Financial institutions hold powerful levers to halt and reverse nature loss — and they can use them today. Today, we’re launching our new report "Scaling finance for nature: a primer on what financial institutions are doing today". It shows that ‘greening finance’, to avoid and minimise harm to nature, as well as restoring nature to no net loss, can happen today and at scale with existing private commercial capital, through the everyday actions of financiers. This includes how banks, investors, and insurers can 🔍 Assess their portfolios’ relationship with nature 📊 Embed nature in decision-making 💡 Incentivise positive change through mainstream finance products 📢 Engage with policymakers and corporates to drive systemic action Packed with real-world examples and practical steps, this resource inspires and empowers practitioners to act now — at scale — using everyday finance tools and processes. 📖 Read the report: https://lnkd.in/eB9VYTZ6 #NatureFinance #SustainableFinance #ESG #NaturePositive #Biodiversity #FinancialInstitutions #GreeningFinance #ATrack Centre for Sustainable Finance (CISL) and #Climatewise at Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) Corinne Martin, Middleton, Jonathan, Dr Angela Small, Dr Nina Seega A-Track consortium partners: Edmund Dickens (CISL) ; Guy L Duke - Edward Jones, Lenka Moore and Rosimeiry Portela (Capitals Coalition Rafael Horn (University of Stuttgart ; Marco Bianchi (TECNALIA Research & Innovation) Jonathan Porter and Matthew Brown (Oppla) Catarina Braga (UNEP-WCMC ; and Nadine McCormick (WBCSD – World Business Council for Sustainable Development) In collaboration with the NATURANCE project
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Today, we’re launching our new report Scaling finance for nature: a primer on what financial institutions are doing today. It shows that ‘greening finance’, to avoid and minimise harm to nature, as well as restoring nature to no net loss, can happen today and at scale with existing private commercial capital, through the everyday actions of financiers. Packed with real-world examples and practical steps, this resource inspires and empowers practitioners to act now — at scale — using everyday finance tools and processes. 📖 Read the report: https://lnkd.in/erhF6cMy #NatureFinance #SustainableFinance #ESG #NaturePositive #Biodiversity #FinancialInstitutions #GreeningFinance #ATrack Centre for Sustainable Finance (CISL) and #Climatewise at Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL): Corinne Martin, Jonathan Middleton, Dr Angela Small A-Track consortium partners: Edmund Dickens ; Guy Duke, Lenka Moore and Rosimeiry Portela, Rafael Horn ; Marco Bianchi; Jonathan Porter and Matthew Brown (Oppla), Catarina Braga ; and Nadine McCormick. In collaboration with the NATURANCE project
Financial institutions hold powerful levers to halt and reverse nature loss — and they can use them today. Today, we’re launching our new report "Scaling finance for nature: a primer on what financial institutions are doing today". It shows that ‘greening finance’, to avoid and minimise harm to nature, as well as restoring nature to no net loss, can happen today and at scale with existing private commercial capital, through the everyday actions of financiers. This includes how banks, investors, and insurers can 🔍 Assess their portfolios’ relationship with nature 📊 Embed nature in decision-making 💡 Incentivise positive change through mainstream finance products 📢 Engage with policymakers and corporates to drive systemic action Packed with real-world examples and practical steps, this resource inspires and empowers practitioners to act now — at scale — using everyday finance tools and processes. 📖 Read the report: https://lnkd.in/eB9VYTZ6 #NatureFinance #SustainableFinance #ESG #NaturePositive #Biodiversity #FinancialInstitutions #GreeningFinance #ATrack Centre for Sustainable Finance (CISL) and #Climatewise at Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) Corinne Martin, Middleton, Jonathan, Dr Angela Small, Dr Nina Seega A-Track consortium partners: Edmund Dickens (CISL) ; Guy L Duke - Edward Jones, Lenka Moore and Rosimeiry Portela (Capitals Coalition Rafael Horn (University of Stuttgart ; Marco Bianchi (TECNALIA Research & Innovation) Jonathan Porter and Matthew Brown (Oppla) Catarina Braga (UNEP-WCMC ; and Nadine McCormick (WBCSD – World Business Council for Sustainable Development) In collaboration with the NATURANCE project
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Today we've published a really useful guide to what financial institutions are doing today on nature financing (and note - we mean the whole set of nature financing from targeted conservation, to shifting mainstream financing to be more nature friendly). What makes it particularly valuable is that it's stuffed full of case studies and examples that bring things to life. Do check it out...
Financial institutions hold powerful levers to halt and reverse nature loss — and they can use them today. Today, we’re launching our new report "Scaling finance for nature: a primer on what financial institutions are doing today". It shows that ‘greening finance’, to avoid and minimise harm to nature, as well as restoring nature to no net loss, can happen today and at scale with existing private commercial capital, through the everyday actions of financiers. This includes how banks, investors, and insurers can 🔍 Assess their portfolios’ relationship with nature 📊 Embed nature in decision-making 💡 Incentivise positive change through mainstream finance products 📢 Engage with policymakers and corporates to drive systemic action Packed with real-world examples and practical steps, this resource inspires and empowers practitioners to act now — at scale — using everyday finance tools and processes. 📖 Read the report: https://lnkd.in/eB9VYTZ6 #NatureFinance #SustainableFinance #ESG #NaturePositive #Biodiversity #FinancialInstitutions #GreeningFinance #ATrack Centre for Sustainable Finance (CISL) and #Climatewise at Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) Corinne Martin, Middleton, Jonathan, Dr Angela Small, Dr Nina Seega A-Track consortium partners: Edmund Dickens (CISL) ; Guy L Duke - Edward Jones, Lenka Moore and Rosimeiry Portela (Capitals Coalition Rafael Horn (University of Stuttgart ; Marco Bianchi (TECNALIA Research & Innovation) Jonathan Porter and Matthew Brown (Oppla) Catarina Braga (UNEP-WCMC ; and Nadine McCormick (WBCSD – World Business Council for Sustainable Development) In collaboration with the NATURANCE project
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Nature is everyone’s business — and finance can be its fundamental ally. 🌿 Proud to contribute to the A-Track: Scaling Finance for Nature report by Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) — exploring how to unlock private capital for a nature-positive economy. The research highlights barriers holding back finance for nature — from data gaps to fragmented policy — and sets out pathways to embed nature into every financial decision. By breaking down barriers and reframing value, we can build a financial system that works with nature, not against it. Real progress will mean aligning finance, business, and policy to value nature as the wellbeing asset it truly is. #NatureFinance #SustainableFinance #FinanceForNature #NaturePositive #ImpactFinance
Financial institutions hold powerful levers to halt and reverse nature loss — and they can use them today. Today, we’re launching our new report "Scaling finance for nature: a primer on what financial institutions are doing today". It shows that ‘greening finance’, to avoid and minimise harm to nature, as well as restoring nature to no net loss, can happen today and at scale with existing private commercial capital, through the everyday actions of financiers. This includes how banks, investors, and insurers can 🔍 Assess their portfolios’ relationship with nature 📊 Embed nature in decision-making 💡 Incentivise positive change through mainstream finance products 📢 Engage with policymakers and corporates to drive systemic action Packed with real-world examples and practical steps, this resource inspires and empowers practitioners to act now — at scale — using everyday finance tools and processes. 📖 Read the report: https://lnkd.in/eB9VYTZ6 #NatureFinance #SustainableFinance #ESG #NaturePositive #Biodiversity #FinancialInstitutions #GreeningFinance #ATrack Centre for Sustainable Finance (CISL) and #Climatewise at Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) Corinne Martin, Middleton, Jonathan, Dr Angela Small, Dr Nina Seega A-Track consortium partners: Edmund Dickens (CISL) ; Guy L Duke - Edward Jones, Lenka Moore and Rosimeiry Portela (Capitals Coalition Rafael Horn (University of Stuttgart ; Marco Bianchi (TECNALIA Research & Innovation) Jonathan Porter and Matthew Brown (Oppla) Catarina Braga (UNEP-WCMC ; and Nadine McCormick (WBCSD – World Business Council for Sustainable Development) In collaboration with the NATURANCE project
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Excited to see this new report by the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) that looks at how financial institutions are managing risks, promoting resilience, and restoring nature through their everyday decisions about finance, underwriting, and investment. Pleased to see Flood Re's Build Back Better program noted as a best practice.
Financial institutions hold powerful levers to halt and reverse nature loss — and they can use them today. Today, we’re launching our new report "Scaling finance for nature: a primer on what financial institutions are doing today". It shows that ‘greening finance’, to avoid and minimise harm to nature, as well as restoring nature to no net loss, can happen today and at scale with existing private commercial capital, through the everyday actions of financiers. This includes how banks, investors, and insurers can 🔍 Assess their portfolios’ relationship with nature 📊 Embed nature in decision-making 💡 Incentivise positive change through mainstream finance products 📢 Engage with policymakers and corporates to drive systemic action Packed with real-world examples and practical steps, this resource inspires and empowers practitioners to act now — at scale — using everyday finance tools and processes. 📖 Read the report: https://lnkd.in/eB9VYTZ6 #NatureFinance #SustainableFinance #ESG #NaturePositive #Biodiversity #FinancialInstitutions #GreeningFinance #ATrack Centre for Sustainable Finance (CISL) and #Climatewise at Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) Corinne Martin, Middleton, Jonathan, Dr Angela Small, Dr Nina Seega A-Track consortium partners: Edmund Dickens (CISL) ; Guy L Duke - Edward Jones, Lenka Moore and Rosimeiry Portela (Capitals Coalition Rafael Horn (University of Stuttgart ; Marco Bianchi (TECNALIA Research & Innovation) Jonathan Porter and Matthew Brown (Oppla) Catarina Braga (UNEP-WCMC ; and Nadine McCormick (WBCSD – World Business Council for Sustainable Development) In collaboration with the NATURANCE project
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💡This isn’t another guidance document — it’s a call to action. Our new Primer is designed to inspire immediate action across the finance sector. If you work in a bank, investment firm, or insurance company, ask yourself: 🌿Do you know what your peers are doing in the nature space? 🌿Have they started assessing their relationship with nature? 🌿Are they already using the powerful levers of change at their fingertips? Our Primer https://shorturl.at/swWuu showcases practical, real-world examples from across the finance sector — proving that even incremental improvements, when scaled through mainstream finance, can drive massive impact. We also highlight a range of nature-related datasets, tools, and metrics — but getting started can feel overwhelming. That’s where #NatureTech is stepping up: creating plug-and-play solutions that help corporates and their financiers integrate nature into everyday decision-making. Here are a few innovators worth watching: 🔗 Dunya Analytics (try it for free! https://lnkd.in/eD7qPVtt) 🔗 GIST Impact 🔗 Earth Blox, part of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL)'s Canopy https://lnkd.in/eAQGRv8S 🔗 Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool (IBAT) https://lnkd.in/ezJ9d6nm 💡 What other Nature Tech solutions should be on our radar? Drop them in the comments!
Financial institutions hold powerful levers to halt and reverse nature loss — and they can use them today. Today, we’re launching our new report "Scaling finance for nature: a primer on what financial institutions are doing today". It shows that ‘greening finance’, to avoid and minimise harm to nature, as well as restoring nature to no net loss, can happen today and at scale with existing private commercial capital, through the everyday actions of financiers. This includes how banks, investors, and insurers can 🔍 Assess their portfolios’ relationship with nature 📊 Embed nature in decision-making 💡 Incentivise positive change through mainstream finance products 📢 Engage with policymakers and corporates to drive systemic action Packed with real-world examples and practical steps, this resource inspires and empowers practitioners to act now — at scale — using everyday finance tools and processes. 📖 Read the report: https://lnkd.in/eB9VYTZ6 #NatureFinance #SustainableFinance #ESG #NaturePositive #Biodiversity #FinancialInstitutions #GreeningFinance #ATrack Centre for Sustainable Finance (CISL) and #Climatewise at Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) Corinne Martin, Middleton, Jonathan, Dr Angela Small, Dr Nina Seega A-Track consortium partners: Edmund Dickens (CISL) ; Guy L Duke - Edward Jones, Lenka Moore and Rosimeiry Portela (Capitals Coalition Rafael Horn (University of Stuttgart ; Marco Bianchi (TECNALIA Research & Innovation) Jonathan Porter and Matthew Brown (Oppla) Catarina Braga (UNEP-WCMC ; and Nadine McCormick (WBCSD – World Business Council for Sustainable Development) In collaboration with the NATURANCE project
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A new report by the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL), in collaboration with the Capitals Coalition, Tecnalia, Oppla, UNEP-WCMC and WBCSD, shows that financial institutions can act for nature today — using their existing tools and processes. Scaling finance for nature: a primer on what financial institutions are doing today, unravels how banks, investors and insurers are already avoiding harm and restoring nature through everyday decisions about what they finance, underwrite and invest in — at scale and with commercial viability. Inside the report: ✅ How financial institutions assess their portfolios’ relationship with nature ✅ Four practical “levers of change” that are used by financial institutions to integrate nature into finance ✅ Real-world examples from banks, investors and insurers putting these into action ✅ Concrete steps you can replicate today, including with small teams and small budgets This report provides inspiration for anyone working in mainstream finance and aiming to act for nature today. The full report is available at https://lnkd.in/e-VfsrWE.
Financial institutions hold powerful levers to halt and reverse nature loss — and they can use them today. Today, we’re launching our new report "Scaling finance for nature: a primer on what financial institutions are doing today". It shows that ‘greening finance’, to avoid and minimise harm to nature, as well as restoring nature to no net loss, can happen today and at scale with existing private commercial capital, through the everyday actions of financiers. This includes how banks, investors, and insurers can 🔍 Assess their portfolios’ relationship with nature 📊 Embed nature in decision-making 💡 Incentivise positive change through mainstream finance products 📢 Engage with policymakers and corporates to drive systemic action Packed with real-world examples and practical steps, this resource inspires and empowers practitioners to act now — at scale — using everyday finance tools and processes. 📖 Read the report: https://lnkd.in/eB9VYTZ6 #NatureFinance #SustainableFinance #ESG #NaturePositive #Biodiversity #FinancialInstitutions #GreeningFinance #ATrack Centre for Sustainable Finance (CISL) and #Climatewise at Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) Corinne Martin, Middleton, Jonathan, Dr Angela Small, Dr Nina Seega A-Track consortium partners: Edmund Dickens (CISL) ; Guy L Duke - Edward Jones, Lenka Moore and Rosimeiry Portela (Capitals Coalition Rafael Horn (University of Stuttgart ; Marco Bianchi (TECNALIA Research & Innovation) Jonathan Porter and Matthew Brown (Oppla) Catarina Braga (UNEP-WCMC ; and Nadine McCormick (WBCSD – World Business Council for Sustainable Development) In collaboration with the NATURANCE project
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This report, developed under the EU-Horizon A-Track project, highlights inspiring real-world examples of how banks, investors, and insurers are actively greening finance. It offers a fresh perspective on the powerful role private capital can play in building a nature-positive economy.
Financial institutions hold powerful levers to halt and reverse nature loss — and they can use them today. Today, we’re launching our new report "Scaling finance for nature: a primer on what financial institutions are doing today". It shows that ‘greening finance’, to avoid and minimise harm to nature, as well as restoring nature to no net loss, can happen today and at scale with existing private commercial capital, through the everyday actions of financiers. This includes how banks, investors, and insurers can 🔍 Assess their portfolios’ relationship with nature 📊 Embed nature in decision-making 💡 Incentivise positive change through mainstream finance products 📢 Engage with policymakers and corporates to drive systemic action Packed with real-world examples and practical steps, this resource inspires and empowers practitioners to act now — at scale — using everyday finance tools and processes. 📖 Read the report: https://lnkd.in/eB9VYTZ6 #NatureFinance #SustainableFinance #ESG #NaturePositive #Biodiversity #FinancialInstitutions #GreeningFinance #ATrack Centre for Sustainable Finance (CISL) and #Climatewise at Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) Corinne Martin, Middleton, Jonathan, Dr Angela Small, Dr Nina Seega A-Track consortium partners: Edmund Dickens (CISL) ; Guy L Duke - Edward Jones, Lenka Moore and Rosimeiry Portela (Capitals Coalition Rafael Horn (University of Stuttgart ; Marco Bianchi (TECNALIA Research & Innovation) Jonathan Porter and Matthew Brown (Oppla) Catarina Braga (UNEP-WCMC ; and Nadine McCormick (WBCSD – World Business Council for Sustainable Development) In collaboration with the NATURANCE project
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🌳 Scaling nature finance🌳 Great to see this published: https://lnkd.in/eQsVtHXP Financial institutions have a unique opportunity to halt and reverse nature loss - starting now. Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL)'s new report, "Scaling finance for nature: a primer on what financial institutions are doing today," demonstrates how banks, investors, and insurers can leverage existing commercial capital to make a real impact through everyday actions. The report highlights practical steps such as: 🔍 Assessing portfolios’ relationship with nature 📊 Embedding nature in decision-making 💡 Incentivising positive change through mainstream finance products 📢 Engaging with policymakers and corporates for systemic action With input from our own Mette Charles and packed with real-world examples, this resource empowers practitioners to drive nature-positive outcomes at scale using tools already at their disposal. #NatureFinance #SustainableFinance #ESG #NaturePositive #Biodiversity #FinancialInstitutions #GreeningFinance #ATrack
Financial institutions hold powerful levers to halt and reverse nature loss — and they can use them today. Today, we’re launching our new report "Scaling finance for nature: a primer on what financial institutions are doing today". It shows that ‘greening finance’, to avoid and minimise harm to nature, as well as restoring nature to no net loss, can happen today and at scale with existing private commercial capital, through the everyday actions of financiers. This includes how banks, investors, and insurers can 🔍 Assess their portfolios’ relationship with nature 📊 Embed nature in decision-making 💡 Incentivise positive change through mainstream finance products 📢 Engage with policymakers and corporates to drive systemic action Packed with real-world examples and practical steps, this resource inspires and empowers practitioners to act now — at scale — using everyday finance tools and processes. 📖 Read the report: https://lnkd.in/eB9VYTZ6 #NatureFinance #SustainableFinance #ESG #NaturePositive #Biodiversity #FinancialInstitutions #GreeningFinance #ATrack Centre for Sustainable Finance (CISL) and #Climatewise at Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) Corinne Martin, Middleton, Jonathan, Dr Angela Small, Dr Nina Seega A-Track consortium partners: Edmund Dickens (CISL) ; Guy L Duke - Edward Jones, Lenka Moore and Rosimeiry Portela (Capitals Coalition Rafael Horn (University of Stuttgart ; Marco Bianchi (TECNALIA Research & Innovation) Jonathan Porter and Matthew Brown (Oppla) Catarina Braga (UNEP-WCMC ; and Nadine McCormick (WBCSD – World Business Council for Sustainable Development) In collaboration with the NATURANCE project
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I'm grateful for the mention, but more importantly want to highlight this report from the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) on how finance can take action on nature protection and drive progress toward our global 30 x 30 target. It presents lever and examples for different finance sectors and different stages of adoption. Everyone working in finance should get started here! #finance #nature #biodiversity
Financial institutions hold powerful levers to halt and reverse nature loss — and they can use them today. Today, we’re launching our new report "Scaling finance for nature: a primer on what financial institutions are doing today". It shows that ‘greening finance’, to avoid and minimise harm to nature, as well as restoring nature to no net loss, can happen today and at scale with existing private commercial capital, through the everyday actions of financiers. This includes how banks, investors, and insurers can 🔍 Assess their portfolios’ relationship with nature 📊 Embed nature in decision-making 💡 Incentivise positive change through mainstream finance products 📢 Engage with policymakers and corporates to drive systemic action Packed with real-world examples and practical steps, this resource inspires and empowers practitioners to act now — at scale — using everyday finance tools and processes. 📖 Read the report: https://lnkd.in/eB9VYTZ6 #NatureFinance #SustainableFinance #ESG #NaturePositive #Biodiversity #FinancialInstitutions #GreeningFinance #ATrack Centre for Sustainable Finance (CISL) and #Climatewise at Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) Corinne Martin, Middleton, Jonathan, Dr Angela Small, Dr Nina Seega A-Track consortium partners: Edmund Dickens (CISL) ; Guy L Duke - Edward Jones, Lenka Moore and Rosimeiry Portela (Capitals Coalition Rafael Horn (University of Stuttgart ; Marco Bianchi (TECNALIA Research & Innovation) Jonathan Porter and Matthew Brown (Oppla) Catarina Braga (UNEP-WCMC ; and Nadine McCormick (WBCSD – World Business Council for Sustainable Development) In collaboration with the NATURANCE project
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