Assets About Biodiversity/Natural Capital
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New Tech Uses Fungi to Supercharge Forest Growth
We’re excited to announce that the Arbor Day Impact Fund’s most recent beneficiary has created a new technology that makes trees grow faster. ... View More
How to Ensure Alt-Protein Investments Advance Climate Goals
The Climate Bonds Alternative Proteins Criteria offer a first-of-its-kind framework for certifying investments in sustainable protein solutions. ... View More
As the US Renounces the Clean Economy, Smart Companies Can Carry On
What’s unfolding isn’t just a shift in policy — it’s a shift in market gravity. So, the question isn’t whether companies agree with these changes — it’s whether they’re ready for them. ... View More
How to Shift the Seafood Industry from Extractive to Regenerative
New ocean science-based targets for seafood help companies support marine biodiversity while strengthening long-term supply chain resilience, and a new report quantifies the economic and climate-changing potential of regenerative aquaculture. ... View More
New Guide Aims to Help Mining Industry Reverse Its Impacts on Biodiversity
ICMM’s ‘Good Practice Guide’ outlines a seven-step process to help companies establish baselines, apply the mitigation hierarchy and transparently disclose progress towards improving biodiversity. ... View More
WWF Calls on Brands to Lead Shift to Deforestation-Free Leather
New funding mechanism designed to help companies achieve deforestation-free leather supply chains through increased transparency and collective action. ... View More
This Startup Aims to Restore the Ocean’s Power to Store Carbon
Gigablue’s ‘AI-optimized CDR’ approach is designed to re-create the optimal conditions for phytoplankton to play their part in oceanic carbon sequestration, with a goal to sequester 1Gt of CO₂ annually by 2030. ... View More
Newsflash: Not All Nature-Based Solutions Are Created Equal
In a new analysis of three common nature-based climate change-mitigation strategies, only one offers the holistic benefits needed to address both the climate and biodiversity crises. ... View More
Study Highlights ‘Invisible’ Wildlife Benefits We Lose by Not Protecting Biodiversity
New research reveals that the vital benefits wildlife provides to people’s everyday lives are vastly underrepresented across science and policy discussions — an oversight that could have devastating consequences for society and the economy. ... View More
Kentucky Distilleries Are Future-Proofing Bourbon Through Regenerative Ag
The five-year, $2.8M collaboration between four spirits giants, the Kentucky Distillers’ Association and Precision Conservation Management will help Kentucky corn farmers shift toward regenerative growing practices. ... View More
BMW Group Expands Circular Supply Chain for EV Batteries
After establishing a system for harvesting cobalt, lithium and nickel from its high-voltage batteries in China, a new partnership extends the effort to its EU supply chain — with the US, Mexico and Canada to follow. ... View More
Study: Upcycling Food Isn’t Inherently Sustainable
New research highlights the potential benefits of upcycling surplus food and by-products — including job creation, cost-effectiveness and environmental advantages. But potential risks include reducing food security and equity. ... View More
‘Benedict Lumberjack’ Puts Pension Funds in the Hot Seat Over Deforestation
The smarmy CEO is the latest celebrity character to fuel Make My Money Matter’s campaign to raise awareness of the impacts of our retirement funds. In the spot, he tells viewers how he's benefiting from their hard-earned funds: 'The business of def... View More
WEF Reports Provide Roadmap for Company Leaders Bewildered by Climate Risks
Companies investing in adaptation, decarbonization & resilience are seeing up to $19 in avoided losses for every dollar spent; businesses that fail to adapt to climate risks could lose up to 7% of annual earnings by 2035. In layman’s terms: You... View More
Asset Managers Shooting Down Nature Resolutions, Despite Soaring Investor Concern
Investors filed a record number of shareholder resolutions relating to biodiversity in 2024, but none passed — because asset managers aren’t seeing the forest for the trees. ... View More
Latin Innovators Unseating Conventional Leather with Circular, Biobased Alternatives
Polybion and Mabe Bio are future-proofing leather production with local and circular strategies that utilize waste, boost local economies and empower rural communities. ... View More
An Ecosystem Approach Is Key When Designing Urban Forestry
Which trees you preserve and plant when you build a new building or expand your corporate footprint has an impact — not only on your property but also on the surrounding community. ... View More
Once Again, It’s Fungi to the Rescue – This Time, They're Eating Plastic Pollution
Biotech startup HIRO Technologies has launched a Kickstarter to scale the circular, fungi-powered solution behind its forthcoming MycoDigestible™ diapers. ... View More
The Multiplier Effect, in Action! SB’s 2024 Holiday Gift Guide
Here’s this year’s list of tips for taking a more intentional approach to holiday gift giving and some of the many companies, platforms and products that we’d be happy to support anytime. ... View More
Could AI Revive the Plant-Based Foods Industry?
As AI becomes more sophisticated, plant-based food innovators are leveraging the technology to innovate and thrive in the ever-competitive alternative-protein market. ... View More
