Nature Action 100: Investor Engagement Driving Corporate Progress for Nature Conservation
Nature Action 100, the pioneering global initiative aimed at tackling the pressing crisis of nature and biodiversity loss worldwide, has unveiled a new resource for investors. This comprehensive guide, titled "Exploring Nature Impacts and Dependencies: A Field Guide to Eight Key Sectors," has been crafted by the sustainability nonprofit Ceres on behalf of Nature Action 100. Ceres, in conjunction with IIGCC, spearheads the initiative's global Secretariat and Corporate Engagement Working Group.
This guide serves as a vital tool for investors, particularly the over 200 institutional investors actively engaged in Nature Action 100. It offers valuable insights into how businesses within eight crucial sectors—namely biotechnology and pharmaceuticals, chemicals, consumer goods retail, food, food and beverage retail, forestry and packaging, household and personal products, and metals and mining—both impact and rely on nature. These sectors have been singled out for prioritized engagement by Nature Action 100 investors due to their pivotal role in the effort to reverse nature and biodiversity loss by 2030.
Within the guide, investors will find detailed factsheets dedicated to each sector. These factsheets elucidate the primary activities within the industry, as well as the corresponding impacts on and dependencies on nature stemming from these activities. Building upon Ceres' previous work, such as the Global Assessment of Private Sector Impacts on Water, this guide provides a tailored focus on nature-related aspects across various industries.
“We created the new field guide to serve as a valuable resource for investors as they deepen their engagements with companies to manage the escalating risks of nature and create long-term value,” said Meryl Richards, program director, food and forests at Ceres.
“As impacts and dependencies vary widely by sector, this guide lays out what those are for each sector and the meaningful actions that companies in those sectors can take to mitigate nature and biodiversity loss.”
Since the initiation of direct engagement with companies enlisted in Nature Action 100 last year, more than 200 investors have actively participated. Collectively, these investors oversee assets totaling over $28.6 trillion under management or advisory. Their aim is to prompt decisive and vital actions concerning nature from 100 leading companies. These engaged investors have urged companies to swiftly undertake essential measures to safeguard and rejuvenate nature and ecosystems, aligning with the Nature Action 100 Investor Expectations of Companies.
In a bid to further bolster investor engagements, Nature Action 100 will unveil an annual benchmark analysis of corporate advancements vis-à-vis these investor expectations. The forthcoming spring release will include the announcement of specific benchmark indicators.
This guide serves as a vital tool for investors, particularly the over 200 institutional investors actively engaged in Nature Action 100. It offers valuable insights into how businesses within eight crucial sectors—namely biotechnology and pharmaceuticals, chemicals, consumer goods retail, food, food and beverage retail, forestry and packaging, household and personal products, and metals and mining—both impact and rely on nature. These sectors have been singled out for prioritized engagement by Nature Action 100 investors due to their pivotal role in the effort to reverse nature and biodiversity loss by 2030.
Within the guide, investors will find detailed factsheets dedicated to each sector. These factsheets elucidate the primary activities within the industry, as well as the corresponding impacts on and dependencies on nature stemming from these activities. Building upon Ceres' previous work, such as the Global Assessment of Private Sector Impacts on Water, this guide provides a tailored focus on nature-related aspects across various industries.
“We created the new field guide to serve as a valuable resource for investors as they deepen their engagements with companies to manage the escalating risks of nature and create long-term value,” said Meryl Richards, program director, food and forests at Ceres.
“As impacts and dependencies vary widely by sector, this guide lays out what those are for each sector and the meaningful actions that companies in those sectors can take to mitigate nature and biodiversity loss.”
Since the initiation of direct engagement with companies enlisted in Nature Action 100 last year, more than 200 investors have actively participated. Collectively, these investors oversee assets totaling over $28.6 trillion under management or advisory. Their aim is to prompt decisive and vital actions concerning nature from 100 leading companies. These engaged investors have urged companies to swiftly undertake essential measures to safeguard and rejuvenate nature and ecosystems, aligning with the Nature Action 100 Investor Expectations of Companies.
In a bid to further bolster investor engagements, Nature Action 100 will unveil an annual benchmark analysis of corporate advancements vis-à-vis these investor expectations. The forthcoming spring release will include the announcement of specific benchmark indicators.
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