All Nature articles
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Policy report
Discussion paper: The human rights and nature nexus
Policy reform options to address synergies and trade-offs.
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Case study
SAIL Investments: High impact climate, biodiversity and natural capital
Shortlisted for PRI Awards 2024: Recognition for Action – Climate
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Blog post
Engagement on nature and biodiversity: The imperative for investors
Investors’ ownership and investment decisions can profoundly impact nature and biodiversity.
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Case study
Nuveen: Nature Stewardship Initiative
Shortlisted for PRI Awards 2024: Recognition for Action – Nature
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Case study
AXA IM Alts: Financing natural capital restoration
Shortlisted for PRI Awards 2024: Recognition for Action – Nature
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Case study
EcoEnterprises Fund: 25 years of biodiversity investing
Shortlisted for PRI Awards 2024: Recognition for Action – Nature.
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Case study
Gresham House: Habitat banks as a new investment opportunity
Shortlisted for PRI Awards 2024: Recognition for Action – Nature
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Policy report
Policy 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 study
AGBI: Promoting regenerative agriculture in Brazil through stakeholder engagement
Using regenerative agriculture to turn degraded pastureland into productive cropland.
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Case study
ECBF: 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 study
Gresham 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 study
Stafford 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 study
Groupe Caisse des Dépôts: Developing a biodiversity policy
Developing and implementing a comprehensive biodiversity policy across asset classes.
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Case study
Green 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 study
AXA IM Alts: Financing natural capital restoration and protection
Addressing biodiversity through reforestation in the Amazon.
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Introductory guide
An introduction to responsible investment: Biodiversity for asset owners
Introducing biodiversity to asset owners, focusing on drivers of biodiversity loss.
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Other
Investor 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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Other
Guidance, 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 guide
Nature 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.
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Webinar
Apply to join Spring: PRI’s new stewardship initiative for nature
This session, co-organised by the PRI and ICGN, outlines practical resources and examples to help investors ensure that their managers’ approach to stewardship and sustainability are aligned with their own objectives.