COP is here again. The 27th United Nations Conference of Parties on climate change (COP27) is being held in Egypt right now.

Underlining the critical role that nature needs to play in the fight against climate change, November 16 has been designated as Biodiversity Day.

There’s growing acceptance that we won’t achieve a successful transition to a low-carbon world without the protection and restoration of nature.

The alteration of land and marine ecosystems is a major cause of greenhouse-gas emissions. But these very same natural systems can be carbon sinks – absorbing more carbon from the atmosphere than they release – if they’re looked after.

Unfortunately, in recent decades the world has experienced tragic levels of nature loss. Nature is woefully undervalued and overused. This degradation needs to be halted as healthy ecosystems underpin our economies and provide a vital tool in climate-change adaptation.

We’ve published a new report, Preserving natural capital – Our approach for investments, which explains what we’re doing to address this crucial area of responsible investing.         
Read the full paper