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Ceres, Inc. released the report, "Exploring Nature Impacts and Dependencies A Field Guide to Eight Key Sectors". This guide provides a framework for investors to understand how businesses impact and depend on nature so that they can begin engaging with companies in their portfolios on nature. Nature impacts and dependencies vary from sector to sector and even from company to company, creating different levels of risk exposure for companies. Investors can reduce portfolio risk by engaging with companies on nature impacts and dependencies. The impacts and dependencies for the eight priority sectors of Nature Action 100, a global investor engagement initiative focused on driving greater corporate ambition and action to reverse nature and biodiversity loss are presented.   1. Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals Sector 2. Chemicals Sector 3. Consumer Goods Retail Sector 4. Food Sector 5. Food and Beverage Retail Sector 6. Forestry and Packaging Sector 7. Household and Personal Products Industry 8. Metals and Mining Sector Full report attached.

The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD), has published draft sector guidance and a series of discussion papers that are open for market consultation and feedback. As the convenor of the Australia and New Zealand TNFD Consultation Group, RIAA encourages market participants to provide feedback to inform the development of their guidance. All feedback received will be analysed and integrated into the final version of the guidance and/or integrated into existing guidance documents. You can view all the publications that are open for market consultation here: https://lnkd.in/eMdDTrub Financial Institutions and relevant organisations are encouraged to provide feedback on: - Additional guidance for financial institutions on the recommendations of the TNFD - Discussion paper on advanced scenario analysis - Discussion paper on footprinting methodologies for financial institutions - Draft sector guidance – provide feedback on multiple sectors - Discussion paper on proposed sector disclosure metrics Companies and relevant organisations are encouraged to provide feedback on the following sector-specific guidance: - Biotechnology and pharmaceuticals - Chemicals - Electric utilities and power generators - Food - Aquaculture - Food and agriculture - Forestry and paper - Metals and mining - Oil and gas

Just wrapping up 4 days of the #unfao global symposium on soils and water. It was a whirlwind trip around the world with some very interesting presentations and honest statements made. Some tender points of UN slow machinery and the obvious challenges of getting many to agree on how and what legislative factors may be possible. My key takeaways. 1. More acccurate and open data required 2. More Risk Management collaboration by stakeholders needed. 3. Lack of adequate funding for foreign innovation technology. Adoption. 4. Immediate requirements for new ways to monitor the environment at low costs. https://lnkd.in/eYM7_z6j

The Top 10 Things You Wanted to Know about Ag Carbon Markets ... It provides answers to questions such as: 🌱 What is an ag carbon market, and why are farmers being asked to join? 🌱 What the heck is additionality, why is it so important, and how does it affect me? 🌱 And, how can I make a market work for me? A fascinating read; thanks for sharing Robert Parkhurst. Would you like to know more about accurately measuring your soil carbon? Please contact Agricarbon's Kim ten Wolde. #soilcarbon #carbonmarkets #carbon #sustainability #regenerativeagriculture #netzero #carbonoffsets

The potential of Agri-PV is immense!☀Using only 1% of EU's agricultural areas with Agri-PV systems could deliver 1 TW of capacity ( 5 X more than the EU installed capacity in 2022). Yet many challenges persist, ranging from the absence of clear, EU-harmonised definition to issues with permitting & grid connection... Check this new study from EU Science, Research and Innovation https://lnkd.in/e6HxyTtz

More sustainable field management: “Having sound data, you can make decisions on how to fertilize certain areas of your field or what seed rates are needed to help increase your return on investment.” @DecisiveGarth Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gV5e9Fw4

Another exciting report has been published by American Farmland Trust. The Top 10 Things You Wanted to Know about Ag Carbon Markets (https://lnkd.in/gKhH_hdB), is targeted to addresses the 10 practical questions that are top-of-mind for farmers, ag advisors, and conservation professionals. The Top 10 report provides objective materials about the full range of types of ag carbon markets, and aims to be an introduction for beginners. The guidebook answers logistical questions about eligibility, data requirements, and contract duration, explains all terms like "offset” and “inset” markets, and lists the qualifying 53 climate-smart practices. It also offers tips for how farmers might make an ag carbon market work for them by stacking private and public sector payments, and considerations for getting into a market now versus waiting for the future. 

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🌿 Update from TNFD 🌿 Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has released updated publications: 👉 https://lnkd.in/gz52UdZk 🔴 The TNFD Recommendations: This document includes the final recommendations, featuring general requirements for nature-related disclosures and recommended disclosures structured around governance, strategy, risk and impact management, and metrics and targets. 🔵 Additional Guidance by Sector: Supplements for nine sectors are available, including the 'Additional Guidance for Financial Institutions. The sectors included were: metals and mining, electric utilities and power generators, chemicals, food and agriculture, oil and gas, forestry, pulp and paper, aquaculture, biotechnology and pharmaceuticals, and five sectors are open for consultation until September 2024. 📌 Highlight for Financial Institutions: Dive into the 'Additional Guidance for Financial Institutions' for dedicated guidance! Tony Goldner Emily McKenzie Nathalie Borgeaud #TNFD #NatureDisclosures

This week's carbon round-up: 🌱 DEFRA has announced over £14 million will be be made available to unlock innovation and develop solutions in the farming sector in two new research and feasibility competitions under the Farming Innovation Programme. https://lnkd.in/e8n8yceP 🌱 CreditNature have released an updated version of their NARIA (Natural Asset Recovery Investment Analytics) white paper metric , which is designed for asset managers and corporate decision-makers providing solutions for developing nature positive strategies and identifying nature-related dependencies and business investment opportunities. https://lnkd.in/ewKJnuHF 🌱Ocean heat record broken as they soak up warmth; the average daily global sea surface temperature beat a 2016 record reaching 20.96C (69.73F) - far above the average for this time of year. https://lnkd.in/etGit-vV