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Jun 2023
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TNFD executive director talks new nature...

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Biodiversity and nature are gaining attention from companies, investors and governments. At the same time, many stakeholders are in the early stages of measuring and understanding nature-related risks. 

In this episode of ESG Insider, we sit down at the GreenFin conference with Tony Goldner, Executive Director of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD). He explains how TNFD’s soon-to-be-finalized set of disclosure recommendations could help companies understand their nature-related risks and increase investment in nature-related climate solutions.  

"These two things are inextricably linked, and the solutions to one will enable solutions to the other," Tony tells us. "The science is increasingly clear: We're not going to get to net-zero if nature is not absolutely at the core of the solution set." 

Read research from S&P Global Sustainable1 on nature-related risks and dependencies here: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/insights/featured/special-editorial/how-the-world-s-largest-companies-depend-on-nature-and-biodiversity 

Listen to the episode of the ESG Insider podcast where we cover the U.N.’s COP 15 biodiversity, which resulted in a landmark agreement for nature known as the Global Biodiversity Framework: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/podcasts/on-the-ground-at-cop15-how-business-is-getting-to-grips-with-biodiversity   

Read the S&P Global Sustainability Quarterly here: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/insights/featured/sustainability-journal/second-quarter-2023-edition-solving-sustainability-challenges  

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