ISS ESG | BIODIVERSITY SOLUTIONS
BIODIVERSITY IMPACT ASSESSMENT TOOL
Assess your portfolio’s impact on biodiversity
Global biodiversity loss can lead to operational, legislative, and reputational risks for investors, but many lack the information needed to conduct a holistic risk assessment.
ISS ESG’s Biodiversity Impact Assessment Tool can enable investors assess the impact of companies’ business and supply chain activities on biodiversity.
DID YOU KNOW THAT?
Based on OECD’s Environmental Outlook to 2050, without new policies in place, we can expect a 10% reduction in total global terrestrial biodiversity. This includes one-third of all marine mammals, 40% of all amphibian species, and nearly 33% of coral reefs.
SOURCE: OECD 2022
BENEFITS OF USING ISS ESG’s BIODIVERSITY IMPACT ASSESSMENT TOOL
ISS ESG’s Biodiversity Impact Assessment Tool can be used to support compliance with biodiversity-related disclosure frameworks within the European Union, including Article 29 of the French Energy Transition Law, as well as the UN Convention on Biological Diversity and the Task Force on Nature-related Financial Disclosures.
COVERAGE
Approximately
7,800
Issuers
BIODIVERSITY IMPACT PER REGION
Example: Company in the “Food Products” industry
TOP THREE MOST SEVERE RISKS
BIODIVERSITY
LOSS
CLIMATE ACTION
FAILURE
EXTREME
WEATHER
According to the World Economic Forum’s 2022 Global Risk Report, biodiversity loss ranks alongside climate action failure and extreme weather as one of the top three most severe risks facing the world during the next decade.
SOURCE: https://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_The_Global_Risks_Report_2022.pdf
Distinct Methodology for Assessing Companies’ Biodiversity Impact
Economic Activity Identification &
Supply Chain Modeling
Supply Chain Impact
Assessment
Species Richness
Assessment
Species Abundance
Assessment
Refinement and
Normalization
BIODIVERSITY INDICATORS
The Biodiversity Impact Assessment Tool was developed by a team of biodiversity and modelling experts in partnership with Quantis.
BIODIVERSITY IMPACT ASSESSMENT TOOL INDICATORS
The Biodiversity Impact Assessment Tool includes approximately 600+ individual factors derived from millions of individual datapoints allowing for granular analysis and understanding.
MIDPOINT INDICATORS
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- Climate Change
- Marine Acidification
- Freshwater Acidification
- Terrestrial Acidification
- Marine Eutrophication
- Water Availability
- Freshwater Ecotoxicity
- Land Transformation
- Land Occupation
- Freshwater Eutrophication
Biodiversity Thematic Engagement
Partner with ISS ESG’s Biodiversity Thematic Engagement team to improve transparency around biodiversity impact and strategies to manage nature-related risks.
Palm oil is one of the most important raw materials for today’s global economy. This has put a spotlight on how the palm oil supply chain is performing in sustainability-related areas such as deforestation and its impact on biodiversity.
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Leverage ISS ESG’s Biodiversity Impact Assessment Tool to help assess your portfolio’s impact on biodiversity.
