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Recent advances in Earth Observation science have unlocked new solutions that bring unprecedented transparency and quality to natural capital accounting. Algorithmic in nature, they support the transition to net-zero with more speed, scale and integrity.

CDL's 16th Integrated Sustainability Report applies a two-pillar reporting framework that harmonises nine key ESG reporting standards and 14 UN SDGs, supporting the harmonisation of the global sustainability reporting landscape.

Voluntary carbon credits are once more in the limelight. Nonetheless, little attention is paid to the use of these credits in sustainable finance, write Cédric Merle, Gratien Davasse and Erwan Tobie

Climate Asset Management has just raised $650 million for its two natural capital investment strategies. Martin Berg, the chief investment officer of its Nature Based Carbon Strategy, explains its approach

Elodie Milleret, Iceberg Data Lab's lead biodiversity expert gives an overview of Iceberg's Corporate Biodiversity Footprint (CBF) measurement tool

Commodity-driven deforestation poses significant risks to companies and their investors, write Ingrid Kukuljan and Sonya Likhtman

Investment opportunities are emerging to reduce pressure on biodiversity - although nature restoration is proving thornier, say Lisa Beauvilain, global head of sustainability and stewardship, and Chris Dodwell, head of policy and advocacy, at Impax Asset Management

Quantifying Nature is developing a platform that will enable companies and investors to understand their assets' value at risk from degrading nature. Its CEO Adrien Firmenich and head of biodiversity Minerva Singh explain

Verra's director of sustainable development innovation Sinclair Vincent discusses a new nature crediting framework that the standards-setting body is developing.

MSCI ESG Research's latest report looks at how some of the major global developments may shape the investment environment and impact the challenges and opportunities facing companies in the year ahead.