Spotlight: Nature

When board conversations revolve largely around growth, how do non-executive directors get nature on the agenda? Chapter Zero Fellow Orna NiChionna talks about finding ways for nature to resonate with boards.

Karen Ellis, Chief Economist at WWF-UK and speaker at Chapter Zero events, says that boards are looking for pathways to help them integrate nature into their transition plans.

This primer provides an understanding of future-facing leadership and offers practical guidance for boards in integrating nature-related risks and opportunities into corporate governance.

This briefing presentation deck offers boards a compelling business case to act on nature now by aligning to the TNFD.

In this briefing, the Commonwealth Climate and Law Initiative outline the key findings of the March 2024 UK legal opinion on nature-related risks and actions directors can take.

This board pocket guide provides a curated selection of global frameworks, methodologies, and standards essential for embedding nature and climate considerations into business operations.

Read the event summary and key takeaways from an interactive climate scenario game for global non-executive directors organised by Chapter Zero, the Climate Governance Initiative and GARP Risk Institute.

Watch this Chapter Zero and Deloitte Academy webinar, which, given the context of COP16, focused on how companies can utilise data and technology to measure, monitor, and manage their impact on nature. We also explored the critical role of data in evaluating your company's dependencies and influence on nature, as well as the cutting-edge technologies available for assessing your nature footprint.

In partnership with Accounting for Sustainability (A4S), Chapter Zero held the third session of its series of roundtables for Audit Committee chairs and members to explore the emerging requirements for audit committees in effectively driving action on climate and nature from the boardroom.

The Nature Benchmark tracks and measures how companies are reducing their negative impacts on nature and contributing to the protection and restoration of ecosystems. Use this to understand the potential nature blindspots in your sector and organisation.

The State of Natural Capital Report for England 2024: Risks to nature and why it matters, systematically explains what the nature-related risks are, and what is causing them. The report brings together the best available evidence on the state of England’s natural capital. It introduces a new method for a Risk Register, showing which ecosystems and benefits are most at risk and why. This focus, on what is driving risk, makes the report actionable now.

This report outlines the key emerging trends related to nature-related litigation.

This 2024 report, undertaken by G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors features the stocktake of regulatory and supervisory initiatives associated with with the identification and assessment of nature-related financial risks, including to investigate the perception of central banks and supervisors regarding whether nature degradation, such as biodiversity loss, is a relevant financial risk.

The United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) has released a first-of-its-kind global practical guide for insurance industry to assist insurers in addressing nature-related risks. The guide explores how insurance can negatively impact nature and contribute to nature loss, which in turn affects insurance business and its financial resilience.

Published 16 January 2025, The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries Planetary Solvency report tackles global risk management for human prosperity.