Nature-based Insights

In 2025, organisations worldwide are poised to undergo significant transformations in their approach to ESG reporting, driven by regulatory shifts that are reshaping sustainable finance practices. Approaching deadlines for mandatory compliance under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (#CSRD) and International Sustainability Standards Board (#ISSB) frameworks mark a pivotal moment for businesses. With increased regulatory scrutiny, organisations will face mounting pressure to refine their data collection, reporting, and governance processes to meet these evolving standards. The coming year will also demand intensified collaboration between financial institutions, companies, regulators and other stakeholders to navigate the increasingly complex #ESG landscape. As part of our new series on the evolving world of #sustainability reporting, this data visual highlights the key ESG #regulatory deadlines in 2025 that organisations should be aware of. ESG Book plays a central role in supporting the ESG ecosystem. By providing a unified platform that simplifies the connection between complex standards and practical application, ESG Book helps businesses, financial institutions, and investors to meet growing reporting demands, promoting greater transparency, accountability, and sustainability across global markets. Sign up for ESG Book today at www.esgbook.com #2025 #SustainabilityReporting #Infographic Aishwarya Shukla Molly Porter Inna Amesheva, PhD

Connecting climate and nature solutions was a hot topic at COP in Cali. While not simple, it can offer blended solutions, and longevity, with benefits to local farmers and landowners too. The recent Reuters article helps outline some of the challenges: https://lnkd.in/eGFh2XeE There is no doubt on the need to create the right oversight, support longevity with understanding of land tenure, establish effective validation and monitoring of interventions, and ensure that transactions are robust. But the benefits are also obvious, and global - carbon sequestration, strengthening biodiversity, strengthening water catchments, addressing flood risks, increasing farmer livelihoods to name but a few. These form part of our vision at Reckitt for our work with farmers in Thailand with partners such as Earthworm Foundation or reforestation in Colombia with Ecovida Colombia and Corporación Nuestra Génesis, and of course in the next 3 years of our partnership with WWF-UK

New paper Nature Magazine - Wildlife’s contributions to people by Becky Chaplin-Kramer et al. This paper examines the crucial but often overlooked contributions of wildlife to human wellbeing, rather than the traditional views of wildlife as resources to be harvested. Wildlife plays vital roles in regulating ecosystems, providing food and materials, and enriching our lives culturally and spiritually. These authors emphasise the need to bridge the gap between conservation policies that focus on protecting wildlife and those that prioritise "Nature's Contributions to People," ensuring that the value of wildlife in supporting human wellbeing is fully recognised and integrated into conservation efforts. In particular: - Wildlife plays a crucial role in supporting a multitude of "Nature's Contributions to People" (NCPs). - While we often focus on hunting & harvesting, wildlife also provides significant non-material benefits - e.g. recreation, inspiration, cultural identity. - Wildlife are vital for regulating ecosystems through processes like pollination, seed dispersal, and pest control, indirectly benefiting human well-being. - Our understanding of wildlife's contributions to people is limited by biases in research and a lack of focus on non-material and regulating benefits. - To effectively conserve wildlife, we need to bridge the gap between policies focused on NCPs and those focused solely on species, ensuring that both recognise and value the contributions of wildlife. - Overcoming taxonomic, geographic, and cultural biases in research is crucial for a more comprehensive understanding of wildlife's role in supporting human well-being. #biodiversity #nature #NbSactivities #monitoringandevaluation #ESG #ESGreporting #naturebasedsolutions #Naturepositive #SBTN

***** BREAKING NEWS – BBC PUBLISHES ITS NET ZERO TRANSITION PLAN ****** Today the BBC releases its Transition Plan, which outlines our plan and pathway for achieving Net Zero, alongside our ambition for being a Nature and People positive business. Climate change is real serious and urgent and we all need to walk towards the challenge to play our part. As the world’s leading public service broadcaster, it is our mission to inform, educate and entertain on matters that are in the public interest. This includes the topics of climate change and biodiversity loss, which are evidenced by the latest science. What we say and what we do matters. Not only to our audiences, but to our staff, our suppliers, partners, industry peers and in the role we play in contributing to the wider economy transition to Net Zero. Everything the BBC is doing is aligned to the wider industry ambition of driving a sustainable media industry, both on and off-screen. None of us can face into this challenge alone and we need to come together to drive the transition that's needed. Our role as a storyteller presents a creative opportunity in highlighting the stories of hope, as well as informing and educating on the science. Our brilliant Natural History Unit has been documenting the natural world and our changing planet for more than 65 years. Our News output pursues the truth with no agenda and our reporting is evidence and fact-based. The BBC is a signatory of the climate content pledge which we have started tracking against since January this year. Off-screen, as a responsible business, we also take our duty to the environment and respect for the planet seriously, which is why we are aiming to be a Net Zero organisation by 2050. This Transition Plan is the start of the BBC’s journey to true Net Zero and a low-carbon future. This is a complex issue and we expect to face hurdles along the way, but we are fully committed to staying the course and playing our part. This is a race to the top for being a responsible business, so please do share with your networks. Huge thanks to the brilliant BBC team and all our collaborators: Tommy Weir, Jigna Chandaria, Tom Gray, Gaby Hornsby, Paul Blakeley, Zen Barry, Emma Peddie, Rebecca Crossan, Madeleine Woods, Libby Checketts, Glenn Matty, Alison Butler, Victoria Poffley, Andrew Baxter, Carly Wallis, Suzanne Dolan, Hannah Stott, Robert Skidmore, Rachel McEwen, Shane Glynn, Matthew Bell, Adam Elman, Chris Stark CBE, Christiana Figueres, Fiona Macklin, Mike Barry, Steve Farrell, Sarah Mukherjee MBE, Tony Juniper CBE, Archie Struthers,Samuel J., Fiona Ball, Jeremy Mathieu, Emma Stewart, Ph.D., Andrew Griffiths, Matt Mace, Gihan Hyde, Musidora Jorgensen, Luke Nicholls Please see our press release here: https://lnkd.in/egkfMQpW

⏰ Last chance to apply for the Nature-based Solutions Foundation Course January 2025! 🌿 Our experts will dive into the science, practice, policy, governance, financing, and resourcing #NaturebasedSolutions 🌎 Join us to explore how #NbS can address major global challenges including #ClimateAdaptation #ClimateMitigation #BiodiversityLoss #FoodSecurity #SustainableDevelopment & much more 👉 Apply here: https://lnkd.in/efHKRv_8 When? 28th January - 27th March 2025 Who is the course for? Suitable for a wide range of professionals, including civil servants, NGO practitioners, investors and business executives, seeking to understand and implement Nature-based Solutions to societal challenges Lecturers include Nathalie Seddon Aline Soterroni Will Thompson Alison Smith Kes McCormick Yuliya Voytenko Palgan Erin Gray Rachael Garrett Mark Hirons Alexandre Chausson Dr Cécile Girardin Francisco Amorim Dr Nicola Ranger

Biodiversity is incredibly complex, so how do we define a unit of nature? A biodiversity credit market could help fund nature recovery, but there are also risks of relying on offsetting. In a new review, researchers develop a framework to interrogate the challenges that come with abstracting nature to a unit, and how units of nature could be misleading or unrepresentative of true biodiversity gains. "There may be a role for biodiversity markets in leveraging funding for nature that would otherwise be unreachable, but markets can only ever be one part of the solution for delivering effective and equitable conservation." - E.J. Milner-Gulland Read more ➡️ https://bit.ly/3Bp1Juz #NatureRecovery #BiodiversityLoss #Biodiversity

This course is an introduction to #naturebasedsolutions, suitable for professionals working in a range of sectors, including NGO practitioners, civil servants, investors and business executives. The foundation course will provide participants with an understanding the science, policy, practice, resourcing and governance of nature-based solutions. Supported by world-class research and practical case studies. https://lnkd.in/efHKRv_8