Natural Capital Investment

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AXA Investment Managers offers insurers over 20 years' experience designing and implementing sustainable, integrated insurance solutions – from asset allocation, through capital efficient investment strategies, to balance sheet management and regulatory reporting.

 AXA IM's deep understanding of the challenges that insurers face, combined with our expertise across traditional and alternative asset strategies, means that we are uniquely well placed to partner with insurers and help optimise their investment portfolios to meet their financial, accounting and regulatory objectives.

www.axa-im.com

Conservation International uses science, policy and partnerships to protect the nature that people rely on for food, fresh water and livelihoods. Founded in 1987, Conservation International works in more than 30 countries on six continents to ensure a healthy, prosperous planet that supports us all. Learn more about Conservation International, the groundbreaking  "Nature Is Speaking" campaign and its series of virtual reality projects: “Drop in the Ocean”"My Africa,"  “Under the Canopy" and "Valen's Reef." Follow Conservation International's work on Conservation News, our blog, FacebookTwitter, Instagram and YouTube.

Dasos Capital Oy (Dasos) is a leading European investment advisory and fund management company specialising in sustainable forestry investments. Dasos puts great emphasis on SRI/ESG issues. Dasos has adopted a comprehensive Forest Investment Policy, incorporating ESG-related principles and forest specific environmental and social policies and guidelines. All investments are made in accordance with the Equator Principles and the EC’s and IFC’s environmental and social safeguard principles. Dasos invests only in forests which are certified or certifiable. Dasos has signed UN’s Principles of Responsible Investment and is a member of Finland’s Sustainable Investment Forum (FINSIF).


"Mirova is a conviction-based asset management firm dedicated to sustainable investment. We provide our retail and institutional clients with innovative investment solutions to accelerate the transformation of the economy towards a sustainable model. Mirova relies on nearly 100 employees with expertise in different asset classes- equities, sustainable bonds, infrastructure, solidarity and natural capital- with €10 billion in assets under management on December 31, 2018. Mirova has offices in France, the United Kingdom, Luxembourg, and the United States."

The Nature Conservancy is a global environmental nonprofit working to create a world where people and nature can thrive.

Founded at its grassroots in the United States in 1951, The Nature Conservancy has grown to become one of the most effective and wide-reaching environmental organizations in the world. Thanks to more than a million members and the dedicated efforts of our diverse staff and more than 400 scientists, we impact conservation in 72 countries across six continents.

Visit www.nature.org.

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Finance Matters is a platform supporting finance professionals who are positively transforming their industry from within Finance Matters is an initiative of the Finance Innovation Lab, a charity working for a financial system that serves people and planet. Members of the Finance Matters community are supported through workshops, coaching, networking events and leadership development opportunities. 

Since 2006, Global Sustain provides a wide range of services and solutions to support its members and clients succeeding triple bottom line results. Based in London and Athens, with offices in Berlin, Brussels, London, New York and Nicosia, Global Sustain offers innovative online and off-line services related to sustainability, corporate responsibility, responsible investing, green economy, business ethics and excellence, transparency, human rights and accountability. Its members include corporations, non-governmental and non-profit organisations, municipalities and local authorities, academic institutions, media, professional bodies, service providers, chambers, think tanks and other public or private entities. Global Sustain:

• Facilitates synergies among members, between the corporate and third sectors as well as key stakeholders.
• Effectively communicates CSR and sustainability news, reports, events and information on behalf of members and clients, with a global audience.
• Is a UN Global Compact signatory and founding member of the Global Compact Network Hellas since 2008 and member of United Nations Global Compact Network Belgium, since November 2012.
• Is a signatory to the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) Initiative.
• Is a member and partner of leading global media organisations such as CSRwire, Inc., Ethical Performance, Business Wire etc.
• Is a GRI Gold Partner.
• Has financed 24 charitable projects carried out by Global Sustain NGO members to date.
• Participates in, presents at and officially supports local, regional and international conferences, events and exhibitions organised by prestigious companies and organisations, including Economist Conferences, Ethical Corporation, FT Business, Social Capital Media - SOCAP/Europe, Transparency International, TBLI Conference B.V., EBD Group AG, Institute of Directors (IOD) India, Enterprise Asia and many others.
• Organises conferences and events, including the Sustainability Forum, a training, networking and professional development event.
• Conducts research on sustainability, CSR, the green economy and the third sector for members and clients.
• Operates as a 100% carbon neutral firm.
• Has published ten (10) Yearbooks to date.
• Can be followed on Twitter (@GlSustain), Facebook (Global Sustain), LinkedIn (Global Sustain), Instagram (Global Sustain) and YouTube (Global Sustain).

NordSIP is the leading news platform focused on impact and sustainable investing in the Nordics for professional investors.

https://nordsip.com

Spainsif is the reference platform for sustainable and responsible investment in Spain, whose main mission is to promote the integration of environmental, social and good governance criteria in investment policies through dialogue with different social groups, contributing to the sustainable development, as well as raising awareness and promoting changes in investment processes in the investment community, Public Administrations, companies and citizens in general. We are a non-profit association formed in 2009 by entities interested in promoting Sustainable and Responsible Investment in Spain, thus creating a space composed of financial entities, asset management entities, ISR service providers, non-profit organizations linked to SRI and labour unions. Spainsif currently has 69 associates

The Climate Markets & Investment Association (CMIA) is an independent, not for profit trade association providing leadership to the private sector in the delivery of climate investment policy and market mechanisms since 2008. Our diverse membership is comprised of companies and organisations involved in shifting the trillions that will enable a transition to a low-carbon global economy through climate policy, finance and investment. CMIA is one of two active private sector observers to the Green Climate Fund as well as holds the private sector observer role at the World Bank's Climate Investment Funds and Forest Carbon Partnership Facility.