External Resources

The role of nature-based solutions in meeting the climate challenge

(SLR Consulting) Wide-scale deforestation, industrial processes and agricultural practices also contribute to these emissions, and while the overall approach to mitigating and adapting to climate change is centred on decarbonisation, […]

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SBC guides on nature regeneration

Below are two guides from the Sustainable Business Network on nature regeneration:

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The Biodiversity Crisis is a Business Crisis

(Boston Consulting Group) Companies that act to support biodiversity can develop powerful new offerings and business models, improve the attractiveness of existing offerings, and lower operating costs. BCG set out […]

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Legal Opinion 2023: NZ Director duties to manage nature-related risk and impact on natural capital

(Chapman Tripp and Aotearoa Circle) This 2023 legal opinion, in partnership with Chapman Tripp, seeks to provide clarity and direction on the legal duties of New Zealand Directors to manage […]

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Application guidance for biodiversity-related disclosures

(Climate Disclosure Standards Board) The Biodiversity Guidance helps companies to get started and enhance their reporting. While the IFRS Foundation’s International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), announced on 3 November at […]

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Developing a corporate biodiversity strategy (primer for the fashion industry)

(CISL) This document sets out eight steps to developing a biodiversity strategy. It aims to outline how a strategy should inform a fashion company of its impacts and dependencies on […]

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The Nature and Biodiversity Playbook for Business

(Bain & Company) Biodiversity is a word that is being heard with increasing frequency in corporate boardrooms as business leaders come face-to-face with their responsibility to stem the escalating effects of […]

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5 ways businesses can implement the new Global Biodiversity Framework

(World Economic Forum) The Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) sets ambitious targets to conserve nature and ensure its sustainable use and businesses are essential to its implementation. Here are five ways […]

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Getting started with adoption of the TNFD recommendations

(TNFD) This document provides guidance on getting started with the TNFD Recommendations. It aims to help organisations get started with their adoption journey. It includes a set of suggested key […]

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Preparing your business for nature-related reporting

(Sancroft) After two years of design and development, on September 18th, 2023 the Taskforce for Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) released their final disclosure recommendations for corporates and financial institutions. Hailed […]

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