Overview

In this episode of Hymans Robertson On... our host, Amy Sutherland, presents the latest episode in our investment series, and is joined by Andre Ranchin, Investment Consultant at Hymans Robertson and Ann Meoni, Senior Sustainability Analyst at Abrdn.

In the advent of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), you may have heard of the upcoming Task Force on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD). Whilst there’s some expectation that investors may start disclosing in line with TNFD in the future, the time for action is now. During this episode, we discuss biodiversity and natural capital, and identify some of the steps asset owners may wish to take to integrate nature and biodiversity considerations into investment strategy and journey plans.

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Notes and Resources

• Biodiversity Briefing Note: introduction to the biodiversity crisis and actions investors can take
• Article on Deforestation: collaboration with Global Canopy on deforestation and actions investors can take
• Article on COP15 Biodiversity conference: covering the COP15 conference in December 2022 and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework agreed by nearly 200 countries
• TNFD Briefing Note: covering the Taskforce on Nature Related Financial Disclosures framework launched in September 2023 and key takeaways for asset owners
• IFoA Biodiversity page: includes a range of useful links and resources for actuaries on biodiversity

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