Global Perspectives

Nature the most fundamental form of capital

26 August 2020 / WORDS BY Martijn Wilder AM

A new investment thematic – Natural capital – is emerging.  Natural capital can help pension and sovereign wealth funds meet their need for mandated returns, and satisfy their requirements to do so in a way that is not only less harmful, but has the potential to restore the environment.

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De-Risking Climate Adaptation Investment: Building resilience investment frameworks for an unavoidable future  

16 July 2025 / WORDS BY By Zoe Whitton, Managing Director & Head of Strategy & Impact at Pollination and Jay Koh, Chair of GARI & Managing Director of The Lightsmith Group

There is an “unavoidable opportunity” for climate adaptation and resilience investment. Financial institutions, governments, insurers and philanthropists all have a role to play, and COP30 presents a critical moment to act. 

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Adaptation – from dirty word to commercial imperative

24 June 2025 / WORDS BY Sarah Barker

Boards don’t get to choose which risks are material. And with physical impacts now locked in, adaptation deserves attention in proportion to its magnitude.

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Peruvian farmer loses battle – but will strategic environmental litigants win the liability war?

24 June 2025 / WORDS BY Sarah Barker

The Lliuya decision is attracting global attention — not because the claim succeeded (it didn’t), but because the Court accepted that major emitters can, in principle, be held liable for climate harms abroad. Notably, the judgment also systematically dismantles key arguments commonly used by large emitters to deny liability.

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Navigating the Decarbonisation Challenge: How Airlines Can Build a Competitive Edge 

25 May 2025 / WORDS BY Mitch Shannon

In this piece, we explore three essential levers and outline how airlines can build an integrated approach to sustainability that enhances both resilience and return on investment. 

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Investors continue to sharpen their focus (and expectations) on nature

09 May 2025 / WORDS BY Sarah Barker

While climate risk dominates the conversation, investors are quietly but steadily advancing their approach to nature risks—from biodiversity loss to deforestation and freshwater depletion.

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Full steam ahead on mandatory disclosure

08 May 2025 / WORDS BY Sarah Barker

The Australian Federal Election result has removed any lingering doubts: Australia’s mandatory climate-related financial reporting regime (AASB S2) is continuing as legislated.

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