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Why investors are putting biodiversity on the balance sheet

GreenBiz

Why investors are putting biodiversity on the balance sheet. Both S&P Global Ratings and Bloomberg rank biodiversity among the top ESG themes for 2021, the latter naming Fidelity International and AXA Investment Managers as examples of firms that have made it a priority. . Thu, 03/04/2021 - 02:11. Subscribe here.

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Episode 221: Mapping biodiversity, repair and the circular economy

GreenBiz

Episode 221: Mapping biodiversity, repair and the circular economy. Fri, 05/22/2020 - 01:21. Esri and the science of corporate biodiversity (20:45). The sophistication of environmental monitoring tools continues to grow, with satellites, sensors and artificial intelligence all playing a role. Heather Clancy. EDT June 16.

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Infographic: New EU Deforestation Regulation Milestone for Protecting Forests and Reducing Emissions

The Environmental Blog

It’s not just about being on the right side of the law – it’s about protecting our forests, maintaining biodiversity, and fostering responsible supply chains. Businesses must assess risks, implement mitigation measures, and continuously monitor their supply chains. Key to compliance is a robust due diligence system.

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Latin American e-commerce giant invests in Brazilian ecosystem restoration

GreenBiz

Those projects are both managed under Mercado Libre's Renera America program, which aims to restore key ecosystems throughout the region as part of its climate action strategy, using technology from climate-tech startup Pachama to monitor and verify the progress of this work. million items shipped during 2020. Pull Quote.

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Mars claims palm oil is 'deforestation-free' after ditching hundreds of suppliers

GreenBiz

Wed, 10/07/2020 - 00:15. The destruction of rainforests to make way for palm oil plantations is a major contributor to climate change and nature loss, due to the crucial role of richly biodiverse tropical forests in sequestering carbon dioxide, absorbing rainfall and releasing water into rivers. Cecilia Keating. Pull Quote.

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A truly clean energy system runs on a clean conscience

GreenBiz

A truly clean energy system runs on a clean conscience. Thu, 07/02/2020 - 01:15. Baker recently spoke with the Clean Energy Finance Forum about how her scholarship and an institute she co-runs aim to forge connections from investment committee members to utility executives to neighborhood volunteers. Alec Appelbaum.

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20-year research project reveals “devastating loss of British & Irish flora“

Envirotec Magazine

The creators of the new Plant Atlas say it is “the most powerful statement ever produced on the state of our wild and naturalised plants“ Thousands of botanists from the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI) 1 have spent the last twenty years collecting data on changes in the British and Irish flora.