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Read more at: The launch of a Natural Capital Protocol for businesses to identify, measure and value natural resources

The launch of a Natural Capital Protocol for businesses to identify, measure and value natural resources

29 June 2016

13 July 2016 – Today, the Natural Capital Protocol, a standardised framework for businesses to identify, measure and value their direct and indirect impacts and dependencies on natural capital is launched in London.


Read more at: The Prince of Wales attends forum of global investment leaders, highlighting the importance of responsible investment
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The Prince of Wales attends forum of global investment leaders, highlighting the importance of responsible investment

16 May 2016

17 May 2016 – The Prince of Wales, Patron of the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, today attended a reception and plenary meeting for a global network of investment managers and asset owners known as the Investment Leaders Group.


Read more at: The Paris Climate Agreement requires a coherent, strategic response by financial institutions
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The Paris Climate Agreement requires a coherent, strategic response by financial institutions

9 February 2016

9 February 2016 – A new paper ‘The Paris Climate Agreement: Implications for banks, institutional investors, private equity and insurers’ provides analysis of the most pressing points of the Paris Agreement, and other key developments from the climate summit, and concludes that a coherent, strategic response is required of financial institutions.


Read more at: Cotton industry must incorporate natural capital in its business plans to ensure sustainable future, new University of Cambridge report says
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Cotton industry must incorporate natural capital in its business plans to ensure sustainable future, new University of Cambridge report says

8 February 2016

11 February 2016 – Seven leading global businesses called today on all actors in the cotton industry to accelerate action on natural capital to ensure a sustainable future for the sector. They joined forces with social and environmental initiatives and cotton experts to produce a report that demonstrates the positive natural capital impacts of specific cotton production practices.


Read more at: New report aims to encourage more sustainable practices in the dairy sector
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New report aims to encourage more sustainable practices in the dairy sector

22 January 2016

25 January 2016 – The importance of natural resource security for dairy production was highlighted today at an event at the House of Lords, on the occasion of the launch of a new report on natural capital and the dairy sector.


Read more at: COP21 opens with a message from our Patron, HRH The Prince of Wales
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COP21 opens with a message from our Patron, HRH The Prince of Wales

30 November 2015

30 November 2015 – COP21 international climate talks in Paris opened this morning with speeches from outgoing COP20 President and Peruvian Minister of the Environment Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, this year’s COP21 President, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, and Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).


Read more at: Climate Change: A Risk Assessment

Climate Change: A Risk Assessment

20 July 2015

14 July 2015 – Launch of a new report, commissioned by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth office, into the role of governments in the fight against climate change.


Read more at: Insurance access and supportive regulation essential for climate resilience
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Insurance access and supportive regulation essential for climate resilience

13 July 2015

14 July 2015 – New report highlights the essential role of insurance to support resilience and sustainable development in the face of growing climate risks.


Read more at: Financing the global low carbon transition

Financing the global low carbon transition

20 May 2015

22 May 2015 – Working with leading experts from the finance sector as part of the Finance Advisory Council to the Green Growth Platform, the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership has produced a briefing note for businesses on financing the low carbon transition.


Read more at: Value Retail and Kering join the Natural Capital Leaders Platform

Value Retail and Kering join the Natural Capital Leaders Platform

1 April 2015

1 April 2015 – We welcome two new members to the Natural Capital Leaders Platform.


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