5 stories on climate solutions, climate risk tools, nature risk, tax transparency and regenerative agriculture, from the FuturePlanet community and network.
5 empowering stories from the FuturePlanet community and network. Read on to discover insights on climate solutions, climate risk tools, nature risk, fair tax, and regenerative agriculture.
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1! Project Drawdown identifies the most effective climate solutions
Project Drawdown assessed proposed climate solutions and sorted them into four classes: Highly Recommended, Worthwhile, Keep Watching and Not Recommended. Recommended entries show cost, timing, added benefits and interactive maps of where action matters most. This will help you check your assumptions before you commit budget behind a solution. [Read more]
2! 100+ open-access tools mapped to EU Taxonomy's physical climate risks
Anyone running a climate risk assessment knows there's no shortage of tools. Finding the right one is the hard part. The Climate Risk Intel Tool Hub, developed by CRI, consolidates over 100 vetted, open-access tools across the EU Taxonomy's physical climate risk categories. Resources come from the IPCC, Copernicus, WWF and NASA. The hub is searchable by hazard type and geography, with global coverage and additional depth for selected countries. [Access here]
3! The CFO guide for asking better questions on Nature
85% of companies in the S&P Global 1200 index have a significant dependency on nature in their direct operations. Some of the risks named are stranded assets and reduced asset values. TNFD and A4S share eleven questions CFOs should ask themselves, their finance teams and colleagues. Designed to connect nature information with financial processes, tools and data. This will also prepare CFOs to answer questions from board members, investors and market analysts. [Read more]
4! Fair and transparent tax is key to an inclusive, thriving society
Corporate tax avoidance does not make the bill disappear, it just moves that cost onto someone else. Public services get cut, taxes rise for the people least able to afford them, and the rest is borrowed against the next generation. Triodos Bank argues fair tax is part of redesigning a financial system built to extract profit rather than let everyone thrive. Its blog sets out what you can do, whether you sit on a board or you are simply choosing where to shop, invest or bank. [Read more]
5! Lloyds Bank and Wildfarmed launch Food & Nature Resilience Fund
92% of farmers polled by Wildfarmed said financial barriers were the biggest obstacle to changing their practices. The fund will pool investment from banks, utility companies and insurers to reward farmers for measurable improvements in biodiversity, soil health, water quality and carbon, without requiring any land to come out of food production. Severn Trent, Affinity Water and AXA XL are among the first committed, with a year one ambition of £1.3m. [Read more]
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