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(aiESG; Head office: Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City; Representative Director: Shunsuke Managi) is an AI start-up company from Kyushu University academia that conducts comprehensive ESG analysis and assessment at the product and service level. We are pleased to announce that we have added "Biodiversity Impact Analysis" to the analysis items of our ESG analysis and assessment service "aiESG Consulting". This analysis enables companies to identify risks in the initial stage and visualize the degree of impact for the purpose of inventorying their natural capital dependence and impact as a starting point for corporate TNFD initiatives. It can also be useful as supporting data for disclosure to investors and financial institutions.
What is aiESG Consulting, an ESG analysis and evaluation service?
aiESG Consulting" is the core business of aiESG, centered on supporting corporate ESG research and information disclosure. By combining a reliable database developed by a research team at Kyushu University in collaboration with Harvard University and other internationally renowned academic institutions, with a proprietary AI developed by aiESG, we are able to conduct sophisticated analysis from a variety of perspectives, including ESG and non-financial capital. We comprehensively assess the impact of corporate activities and supply chains from a wide range of perspectives, including ESG and non-financial capital, propose optimal solutions tailored to the client's issues, and provide thorough support to achieve the client's objectives.
Special website for aiESG Consulting:https://lp.aiesg.co.jp/esg-consulting
About "Biodiversity Impact Analysis
What is biodiversity?
Biodiversity is a concept that refers to the "diversity" and "interconnectedness" of all life on Earth, and consists of three layers of diversity: ecosystems, species, and genes. All life, including us humans, is supported by the natural environment of this diversity and enjoys various benefits, or "ecosystem services," such as food supply and climate control.
These "ecosystem services" supported by the natural environment fall into four broad categories
| Supply Service | Supply of resources for direct human use, including food, water, timber, fuel, and genetic resources |
| Coordination Services | Maintaining and regulating the environment through natural processes such as climate stabilization, water purification, flood and drought mitigation, pest control, and pollination |
| Cultural Services | Recreation, tourism, education, art, spiritual fulfillment, and other cultural blessings enjoyed by humans |
| Infrastructure Services | Underlying natural processes that support all other ecosystem services, such as soil formation, nutrient cycling, and photosynthesis |
However, this biodiversity base is rapidly being lost due to climate change and development pressures. Conservation of biodiversity is essential to realize a sustainable society. The new biodiversity analysis section added by aiESG integrates analytical techniques from supply chain analysis and satellite image analysis to quantitatively assess biodiversity impacts at Scope 3 (greenhouse gas emissions of other companies related to business activities).
aiESG Consulting" can assess impacts on biodiversity in the following impact areas
- GHG emissions
- Water Consumption
- Land use (occupancy and alteration)
- Water pollution (eutrophication)
- Soil acidification
Background of the addition of "Biodiversity Impact Analysis" to the analysis items
With the release of the final recommendations of the TNFD (Task Force on Nature-related Financial Disclosures) in September 2023, many companies have begun to disclose TNFD information in the same manner as the TCFD (Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures). TNFD (Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures) in September 2023, many companies are now beginning to disclose TNFD information as well as TCFD (Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures).
Biodiversity Impact Analysis can be used as a starting point for a company's TNFD efforts to understand the risks and visualize the degree of impact in the initial stages for the purpose of inventorying the company's natural capital dependence and impact. It can also be useful as supporting data in disclosures to investors and financial institutions.
If you are in charge of a company, please contact us.
https://lp.aiesg.co.jp/esg-contact
About aiESG Corporation (aiESG)
aiESG" is a start-up company from Kyushu University that aims to realize a sustainable society through product and service level ESG analysis. Based on the results of many years of international and academic ESG research, including UN report representatives, we provide an ESG assessment platform "aiESG" that traces back the entire supply chain. We also provide support services on all aspects of ESG.
Click here to visit our corporate website (Japanese only)https://aiesg.co.jp/)
About Us
Company name: aiESG Co.
Head Office: NMF Hakata Ekimae Bldg. 2F, 1-15-20 Hakata Ekimae, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka
Representative Director : Shunsuke Managi
Chief Executive Officer : Daikichi Seki
Business : ESG analysis business at product/service level
HP :https://aiesg.co.jp/
Establishment : July 2022
For inquiries regarding this matter, please contact: aiESG Public Relations, Inc.
e-mail: (English) pr@aiesg.co.jp
