Natural-Resource-Security-news

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.

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.

Yorkshire Water and The Crown Estate join the Natural Capital Impact Group

5 October 2017

5 October 2017 – The Natural Capital Impact Group are delighted to announce two new members have joined its global network of companies who are working together to determine how business can better sustain the natural world and its resources.

New research from CISL highlights business need for simple and consistent natural capital metrics

8 June 2017

13 June 2017 – Businesses are becoming more aware of their impacts and dependencies upon the natural environment but there is a lack of consistency and links to commercial drivers in the metrics used to quantify impacts and dependencies across businesses.

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.

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.

CISL report presents the case for natural resources to be better considered in commercial forestry decision-making processes.

Commercial forestry urged to consider natural resources in its decision-making in new CISL report

2 March 2017

2 March 2017 – Today, the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership publishes a new report on the importance of the commercial forestry industry managing the risks and opportunities associated with natural resources.