Collaborative action will be key to future environmental resilience and stability

Scientists are warning that the next eight years will be particularly critical in mitigating climate risks. At the same time, the environment is suffering an escalating – but less well understood – loss of biodiversity caused by human activity. In facing these challenges, World Environment Day on Sunday 5 June spotlights the need for collective, transformative action on a global scale.

World Environment Day 2022 not only celebrates 50 years since the UN Conference on the Human Environment, but also comes at a tipping point for the preservation of our environmental ecosystem. Amid geopolitical uncertainty and the continued impact of the Covid pandemic, the importance of climate transition has not faded. Furthermore, interconnectivity between the climate crisis and biodiversity loss is coming into sharper focus as an opportunity for the investment community to come together in tackling these twin challenges.

Biodiversity loss and the climate crisis

As we seek to invest for climate transition, reaching beyond climate is becoming ever more pressing. Limited action has been taken to address the global erosion of biodiversity which has been overshadowed by climate change fears. Climate and biodiversity represent two of nine planetary boundaries identified by scientists as essential for earth’s stability and resilience. Undoubtedly interlinked, these boundaries have already been breached.

Biodiversity may appear complex in terms of both investment risk and opportunity yet, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF), almost half of the world’s GDP relies on nature. Land and waterway transformation and different patterns of consumption and manufacturing have caused irreparable damage to supply of fresh water, food and medicines.

In 2020, the WEF ranked biodiversity loss in the top five global risks by 2030.

There is a strong argument for tackling both climate change and biodiversity loss together. The climate crisis and the global mobilisation of financial institutions following COP 21 in 2015 could provide a blueprint to address the significant risk of biodiversity destruction. Sustainable investment offers the potential to align climate and biodiversity goals in transitioning towards a nature-positive world. For example, the UN Sustainable Development Goals, often described as a framework for impact-focused investment, touch on issues that relate to both climate and biodiversity including Climate Action, Life Below Water, and Life On Land.

Shaping sustainable pathways together

The kind of industry collaboration seen on climate issues is increasingly being applied to biodiversity concerns. Nevertheless, understanding the implications of biodiversity loss for societies and the economy is challenging as measuring and valuing natural capital remains difficult. The good news is that initiatives are taking shape to better align finance with protection of the earth’s natural capital. The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures, launched in June 2021, seeks to help financial institutions and companies incorporate nature-related risks and opportunities into strategic planning, risk management and asset allocation decisions, similar to the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures. Later this year, the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP 15) will continue, focused on the post-2020 global biodiversity framework.

Nature Action 100, following Climate Action 100+, is set to launch in summer 2022 as a collaborative engagement programme. Such collaborative industry initiatives will be key in defining and driving meaningful impact, alongside innovative investment solutions from asset managers to protect and restore our planet into the future.

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