024: Recognition for Action – Nature
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Policy reportPolicy briefing: Priorities for biodiversity at COP16
This briefing represents key policy priorities and recommendations for Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) to operationalise the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.
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Case studyAGBI: Promoting regenerative agriculture in Brazil through stakeholder engagement
Using regenerative agriculture to turn degraded pastureland into productive cropland.
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Case studyECBF: Investing in the bioeconomy
Not all ‘bio’ is necessarily ‘sustainable’, and not all investments in the industry represent a form of responsible capital. It is critical to distinguish, measure and monitor an innovation’s true contribution to sustainability, as well as assess the ESG-related risk and opportunity.
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Case studyGresham House: Habitat banks as a new nature-related infrastructure investment opportunity
Natural capital investments create intentional and additional improvements in biodiversity, significantly enhancing flora and fauna, nutrient levels, flood defences and other ecosystem services.
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Case studyStafford Capital: Minimising biodiversity risk through sustainable forestry
Forests are biologically diverse ecosystems that offer a wide variety of habitats for plants, animals and micro-organisms
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Case studyGroupe Caisse des Dépôts: Developing a biodiversity policy
Developing and implementing a comprehensive biodiversity policy across asset classes.
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Case studyGreen Century: Taking action on nature via engagement
Using engagement to address biodiversity-related risks in the food and agriculture industry.
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Case studyAXA IM Alts: Financing natural capital restoration and protection
Addressing biodiversity through reforestation in the Amazon.
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Introductory guideAn introduction to responsible investment: Biodiversity for asset owners
Introducing biodiversity to asset owners, focusing on drivers of biodiversity loss.
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OtherInvestor initiatives
Various initiatives have been established to provide guidance and support for investor action on nature. Find below a list of key initiatives, networks and organisations in this space.
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OtherGuidance, standards and tools
Resources aimed at increasing investor action on nature have proliferated as the topic has grown in importance in recent years. On this page, we highlight a range, by no means exhaustive, of key resources in this area, produced by both the PRI and external authors.
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Introductory guideNature in responsible investments
Nature provides ecosystem services that benefit businesses and society. The investment value chain, and investors’ ability to optimise risk-adjusted returns to end-clients and beneficiaries, depends on and impacts nature.
