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In honour of World Bee Day today, GIST Impact is celebrating the substantial economic contribution of our pollinators. Did you know the total value of pollination provided by bees for crops is estimated at around 200 billion dollars? That’s close to a tenth of the total value of our agricultural crops globally. But who pays for that? Has a bee ever sent you an invoice? This is an example of the economic invisibility of nature. Join us in recognising the true value contribution of our natural world today by sharing this video to your networks. #WorldBeeDay #Bees #Sustainability #Pollinators #impactvaluation

🌟𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒🌟 GIST Impact was pleased to sponsor Environmental Finance’s annual event in New York this week, where over 200 senior leaders in the investment community came together to discuss the future of natural capital and its significance for investors. Our VP and Head of Biodiversity Products Thomas Moran participated in an insightful panel on "Understanding Biodiversity Portfolio Risks and Disclosure of Nature-Related Impacts and Dependencies”, alongside experts from WWF, CDP, The Rockefeller Foundation, and Manulife Investment Management. A few key takeaways from the discussion: 📍𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐞𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐜 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 are vitally important when assessing nature-related risks and opportunities (as opposed to climate risks that are more universal). Investors really need to understand where an asset is located to fully account for ecosystem and biodiversity impacts and dependencies. 📊 Disclosure initiatives like the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) and CDP are encouraging more 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 on natural capital impacts, which will help investors better analyse risks as well as opportunities across their portfolios. 📈 𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐭, 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝-𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐬, such as potentially disappeared fraction of species (PDF), are critical for helping investors quantify corporate impacts on ecosystems and biodiversity. But challenges remain due to the lack of standardisation and limited asset-level data. 🌐 The panel stressed the relevance of 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬, not just those traditionally associated with nature. Investors should be asking where their business interacts with nature and identifying those priority geographies. Thanks again to Environmental Finance for hosting us and we look forward to continuing these important discussions in the weeks and months to come! To learn more about GIST Impact’s biodiversity solutions, get in touch at info@gistimpact.com, and check out our website for more info: https://lnkd.in/eBDeRpYE #EFNATCAP #naturalcapital #biodiversity #tnfd #impact #data #measurement Mahima Sukhdev | Glen Kushner | Thomas Moran

Ahead of our webinar on 29 May, we are keen to find out: where do you rank biodiversity risks and impacts when developing your investment and/or corporate strategy? Join GIST Impact CEO Pavan Sukhdev and Global Partner Rayne van den Berg for an insightful discussion about integrating biodiversity data for effective investment strategies. Register here today👉https://lnkd.in/eeQAmQwP 📅Date: 29 May 2024 ⏰Time: 11am BST | 12pm CEST | 8pm AEST #biodiversity

Yarra Valley Water (YVW) recognised the urgent need for sustainable practices and sought GIST Impact’s expertise to advance its biodiversity journey. By developing its first Integrated Profit & Loss Report, YVW benchmarked its environmental and social impacts, revealing a critical insight: the materiality of biodiversity impact from land clearing surpassed that of greenhouse gas emissions. Discover more about YVW’s transformative journey and how they embedded biodiversity into their corporate strategy in our blog post here: https://lnkd.in/dEKVZS_b 💡 Webinar Alert! 💡 If you want to learn more about integrating biodiversity data for effective investment strategies - we have you covered! Join GIST Impact CEO Pavan Sukhdev and Global Partner Rayne van den Berg for an insightful discussion - register now: https://lnkd.in/eeQAmQwP 🗓️ 29 May 2024 🕒 11am BST | 12pm CEST | 8pm AEST #Sustainability #Biodiversity #EnvironmentalImpact #CorporateStrategy #Webinar #YarraValleyWater #GISTImpact

GIST Impact is excited to be working with fellow leading impact data providers, framework setters, and experts to elevate the discussion and collaborate on best practices in impact accounting and valuation. Join us on May 28 for a discussion with our partners and collaborators to learn more about how best to approach impact valuation, how it can support more sustainable business decision-making, and what the future holds for the field. #impact #data #impactvaluation #sustainability Pavan Sukhdev | Value Balancing Alliance | Capitals Coalition | WifOR Institute | The Upright Project | University of Oxford | Christian Heller | Mark Gough | Daniel Croner | Annu Nieminen | Dennis West

🌍🌳Last chance to register for Environmental Finance's Natural Capital Investment Americas conference, taking place this Thursday, 16 May, in New York. We’re proud sponsors of the event, and are looking forward to connecting with over 200 peers to discuss the key issues related to #naturalcapital investment, regulation and policy, tackling data challenges and more. Our team will be attending throughout the day and our Head of Biodiversity Products, Thomas Moran will be speaking on a panel on "Understanding #biodiversity portfolio risks and disclosure of nature-related impacts and dependencies" during the morning session. Get in touch if you're interested in joining us and stop by our stand to say hi - we hope to see you there! 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: 16 May 2024 📅 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮: https://lnkd.in/d2eid35c 👉 𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗡𝗢𝗪: https://lnkd.in/dZQfZQpX #efnatcap #biodiversity #sustainability #data #tnfd Mahima Sukhdev | Thomas Moran | Glen Kushner

With over 320 companies and financial institutions from 46 countries expected to start TNFD-aligned nature-related reporting in the coming months, it’s clear that the focus on nature and biodiversity is rapidly rising to the top of the CEO agenda. So what do investors need to consider when incorporating biodiversity into their investment strategies? And what role can data and disclosure play to help navigate biodiversity and nature-related risks and impacts? Join us for a webinar on May 29, where GIST Impact CEO Pavan Sukhdev and Global Partner Rayne van den Berg will speak on the topic of “Nature’s Value: Integrating Biodiversity Data for Effective Investment Strategies”. During the discussion, participants will:  ▶ Gain insight into the key concepts and methodologies behind measuring biodiversity risks and impacts (including MSA and PDF). ▶ Understand the fast-changing regulatory landscape making biodiversity a strategic imperative (including TNFD, Article 29, and CSRD). ▶ Learn about the challenges investors face in measuring the biodiversity footprint of their portfolios. ▶ Discover how data-driven solutions are empowering investors and corporates to assess, report, and act on their biodiversity footprints (including specific case study examples).   Register here today👉https://lnkd.in/eeQAmQwP 📅Date: 29 May 2024 ⏰Time: 11am BST | 12pm CEST | 8pm AEST #biodiversity #impact #naturalcapital #nature #naturepositive #data #investing

🌍🌳GIST Impact is proud to be sponsoring Environmental Finance's Natural Capital Investment Americas conference, taking place next Thursday, 16 May, in NYC. We’re looking forward to connecting with over 200 peers to discuss the key issues related to #naturalcapital investment, regulation and policy, tackling data challenges and more. Our team will be attending throughout the day and our Head of Biodiversity Products, Thomas Moran will be speaking on a panel on "Understanding biodiversity portfolio risks and disclosure of nature-related impacts and dependencies" during the morning session. Stop by our stand to say hi if you’re attending in-person - we hope to see you there! 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: 16 May 2024 📅 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮: https://lnkd.in/d2eid35c 👉 𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗡𝗢𝗪: https://lnkd.in/dZQfZQpX #efnatcap #biodiversity #sustainability #data #tnfd Mahima Sukhdev | Thomas Moran | Glen Kushner

Some exciting developments on our CSRD double materiality assessment tool coming soon - stay tuned! 👇

An institutional investor with a commitment to becoming nature-positive needed to assess the biodiversity footprint of their portfolio. Their goal was to inform strategic decisions - including reallocation from high- to low-impact sectors and investees, in order to de-risk and future-proof their portfolio. See the result below - and click here to find out how they did it: https://lnkd.in/dsWHk-iu