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Did you know that 75% per cent of all bank loans in the Eurozone alone are to companies that are highly dependent on at least one ecosystem service?

Companies globally depend on ecosystem services to continue producing their goods and providing their services.

If nature degradation continues at the rapid rate that it is currently, companies will suffer, banks’ credit portfolios will become riskier and securing future investment becomes more and more difficult.

The financial and future implications are very clear. With that being said, let us dive deeper into a different perspective…

The perspective of an investor and how exactly companies are being assessed when it comes to biodiversity.

So, what are the frameworks and tools being used by investors?

Find out in this interview with Eoin Fahy, Head of Responsible Investing at KBI Global Investors Ltd.
Listen or watch this 1 hour podcast 

Additional Resources ⚙️

1. TNFD Data Catalyst Programme (document)

   
   

2. Investor Data Providers: MSCI ESG Research (website)

   
   

3. Morningstar Sustainalytics (website)

   
   

4. Biodiversity Self-Assessment Frameworks:TNFD Getting Started (document)

   
   

5. Encore (website)

   
   

6. SBTN Assessment Tool (worksheet)

   
   

7. Biodiversity Training Programme (brochure)