Aims
We aim to work with the finance sector to create and test a toolkit for evaluating financial risk and opportunity arising from companies’ dependence and impact on biodiversity and ecosystem services. We will test this toolkit on the active investment holdings of our pilot finance institutions ( Aviva Investors, F&C Asset Management, Grupo Santander Brasil, Insight Investment, Pax World and VicSuper ).
Through this we will:
Build awareness of the food, beverage and tobacco sectors’ dependence on biodiversity and ecosystem services.
Build expertise in the finance sector for evaluating biodiversity and ecosystem services risks within the food, beverage and tobacco sectors, and drive integration of biodiversity issues into investment decisions
Disseminate examples of best practice within the food, beverage and tobacco sectors of management of these issues
Stimulate improved performance of food, beverage and tobacco companies and encourage greater reward of responsible behaviour
