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Read more at: Measuring business impacts on nature: A framework to support better stewardship of biodiversity in global supply chains

Measuring business impacts on nature: A framework to support better stewardship of biodiversity in global supply chains

17 April 2020 – A new report from The Natural Capital Impact Group introduces a Biodiversity Impact Metric to help businesses manage their supply chain risks associated with nature. Highlighting the important role of the private sector in protecting and restoring biodiversity, the report is published in the midst of a global pandemic which has, in part, been caused by the breakdown of our relationship with nature. This report has been designed to help companies increase their resilience to such shocks by understanding the impacts they are responsible for and considering the benefits of restoring biodiversity and nature.


Read more at: Business to consider their impact on the natural environment in key decisions thanks to new metric from the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership
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Business to consider their impact on the natural environment in key decisions thanks to new metric from the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership

12 July 2018

12 July 2018 – The Natural Capital Impact Group (NCIG) yesterday hosted an event for over 50 participants, including 25 businesses, to launch a new metric that will help companies reduce their impact on biodiversity, soil and water – natural resources which are crucial for business continuity and preserving the Earth’s ecosystems.


Read more at: Companies agree to step up action to address growing pressures on UK water
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Companies agree to step up action to address growing pressures on UK water

23 May 2018

29 May 2018 – Over 60 organisations including businesses such as M&S, Nestlé, Coca Cola and Asda as well as number of water companies including Anglian Water, Thames Water and Yorkshire Water, have agreed to step up action to address the increasing pressures to UK water through improved catchment management.


Read more at: Asda’s Andy Murray appointed Chair of the Natural Capital Impact Group

Asda’s Andy Murray appointed Chair of the Natural Capital Impact Group

15 March 2018

Andy Murray, Chief Customer Officer of Asda, has been appointed the new Chair of the Natural Capital Impact Group (NCIG), a global network of companies, working collaboratively to determine how business can sustain the natural world and its resources, converned by the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership.


Read more at: CISL working with Nestlé to help UK dairy farmers protect natural capital
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CISL working with Nestlé to help UK dairy farmers protect natural capital

16 February 2018

16 February 2018 – The Natural Capital Impact Group (NCIG) have launched a new case study showcasing an innovative scheme with Nestlé which is encouraging UK dairy farmers to take practical measures to enhance the natural environment.


Read more at: Natural Capital Impact Group introduces new biodiversity metric to help companies and investors improve impact on natural environment
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Natural Capital Impact Group introduces new biodiversity metric to help companies and investors improve impact on natural environment

16 May 2017

22 May 2017 – On World Biodiversity Day, a global network of companies, including Kering, Interserve, Mars and Asda, working together to determine how business can sustain the natural world and its resources, has released the initial stage of their work in developing a metric to help corporates improve their impact on the natural environment.


Read more at: Sustainability in Turbulent Times – Lessons from the Nexus Network
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Sustainability in Turbulent Times – Lessons from the Nexus Network

20 March 2017

21 March 2017 – The Nexus Network has launched a new report, Sustainability in Turbulent Times, which highlights their learnings on how to tackle the nexus challenge – the interdependency between food, energy, water and the environment.


Read more at: Resilience in commercial forestry: Doing business with nature

Resilience in commercial forestry: Doing business with nature

March 2017 – A new Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership report presents the case for natural resources to be better considered in commercial forestry decision-making processes.


Read more at: Business and investment leaders collaborate on how to measure and minimise their impact on the natural world
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Business and investment leaders collaborate on how to measure and minimise their impact on the natural world

24 October 2016

27 October 2016 – In the first CISL meeting of its kind, over 20 leaders from across the business and investment industries came together for a workshop to discuss their common goal to measure and minimise their impact on the natural world.


Read more at: Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership to lead Natural Capital Coalition’s Protocol Application Program

Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership to lead Natural Capital Coalition’s Protocol Application Program

26 July 2016

26 July 2016 – The Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) will lead the Protocol Application Program on behalf of the Natural Capital Coalition it has been announced today.