Nature

Companies will likely be assessed on risk mitigation or policies focusing on the main drivers of ocean biodiversity loss.

Novartis to put sustainability report up for advisory vote; Exxon lawsuit ‘a governance issue’ but investors remain quiet; Mirova makes third-party assurance demands.

Europeans dominate endorser list, while Brazil and Germany take top spots for target companies.

Ocean ecosystems have traditionally been a blind spot in biodiversity data. RI looks at the options for investors trying to fill in the blanks.

Some requirements outlined in draft revision reclassified as recommendations, new disclosures added on offsets.

National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) also explores potential for biodiversity impact index and protection being incorporated into green bond standard.

Firms absent from last week's early adopters list say they are working out when and how they can make the move.

RI asked participants of the engagement initiative for details of the name, number, geography and sector of the companies they have been assigned.

More than 100 financial institutions have signed up, with Japanese groups taking the top spot with 25 adopters.

RI also reveals initial insights from its analysis of the number, type and names of firms that investors have been assigned.