Business Green

AUGUST 15, 2022

HSBC Asset Management has launched an exchange-traded fund (ETF) designed to invest in companies with strong biodiversity credentials, aimed at both wholesale and institutional investors, it announced last week. HSBC AM is not the first major financial firm to explore biodiversity-screened investment vehicles.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 22, 2021

The tech titan has invested in protecting forests for some time , but last week it launched a new venture in collaboration with Conservation International that is dedicated to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, restoring biodiversity and addressing other climate crises while also producing a financial gain for the company. . Carbon Removal.

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Business Green

AUGUST 27, 2021

Colombia to host hybrid Biodiversity PreCOP. The Kunming Summit has been postponed repeatedly in response to the coronavirus crisis, further fuelling fears that governments are not doing enough to enhance biodiversity protection, despite the world missing nearly all the targets it set at the Aichi Summit over a decade ago.

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Business Green

JUNE 16, 2020

Would that the same could be said of global biodiversity - or the living natural world to give it its more evocative name and rid it of the emotional distancing that accompanies the dry scientific terminology. Efforts to tackle biodiversity loss enjoy no such luck. The yields are seen to be higher if the field is soaked in pesticide.

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Business Green

APRIL 28, 2022

AXA Investment Managers has launched a biodiversity fund that invests in best-in-class companies driving innovation to address biodiversity-related environmental issues such as water and land pollution, land degradation, fauna and flora protection, and overconsumption. This article first appeared at Investment Week.

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Business Green

JULY 4, 2022

Banking giant takes a stab at caclulating biodiversity impacts of its financing activities for first time, as it looks to meet requirements of new French nature reporting law. From there, it calculated its own headline biodiversity footprint.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 24, 2022

Dr Mark Goddard, an urban ecologist interested in biodiversity conservation and the provision of ecosystem services in cities, is a co-recipient of the Sustainability Science Award from the Ecological Society of America.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 15, 2022

MSCI is set to launch tools to help investors identify companies at risk of contributing to biodiversity loss and deforestation, the financial index giant announced yesterday. A version of this article originally appeared at Investment Week. Screening metrics announced at sidelines of COP15 are set to launch in 2023.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Concerns over environmental risks such as biodiversity loss and extreme weather remain top of mind for leaders in the new Global Risks Report published in late January by the World Economic Forum. Featured in featured block (1 article with image touted on the front page or elsewhere). Sponsored Article. Risk & Resilience.

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AGreenLiving

MARCH 4, 2021

Why investors are putting biodiversity on the balance sheet C.J. 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. Subscribe here.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 9, 2020

How to add considerations for equity and biodiversity into renewables procurement? Featured in featured block (1 article with image touted on the front page or elsewhere). Sponsored Article. The global fashion industry is looking toward innovative materials and strategies. The social side of energy procurement. Supply Chain.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

The guidance outlines best practices for conserving and regenerating healthy land, freshwater, oceans and biodiversity. Featured in featured block (1 article with image touted on the front page or elsewhere). Sponsored Article. Corporate Strategy. GreenBiz 21. Courtesy of Unsplash.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Native people make up 5 percent of the population globally and hold 80 percent of the biodiversity. Obviously, those connections and that deep interconnectedness with nature [enabled us to] have 80 percent of the world’s remaining biodiversity." . Featured in featured block (1 article with image touted on the front page or elsewhere).

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 29, 2021

Addressing biodiversity authentically and effectively Takeshi Yamada Tue, 06/29/2021 – 00:10 Biodiversity provides humanity and our economies with the resources needed to thrive. However, the planet is experiencing a great loss of biodiversity due to overfishing, deforestation and pollution.

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Green Market Oracle

DECEMBER 29, 2019

The 2020 Biodiversity Conference (COP 15) will take place on October 5, 2020 in Kunming, Yunnan, China. It is also anticipated that the final decision on the post-2020 global biodiversity framework will be taken, together with decisions on related topics including capacity building and resource mobilization. Subscribe in a reader

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GreenBiz

JUNE 9, 2021

Under the heading "Transformative effort to tackle climate change and biodiversity loss," the seven economies: Commit to a multi-year effort to meet our net-zero commitments and environmental objectives in a way that is positive for jobs, growth, competitiveness and fairness. Sponsored Article. Policy & Politics. Corporate Governance.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

As more corporate sustainability teams cultivate projects to restore biodiversity and degraded landscapes or to nurture soil carbon sequestration and other nature-based climate solutions, interest in drone technologies that can weed out the best opportunities is flourishing. Sponsored Article. Heather Clancy. Thu, 02/25/2021 - 00:05.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

9 key takeaways from the 600-page Dasgupta Review on the Economics of Biodiversity. Featured in featured block (1 article with image touted on the front page or elsewhere). Sponsored Article. Fri, 02/12/2021 - 00:15. Week in Review. Stories discussed this week (5:00). The Wild West of plastic credits and offsets. GreenBiz 21.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Biodiversity in fashion (37:35) . Featured in featured block (1 article with image touted on the front page or elsewhere). Sponsored Article. GreenBiz Senior Energy Analyst Sarah Golden offers details. . Inclusive environmentalism (47:37) . Policy & Politics. Racial Issues. Environmental Justice. Collective Insight.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 18, 2021

For example, in 2005, the "Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation and enhancement of carbon stocks" (REDD+) system was created as a social and biodiversity safeguard to make sure carbon removal efforts didn’t harm biodiversity and that its benefits were given to local communities. Sponsored Article.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

He said careful planning of future forest projects could boost the biodiversity of species, carbon sinks, economic development and people’s livelihoods. “Forests are crucial for the health and economies of our planet, but they must be better planned, managed and monitored to ensure sustainable benefits for people as well as nature,” he said.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 22, 2020

When you talk about biodiversity and conservation, there is no value," said prominent Brazilian chef Alex Atala, who runs the world-renowned restaurant D.O.M. When you taste biodiversity, there’s a new meaning and new value." . Featured in featured block (1 article with image touted on the front page or elsewhere). in São Paulo.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 3, 2020

New benchmark shows that biodiversity is in fashion Liesl Truscott Thu, 12/03/2020 – 01:00 This week, in advance of World Soil Day — Dec. 5 — the Textile Exchange Corporate Fiber and Materials Benchmark (CFMB) Program is launching a new tool to help the fashion and textile industry take urgent action on biodiversity.

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Fashion Biodiversity Soil Health 28

Forbes Green Tech

MARCH 9, 2021

An independent report commissioned by the UK’s Treasury details groundbreaking research into the economics of biodiversity loss. This article highlights Blue Nest Beef, PrairieFood, and Jimmy Emmons.

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Biodiversity Innovation Investment 93

AGreenLiving

JUNE 12, 2020

Episode 224: Biodiversity, climate tech and voices of clean energy equity Heather Clancy Fri, 06/12/2020 – 02:15 Week in Review Stories discussed this week. See original here: Episode 224: Biodiversity, climate tech and voices of clean energy equity.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Nature — by which I mean the land, biodiversity, water and ocean we all depend on — is reaching a point of no return. Biodiversity. Featured in featured block (1 article with image touted on the front page or elsewhere). Sponsored Article. Natural Capital. Corporate Strategy. Water Conservation.

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Sustainability Biodiversity Organic Climate change 519

Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

In the article ‘Ten Tests for COP’ Tina Rothery and Rupert Read outline recommended measures including the restoration of natural biodiverse flood defences such as mangroves. What’s needed, he suggests, is a form of transformational adaptation, that “acknowledges the need for system change”.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 8, 2021

The industry’s environmental problems — waste, greenhouse gases, biodiversity loss — are real. Featured in featured block (1 article with image touted on the front page or elsewhere). Sponsored Article. Fri, 01/08/2021 - 01:30. One of the most exciting things about food and ag right now is the potential for change. Food Systems.

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Agriculture Policy Biodiversity Sustainability 489

GreenBiz

AUGUST 20, 2020

Lynn underscores the importance of introducing more biodiversity in food for sustainability and has seen mungbean and sea plants such as algae and phytoplankton become trendy ingredients for food companies looking for more sustainable options. Featured in featured block (1 article with image touted on the front page or elsewhere).

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Sustainability Agriculture Packaging Biodiversity 522

AGreenLiving

MARCH 3, 2021

3 tips for anticipating investor requests on climate, water and biodiversity Thomas Singer Wed, 03/03/2021 – 01:00 2020 undeniably brought the “S” pillar of ESG into greater focus, including issues such as employee wellness, human rights, and diversity, equity and inclusion.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

The ground-breaking compendium of articles detail, more than any publication before, the value that shellfish habitat bring to society, how to deal with oyster diseases as well as financing solutions required to restore native oysters to seas throughout Europe.

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Europe Biodiversity Sustainability Policy 130

GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

These new tools — under development or in the early phases of testing — are helping put numbers to the abstract concept of regenerative agriculture and helping measure metrics such as biodiversity, carbon sequestration and other soil health considerations. . Sponsored Article. Pull Quote. Food & Agriculture. Regenerative Agriculture.

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Agriculture Cooling Soil Health 545

GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

While environmental issues such as climate change, biodiversity loss, water scarcity and water pollution dominate the list of issues that experts say are the most urgent — these are all considered more urgent than they were in 2019 — the perceived urgency of social issues is also on the rise. Sponsored Article. The time to act is now.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 18, 2020

We can’t create the food system we need — one that’s low-carbon and biodiversity-enhancing — if only one tier of that system delivers those benefits. . This article was adapted from the GreenBiz Food Weekly newsletter. Featured in featured block (1 article with image touted on the front page or elsewhere). Sponsored Article.

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Retail Waste Waste Seafood 455

GreenBiz

MARCH 5, 2021

Protect human health and biodiversity. This pollution also threatens biodiversity. Working towards a circular economy helps protect human health and biodiversity in many ways, including by making better use of natural resources (protecting water and land), and by mitigating the climate crisis. Sponsored Article.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 7, 2020

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. Sponsored Article. Food & Agriculture. Deforestation.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 1, 2020

The two are working on an application that uses the tech company's AI and analytics power, combined with satellite imagery from the Google Earth Engine, to surface data about deforestation, water usage and biodiversity across the consumer products giant's suppliers. Sponsored Article. Corporate Strategy. Information Technology.

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