Last week, European businesses, financial institutions, entrepreneurs, NGOs and policymakers gathered at the 2023 European Business and Nature Summit (EBNS) in Milan, Italy, to discuss sustainable business models focused on biodiversity. Held one year before the next CBD COP16 (United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity), special attention was placed on empowering businesses to take transformative action to head towards a nature-positive society.

Planet Tracker’s analysis shows that Dow is on track for a +3ºC climate scenario by 2030, although the company claims it is ‘aligned with a 1.5°C world’. With 72% of emissions coming from Scope 3 and Dow having no Scope 3 target, it is difficult to have confidence in the management’s statement.

Dow targets being carbon neutral for Scope 1, 2 & 3 by 2050. With a reliance on fossil fuels as a feedstock and energy source, the company faces considerable transition risk. About 35% of total emissions come from buying oil and natural gas for use as energy and feedstock. As with all chemical companies, it will be impossible to decarbonise the supply chain without addressing the oil and gas usage.

New report from Planet Tracker argues major investors must push holdings harder to work across the whole supply chain to drive a just, sustainable textiles industry.

This new report from Planet Tracker finds brands and investors in developed countries are largely shielded from the environmental harms across the upstream supply chain argues that major investors must push holdings harder to work across the whole supply chain to drive a just, sustainable textiles industry.

Planet Tracker’s recommended ‘Blue Recovery Bond’ involves financial institutions providing fishing companies with an upfront investment to fund a temporary reduction in fishing pressure. Once fish populations recover, companies repay investors through a levy on the catch.

Planet Tracker’s recommended ‘Blue Recovery Bond’ involves financial institutions providing fishing companies with an upfront investment to fund a temporary reduction in fishing pressure. Once fish populations recover, companies repay investors through a levy on the catch.

Nature Action 100, the first global investor engagement initiative to address the urgent crisis of nature and biodiversity loss around the world, unveiled a list of 100 companies in key sectors in which 190 institutional investor participants – representing $23.6 trillion in assets under management or advice – will engage.

Planet Tracker has been honoured with the prestigious Best Sustainable Investment Research Team award at the 2023 Investment Week Sustainable Investment Awards.

The final TNFD Recommendations on nature-related issues have just been released after two years of development. Three main changes were identified in this final version, in response to the feedback the TNFD received through its consultation rounds – engagement on social issues, disclosing sensitive locations and value chain transparency.