Schroders unveils 'Plan for Nature'

Looks to natural capital

Elliot Gulliver-Needham
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Schroders has unveiled the ‘Plan for Nature’, which outlines the firm’s priorities to push investment into natural capital.

"Nature risk is increasingly recognised as an integral factor to business risk, with more than half of global GDP believed to be dependent on the natural world," the report read. "Furthermore, new research suggests unpriced nature and climate risk could wipe billions off the world's food and agriculture companies." The plan, launched today (2 November) comes following Schroders' partnership with Conservation International to launch Akaria Natural Capital, a natural capital investment manager. Rishi Sunak to attend COP27 climate summit to 'deliver on Glasgow's legacy' It sets out...

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