Impact Institute and Cardano have joined forces to launch a pioneering biodiversity impact dataset. The data allows financial institutions to measure the impact on biodiversity of individual companies in their portfolios, paving the way to the next steps in the development of an international standard for measuring biodiversity loss in the financial sector. [...]
Building on its flagship award-winning product, the Global Impact Database, Impact Institute launches a new dataset – developed through collaboration with the Dutch Asset Manager ACTIAM – to measure the biodiversity impact of companies and their value chains, providing actionable insights into the main drivers of biodiversity loss. Biodiversity loss [...]
Impact Institute’s Global Impact Database (GID) has won Environmental Finance Impact Awards 2022 in the category Award for impact measurement and metrics! Environmental Finance's Impact Awards seek to recognise and reward the work within the impact investing market and highlight emerging pockets of best practice, across all asset classes and geographies. An [...]
According to the recent report published by ABN AMRO, based on a cross-sector research by the Bank and Impact Institute, the Dutch economy is responsible for about 40 billion euros worth of damage to ecosystem services. The calculated damage corresponds to approximately 5 percent of the Dutch GDP in the year 2020, [...]
Impact Institute is thrilled to announce that we have been accepted by the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) to become a member of its global Forum, as well as to join the recently launched Nature-related Data Catalyst. Impact Institute is now a member of the TNFD [...]
Why is biodiversity relevant to the financial sector? “Financial institutions have a crucial role to play in preventing further biodiversity loss and restoring nature. The role of banks, insurers, asset managers and investors is becoming increasingly relevant due to pressures such as strengthening liability regimes, intensifying scrutiny of supply chain practices and shifting consumer [...]
Our Global Impact Database (GID) has been included in the 2022 edition of Environmental Finance ESG Data Guide, which every year provides investors and other market players with a guide for navigating the rapidly evolving landscape of sustainability data products. The GID was officially launched in 2019. It [...]
GID biodiversity has been selected by the Finance and Biodiversity Community and the Finance for Biodiversity Foundation for the ‘Guide on biodiversity measurement approaches’. Being featured in the guide positions GID Biodiversity in the top global approaches for financial institutions to measure the biodiversity impact of their activities. [...]
ABN AMRO published its Impact on Biodiversity report in line with its purpose and strategy and in anticipation of expected EU regulations that will require financial institutions to provide insight into their impact on biodiversity. ABN AMRO is one of the largest banks in the Netherlands and it is one [...]
This month, ABN AMRO Bank published its fourth Impact Report and continues to lead the sector on impact reporting. This year’s publication highlights a deep dive on biodiversity impact, an important issue on which urgent action is needed. “With this report and its work in the [...]
