Nature-Positive Insurance: Evolving Thinking and Practices
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| Written by the UNEP FI Sustainable Insurance Initiative (PSI) Principles and Nature Teams, this briefing paper articulates the role insurers can play in supporting the goals of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and ultimately supporting the transition to a nature-positive global economy. . The topics presented in the paper build on PSI's work to address nature-related risks over the past decade, from addressing illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, environmental pollution liability, plastic pollution and high-impact hydropower. projects; to protect UNESCO World Heritage sites and build climate resilience by protecting ecosystems such as coral reefs and mangrove forests. This work culminated in PSI's Nature-Positive Insurance Series in 2021, co-organized by the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, as well as the inclusion of nature-related risks in the development of the first environmental, social and governance report. (ESG) for non-life insurance (2020) and life and health insurance (2022) prepared by the PSI. |
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