Biodiversity
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Nature at risk, models at fault: Why biodiversity can't wait
Today, the Biodiversity Working Party Scenarios group released their report “Nature at Risk, Models at Fault: Why Biodiversity Can't Wait”.
Environmental risks and biodiversity tipping points
Esin Yilmaz Caglar, Mary Goldman, and Nick Spencer of the IFoA’s Biodiversity Working Party explore the findings of a report on global tipping points and the implications for actuaries
Reversing the trend: Managing biodiversity loss in the UK
The Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) published its report, 'Biodiversity in the UK: bloom or bust?' on 30 June 2021. The report calls on the Government to greater account for nature in economic decision-making in order to address biodiversity loss. Comments within the report reflect and refer directly to evidence submitted by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) to the EAC’s enquiry.
Biodiversity Sessional: Planting the seeds
Nick Spencer, Chair of the IFoA Sustainability Board, provides insight to the latest sessional meeting on Biodiversity, and shares where you can find out more on this important topic.
Findings of the IFoA Climate and Sustainability Scenarios Committee
Nick Spencer, Chair of the IFoA’s Climate and Sustainability Scenarios Committee, introduces the committee’s findings and recommendations
Assessing nature-related risks
This is part three in a series of blogs about nature-related risk from the IFoA’s Biodiversity Working Party. Here we look at some examples and tools on how financial organisations can assess nature-related risks and incorporate them into risk management frameworks.
Nature-related risks and opportunities: commonly used terms and definitions
This is the first in a series of blogs about nature-related risk from the IFoA’s Biodiversity Working Party. The Taskforce for Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) is developing a nature-related risk and opportunities management framework. Its aim is to help financial institutions analyse their nature-related impacts and dependencies.
Comparing nature-related and climate-related risks
This is part two in a series of blogs about nature-related risk from the IFoA’s biodiversity Working Party. Both nature-related and climate-related risks are topical fields often discussed together. Here we explore the similarities and differences between these two concepts.