Similarly, there is an upper limit to the amount of carbon emissions our atmosphere can safely hold, while carbon ‘drains’ away through absorption into the natural environment. Since the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, international climate change efforts and, increasingly, sustainable investments, have focussed on reducing carbon emissions. Just as climate-focussed sustainable investments have moved from niche to mainstream, so, too, will nature-based investmentsAs policymakers and the corporate world turn their attention to nature, sustainable investment funds are beginning to look beyond climate. While biodiversity investments are still a minnow in comparison to the broader sustainable investment universe, the report notes, “Asset managers have already started to update their…voting policies on biodiversity preservation. Just as climate-focussed sustainable investments have moved from niche to mainstream, so, too, will nature-based investments.

Source: Forbes November 24, 2023 10:44 UTC