Nature-Positive Insurance: Evolving Thinking and Practices
Detalles
| 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. |
Recursos relacionados
Guidance for applying absolute environmental sustainability assessment on activities at different scales (BETA version)
This guide is based on academic studies and is structured in three phases: estimation of environmental impact, allocation of carrying…
The role of insurers in climate adaptation: strategies to protect people and nature
This event brought together experts, policymakers and industry leaders. Climate change has evolved from an imminent threat to an immediate…
Building narratives through nature data
Manual for the application of spatial data and metrics to evaluate locations and adapt nature strategies.