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The World Economic Forum have identified several key barriers to facilitating the nature positive transition, including data availability on corporate disclosures, lack of resources and expertise, and unclear business cases. To combat issues with data availability, the WEF recommends that financial institutions "prioritise and locate relevant data to assess the nature performance of companies and inform decision making." It also suggests collaboration with public finance and industry to create financing mechanisms that will help to build strong business cases to reduce the impact on nature. #sustainability #esgreporting #biodiversity #naturepositive

Svarmi are back with a new episode of Nature Positive Podcast! In this episode, Svarmi CEO Kolbeinn Hilmarsson and Svarmi Chief Product Officer Snjólaug Ólafsdóttir discuss all facets of the creation of a strong corporate nature strategy - from data, to materiality and crucially how to establish strong corporate buy-in to the nature positive movement. Listen to the episode now!

We at Svarmi are pleased to see the results of the newly released G20 Sustainable Finance Working Group recommendations for advancing a nature positive economy. Among their findings the G20 Working Group are calling for enhanced corporate transparency with regard to nature-related disclosures, a greater emphasis on adherence to taxonomies and a greater conversation around the role of biodiversity credits. Read more on the recommendations below.

"Data is key for investors as they focus on nature." "As investors have begun to focus on nature over the past two years, many have been taken by surprise at the complexity of measuring how companies impact biodiversity. While collecting data in relation to climate is far from straightforward, the complexity of the data problem around biodiversity is potentially many orders of magnitude greater." "ESG teams understand there is no substitute into digging deeply into a wide range of data sets that consider supply chain and commodity-level impacts as well as impacts at companies´ own locations." #sustainability #esgreporting #biodiversity #naturepositive

"Innovators are already building on existing technology to rapidly design new solutions to slow or reverse the damage human activities have caused to natural ecosystems. From energy-efficient conservation robots that can monitor and record environmental data to drones that record and map radiation levels, technology can offer a lot in the fight to preserve biodiversity." #sustainability #esgreporting #biodiversity #naturepositive

It's World Environment Day! Established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1973, World Environment Day is the largest international event focused on the environment, coordinated by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). Millions of people from governments, businesses, civil society, and educational institutions participate annually to raise awareness and take action on environmental issues, aiming to protect the planet's future. The theme for 2024, "Our Land, Our Future. We are #GenerationRestoration" emphasizes the importance of restoring land, combating desertification, and enhancing resilience to drought. #sustainability #esgreporting #biodiversity #naturepositive

Today is International Day for Biological Diversity! Created by the United Nations and celebrated every year on 22nd May, it aims to increase understanding and awareness of worldwide biodiversity issues. The theme for 2024 is “Be Part of the Plan” - a call to action for all stakeholders to halt and reverse the loss of biodiversity by supporting the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, also referred to as the The Biodiversity Plan, which offers opportunities for cooperation and partnerships among diverse actors. Read more about this year´s celebrations and the Be Part of the Plan theme here. #sustainability #esgreporting #biodiversity #naturepositive

Svarmi is back with another episode of Nature Positive Podcast! In the Nature Positive Podcast we bring in sustainability experts to learn about the intersection of business, nature and climate and how organisations around the world are preparing to move towards a nature positive and net zero economy. In this episode, Svarmi CEO Kolbeinn Hilmarsson is joined by Rene Velasquez, Managing Partner at Valitera. Rene shares with us his extensive experience in carbon markets, as we talk about the use of carbon credits towards meeting climate goals, corporate integrity and the intersection between climate and nature. Listen to the full episode on Spotify now! #sustainability #biodiversity #strategy #esgreporting #naturepositive

The concept of ‘internal carbon pricing’ galvanized corporate action on climate change. Could ‘internal nature pricing’ do the same for biodiversity? #sustainability #esgreporting #biodiversity #naturepositive

"Nature-positive economies are good for planet and people, helping to safeguard and restore our ecosystems while enabling sustainable development for local communities. They work by funnelling funds from businesses – required to adhere to the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, which assesses, reports, and acts on a company’s environmental risks and impacts – into conservation efforts. Reforms include changing the ‘rules of the game’ so we move away from a global economy that’s based solely on the pursuit of indefinite production and consumption responsible for ecological breakdown." #sustainability #esgreporting #biodiversity #naturepositive