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Mel Peh, CFA: Guidance for Integrating Nature-Related Risks into Investment Strategies

Mar 11, 2025
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INSIGHT

Economic Value Depends on Nature

  • Over 50% of global GDP depends moderately to highly on nature and its services.
  • This highlights the financial materiality and broad impact of nature-related risks on the economy.
ANECDOTE

Bird Flu Impact on Egg Prices

  • Changes in migration routes of wild birds increase virus transmission to poultry, causing bird flu outbreaks.
  • This reduces egg supply, leading to a dramatic rise in egg prices and impacting the whole supply chain.
ADVICE

Leverage TNFD Framework

  • Use the Task Force for Nature-Related Financial Risks (TNFD) framework to assess and report nature-related risks in investments.
  • Start with the LEAP approach: Locate, Evaluate, Assess, and Prepare to respond to nature dependencies and impacts.
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