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Nature Action 100: Investor coalition to engage with big businesses on biodiversity

Nature Action 100: Investor coalition to engage with big businesses on biodiversity

A global collective of investors representing $23.6trn in assets under management will kickstart a new engagement drive by targeting 100 companies in calling for urgent action to respond to nature and biodiversity loss.

Meeting the moment on nature disclosures: The new double bottom line

Meeting the moment on nature disclosures: The new double bottom line

Simon Zadek, Executive Director at NatureFinance and co-lead of the Secretariat for the Taskforce on Nature Markets, outlines how the momentous creation of Taskforce on Nature related Financial Disclosure (TNFD) recommendations will shape business actions.
Do businesses still care about the Sustainable Development Goals?
Do businesses still care about the Sustainable Development Goals?
More than half of businesses believe that the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) act as an important framework to help elevate sustainability strategies, but only four in 10 have actually examined the Goals at a sub-target level.
Industry giants commit to new global regenerative agriculture framework
Industry giants commit to new global regenerative agriculture framework
The Sustainable Agriculture Initiative Platform (SAI Platform), a non-profit dedicated to sustainable agriculture, has unveiled its global framework for regenerative agriculture, in a bid to accelerate industry transition to regenerative farming methods.
State of Nature report: Only one in seven British habitats in good condition
State of Nature report: Only one in seven British habitats in good condition
Some 60 nature organisations are calling for the Government to intervene to protect and restore habitats, after a comprehensive wildlife analysis concluded that one in six species are at risk of extinction.
New single-use plastics bans come into force in England
New single-use plastics bans come into force in England
With the start of October, items including single-use plastic cutlery, polystyrene cups and balloon sticks are banned from sale are banned from sale and distribution in England.

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