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It is being launched by the team that set up Carbon Tracker and Planet Tracker, alongside Carole Ferguson, who has been leading the investor research team at CDP, the non-profit which runs the worlds environmental disclosure system. Ferguson said: "Despite the massive growth of the sustainable finance industry and more and more countries committing to ambitious net zero targets, capital is not currently being directed to the type of real-economy transformation that is required. "That is where...

Japanese seafood firms have been urged to employ strategies where sustainability and financial profitability are linked in order to counteract downward industry trends and avoid both environmental and financial failure.

Despite growing profits and rising share prices, Japanese seafood companies are less financially healthy than they seem. To avoid suffering the impact of overfishing and maintain growth, they must switch to sustainable strategies, writes François Mosnier, Financial Research Analyst at Planet Tracker. Is the apparent financial health of Japanese seafood companies masking deep-seated concerns regarding overfishing? Planet Tracker has examined the financials of the world’s largest seafood compa...

Yellowfin tuna ‘heading for collapse’ by 2026: A 20% reduction in catch would turn the tide Yellowfin tuna in the Indian Ocean is overfished and ‘heading for collapse’ by 2026, according to non-profit thinktank Planet Tracker. The only way to avert this situation is a significant reduction in catch. Stocks of yellowfin tuna in the Indian Ocean are on a knife-edge. Forecasts from Planet Tracker predict that, if things carry on as they are, ‘collapse’ – ...

Report: 6 in 10 plastic packaging companies have no environmental policies An analysis of 83 of the worlds biggest publicly traded plastic packaging firms has found that almost two-thirds report no policies on sustainability-related topics like waste or carbon. Many PC&P formats are hard-to-recycle, including black plastics and flexible films (pictured) Produced by non-profit think-tank Planet Tracker, the unwrapping investor risk report concludes that the global plastic containers and packagi...

Net Zero Nature brings together global experts, business leaders, NGO’s and innovators to explore why protecting and restoring nature is fundamental to global economic prosperity, investigate the transformative changes businesses must make now to avoid extinction, and consider best practices and latest developments. Register now to secure your place for a unique day of learning, leadership and practical insight. Date: 27 May 2021

Investment Week is hosting its Global Emerging Markets Briefing at a pivotal time for investors as they start to position for the recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, although risks remain. During this interactive briefing, we will hear from a number of global emerging market managers about their response to the extraordinary events of the past year and their outlook for the rest of the year and beyond. The managers will identify where they are seeing the biggest opportunities and risks at the ...

Fibre2Fashion Toggle navigation 19 Fashion for Good launches Viscose Traceability Project Fashion for Good in December launched its Viscose Traceability Project. Facilitated by Fashion for Good, the Project is a collaboration with brands BestSeller and Kering who will provide eight garment styles to be traced for the pilot, with fibres sourced from three leading sustainable viscose producers. TextileGenesis will design traceability applications for use across th...

Net Zero Nature brings together global experts, business leaders, NGO’s and innovators to explore why protecting and restoring nature is fundamental to global economic prosperity, investigate the transformative changes businesses must make now to avoid extinction, and consider best practices and latest developments. Register now to secure your place for a unique day of learning, leadership and practical insight. Date: 27 May 2021

December 2020 | TNRC Blog Post This post captures insights on the promise and problems of using data and technology to address corruption in illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. These insights were contributed by experts on three continents at a TNRC virtual panel hosted by TraCCC, the Terrorism, Transnational Crime and Corruption Center of George Mason University, on December 2, 2020. Discussion focused on the different technologies becoming available, what they can deliver, and...