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TNFD
Standards/regulations
biodiversity

[Commentary] TNFD early adopters and their characteristics.

Since the publication of the TNFD (Task Force on Nature-related Financial Disclosures) final recommendations on 18 September 2023, this website has published three previous articles on the background and overview of the recommendations and the actual disclosure...

TNFD
Standards/regulations
biodiversity

[Commentary] SBTs for Nature.
~ Science-based nature-related objectives ~.

Among ESG-related disclosure standards and regulations, the SBTs for Nature (science-based setting of nature-related targets) issued by the SBTN have recently been gaining attention SB...

Standards/regulations
financing

[Commentary] Current status and challenges of sustainable investment.

In recent years, the sustainability of corporate activities has become more and more important and more companies are disclosing non-financial information with reference to ESG-related international standards and other standards. However, the enormous amount of information they ...

TNFD
Standards/regulations
community

Commentary] IWI (New National Wealth Index: Inclusive Wealth Index)
~New indicators to measure wellbeing ~.

In recent years, the term 'wellbeing' has been increasingly heard. It is sometimes translated as 'welfare', with the connotation that it contributes to people's well-being...

TNFD
biodiversity
natural capital

Commentary] Nature Positive : Creating a society that can live in harmony with nature.
~About OECMs and nature-friendly sites~.

In recent years, the term 'Nature Positive' has become a key term for the realisation of biodiversity. Nature Positive refers to "putting nature on a recovery trajectory, so that biodiversity ...

SFDR
Standards/regulations
financing

Commentary] Sustainable finance.
~Sustainable Response in the Financial Industry ~.

Introduction. In recent years, the intensification and frequency of natural disasters around the world caused by global warming, and human rights abuses such as child labour and forced labour in overseas supply chains, have led to the emergence of a number of new challenges that we...